Fables and Folklore

From what we know, John Henry was born a slave in the 1840s or 1850s in North Carolina or Virginia. He grew to stand 6 feet tall, 200 pounds - a giant in that day. He had an immense appetite, and an even greater capacity for work. He carried a beautiful baritone voice, and was a favorite banjo player to all who knew him.

One among a legion of blacks just freed from the war, John Henry went to work rebuilding the Southern states whose territory had been ravaged by the Civil War. The period became known as the Reconstruction, a reunion of the nation under one government after the Confederacy lost the war. The war conferred equal civil and political rights on blacks, sending thousands upon thousands of men into the workforce, mostly in deplorable conditions and for poor wages.

As far as anyone can determine, John Henry was hired as a steel-driver for the C&O Railroad, a wealthy company that was extending its line from the Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio Valley. Steel drivers, also known as a hammer man, would spend their workdays driving holes into rock by hitting thick steel drills or spikes. The hammer man always had a partner, known as a shaker or turner, who would crouch close to the hole and rotate the drill after each blow.

The C&O's new line was moving along quickly, until Big Bend Mountain emerged to block its path. The mile-and-a-quarter-thick mountain was too vast to build around. So the men were told they had drive their drills through it, through its belly.

It took 1,000 men three years to finish. The work was treacherous. Visibility was negligible and the air inside the developing tunnel was thick with noxious black smoke and dust. Hundreds of men would lose their lives to Big Bend before it was over, their bodies piled into makeshift, sandy graves just steps outside the mountain. John Henry was one of them. As the story goes, John Henry was the strongest, fastest, most powerful man working on the rails. He used a 14-pound hammer to drill, some historians believe, 10 to 20 feet in a 12-hour day - the best of any man on the rails.

One day, a salesman came to camp, boasting that his steam-powered machine could outdrill any man. A race was set: man against machine. John Henry won, the legend says, driving 14 feet to the drill's nine. He died shortly after, some say from exhaustion, some say from a stroke.

So why would one man - one among a hundred years of other men and other stories - emerge as such a central figure in folklore and song? For this, we can only speculate.

The pot of gold at the end of a rainbow is an optical illusion caused by refraction and reflection of light in raindrops. Rainbows do not have a physical end point, so it is impossible to reach or find a pot of gold there.

Neither the Ancient Greeks (Plato, who wrote down the legend, was Greek), nor the Ancient Egyptians - who reportedly were the ones who told the myth to Plato during his trip to Egypt - believed in a single god. Their Pantheons had numerous gods, so I would say "No" in answer to your question.

To gain access to the werewolf lair as a vampire in Adventure Quest, you may need to equip silver weaponry or items that are effective against werewolves, such as wolfsbane. Engage in battles with werewolves to collect the necessary items and experience to progress further into the lair. Additionally, you may need to complete specific quests or meet certain requirements to unlock access to the werewolf lair.

Dracula is a fictional character created by Irish author Bram Stoker in his 1897 novel "Dracula." The character is a vampire from Transylvania, a region in modern-day Romania. While the novel is written in English, and Dracula interacts with English characters, he himself is not English but rather a centuries-old entity from Eastern Europe.

Dracula was not really invented. Bram Stoker, the author of the novel, was inspired by a real person named Vlad III (also Vlad Tepes or Vlad Draculea). Vlad Tepes (1431-1476) was a prince from Walachia.

The novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker was first published on 18th May 1897.

Yes, Damon does try to kiss Elena multiple times throughout the "The Vampire Diaries" series. Their complicated relationship and chemistry lead to many romantic moments, including attempted kisses.

The moral of the story "The Frog and the Ox" is that it is unwise to try to be something you are not. The frog's attempt to make himself appear larger only leads to his downfall, emphasizing the importance of accepting oneself as one is.

In Iowa City last year a man certainly thought so. He observed someone walk into the restaurant he was at, and immediately attacked him, while yelling "Zombie!".

After breaking the alleged zombies nose, he ran out the back door.

Some people say you can. In my opinion that is not true.

In "How the Angels Built Lake Lanao," the denouement occurs when the lake is successfully formed by the angels, creating a sacred body of water that brings peace and prosperity to the land. The people living around the lake are able to thrive and live harmoniously thanks to the angels' intervention.

A folktale is a traditional story that has been passed down orally through generations within a culture. It often features moral lessons, supernatural elements, and characters that embody cultural values.

Apparently they can only sleep in coffins filled with their homelands dirt, but some say they don't sleep at all.

i personally believe that vampires are just humans that drink human blood, or have an urge to drink it, such as myself, so i consider my self a "real" vampire.


i sleep so modern vampires should too.

Rip out it's hart and throw it! Hopefully it wont get back up.

Well for one. 1.Their is no way you can find a genie. For two. 2. They are not real the only possible way you can find a genie is to go dig up a hole and find a pot of gold then go jump over the moon and ride a rainbow go to egypt and trade the pot of gold with a minataur and he'll give you a lamp rub it three times and then a genie will come out. -__-

Yes, the Soufrière Hills volcano in Montserrat has inspired various myths and legends among the locals. Some believe that the volcano is home to a powerful and vengeful spirit, while others see its eruptions as a sign of divine intervention. These myths serve to explain the volcano's unpredictable and destructive nature.

No, mermaids are definitely not real!!! Where did u get that idea??

A vampire can survive for a long long time without any nourishment at all. Some vampires have been buried for close to a century before they were disentured and became active. However they are not happy being so deprived, get right freaky in fact. Their physical and mental healthy deteriorates as well, to the point of sever neurosis and rotting. Eventually a deprived vampire will die, so the answer is 'yes' but only after a long long time.

EDIT- Well, if you are talking about Twilight vamps- If they don't get blood than their instinct takes over and attacks the closest thing with a heartbeat. So they can't really die from lack of blood because it's not possible for them to get to that point.

EDIT: It depends on the lore. Starving vampires can have whatever negative repercussions or benefits assigned. In Skyrim, for example, starving vampires grow stronger, but appear less human and will be recognized as monsters. In the Vampire Diaries, vampires desiccate, which causes them pain, renders them helpless, and will eventually mummify them unless they are fed, however, they don't die. In Buffy, vampires possibly become living skeletons. It seems that this didn't mean animated skeletons, but instead, extremely starved creatures, like a holocaust victim, but worse. Starving vampires are weaker and hallucinate. Again, they don't die. In Vampire the Masquerade, vampires will be forced into Torpor, that is to say, they will basically hibernate until enough time has passed and they have "healed." I'm not familiar with any lore that says starving a vampire can kill it to be honest. In most cases it renders them powerless and may render them inactive. Most real vampire lore paints them as blood sucking phantoms rather than tangible. They usually astral project or something of that nature. There isn't any solid lore on starving, because a vampire can't really be stopped from feeding unless killed or incapacitated by other means. I suppose if they accidently wiped out the entire village they may starve, but at that point, it becomes a case of, if a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If a vampire is starving, we'd have no way of knowing, because the only way it could starve is if everyone were dead.

The people of Point Pleasent (wher the Mothman was seen) are divided into two groups: 1 belives the Mothman caused the collapse of the silver gate bridge on December 15th, 1967 at about 4:58 p.m. in the middle of the rush hour. Group two belives the Mothman was there to warn them of the disaster. However, it has never attacked a human being (only animals) and doing so to a 5ft.tall person would be easy for a 7-8ft tall monster. So it is a continued debate between weather the mothman is benevolent (good) or malevolent(bad) with good in the lead.

The bogeyman myth likely originated from a way to scare children into good behavior by warning them of a mysterious creature that would harm them if they misbehaved. The concept has evolved over time and has been adapted into various cultures around the world with different variations of the bogeyman character.

One well-known myth is that of King Midas and the golden touch, where everything he touched turned to gold. Another example is the story of Pandora's box, which when opened released all the evils into the world.

The concept of vampires can be traced back to ancient folklore from various cultures, such as ancient Mesopotamia and Greece. The modern depiction of vampires, popularized in literature and film, emerged mainly in the 18th century with works like "The Vampyre" (1819) by John Polidori and "Dracula" (1897) by Bram Stoker. These iconic works helped establish the vampire as a literary and cultural archetype.

A silver pendant or jewelry could be a thoughtful gift for a werewolf, as it symbolizes their unique nature and sensitivity to the metal. Additionally, a set of high-quality headphones may help them manage their heightened senses and find tranquility in music. A book on werewolf lore or storytelling could also be a meaningful present.

Romulus and Remus. Remus was later killed by Romulus and Romulus then completely took over Rome. Just remember Rome wasn't really built in a day, not even in myths.

~Rome sounds like Romulus~