5 Legends and 5 Myths
5 Legends and 5 Myths
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The infidelity of the goddess Ixchel. Idun is the wife of Bragi. She is the
The sun god was married to the goddess. goddess of eternity and of the
Ixchel, who was also the goddess of the youth. Keep in a box the
moon, she stood up to bless golden apples that grant life
the crops always and that they themselves and eternal youth to the one who
they grow, but it was recognized for its come. The gods took them.
infidelities, on one occasion he/she left when they felt themselves aging and
with the vulture king. The wise god commanded they rejuvenated. Once Idún was
to a fly to tell a vulture kidnapped by the giant Thiazi, this
that there was a dead deer for caused the gods to age
eating in the forest, when was it, without being able to rejuvenate. Finally
then the sun caught him and made him Loki rescued her by killing the
take me to the vulture king's castle, giant and making the gods
there he found his wife, he forced her to they rejuvenated. Idún belongs to the
follow him again and punished the Vanir for their relationship with the
vulture fertility, life and death.
Myth of the Minotaur Mito the monster of the closet
The Minotaur was a monster with the body of This story is about a girl who was an only child,
loved and spoiled by her parents, received everything
man and bull's head that had been born what she was asking for. The girl, only 9 years old, said
from the union of the Cretan queen Pasiphaë and the to their parents every night that a stranger
fabulous white bull that Poseidon had the creature was watching her from the wardrobe, to those who the
delivered to her husband King Minos. Despite the parents just said it was something from their imagination.
order to sacrifice him in his honor, Minos Every night the girl suffered from terrible fear.
he disobeyed the god and kept him in his court because I saw a shadow inside your closet
and in the midst of the darkness I spent bad nights because of
with disastrous consequences. Minos
fear of what could happen to her. One night the girl
ashamed of the existence of this started to hear things and wrapped himself tighter with
creature, whose name meant "bull of his blanket, filled with fear that that monster would
Minos, who locked him in a complex. could do harm.
called Labyrinth built by Daedalus. There, After hours of listening to that ring, the girl
the creature had seven young men and seven maidensshe got out of bed and headed towards the wardrobe filled
Athenians to be devoured every nine years. out of fear because I didn't know what kind of creature
Theseus, with the help of Minos' daughter, could find. As it approached,
he pulled him into the closet and only a trace of
Ariadna ended this practice when blood was left in the room.
he sought the beast in the Labyrinth and ended up with The parents, bewildered to see him, just
she, then finding the exit thanks to the they regretted not having listened to their little one
thread that her lover had given her upon entering girl and immediately moved house.
the complex.
Myth of Thor, god of thunder Legend of the man who lived
Surely many have heard about with a witch
Thor the God of Thunder, more than anything for the
Once upon a time there was a man who fell in love with a
new movie featuring a version
heroic of this character. He always carries with him very pretty girl, but one day the man left
to drink beers with his in-laws and they told him that
his enormous and powerful hammer, created by some
his girlfriend was a witch and that at night she
dwarfs called Mjolnir, with which it produces changed into any animal. Also, it
thunder. they advised that at night I should spy on her to
If Thor loses the hammer and needs it, this to check that it was true. The gentleman spied on her in the
he returns to it magically. He is also known night but sleep overcame him and he fell asleep.
what can duplicate, already by itself its powerful Then the gentleman went to see a lady who was
force, using a magical belt. Its nemesis witch. She told him that to see his girlfriend he should put on
(major enemy) is the Serpent of the World, which a scapular and that when the girl would take it off
I lived in the ocean that surrounded the land of her woman's leather, which he would sprinkle salt on.
Midgard. At night the gentleman put on a scapular and when
The story goes that Thor was once sent the girl got up and followed her to a tree of
to trap and defeat the Serpent of avocado. There the girl took off the skin of
World. It was then disguised as a fisherman. woman and became an owl. The lord waited for it to
he would move away. And when the animal left, the gentleman
and he boarded a fishing boat with Hymir. With
I made salt for the woman's leather.
a bait managed to attract the snake. When
When the girl returned and put on the leather of
he was loading his hammer to kill her, the girl rolled over and cried out in pain.
Hymir cut the rope and the beast escaped. They say that
represented the champion of men and gods, and
without it, the land of Midgard would fall into the hands of
the wicked.
Legend of the creature of the Legend of the Baca
Moca Cave El Baca is a demon that the landowners or owners
they are thrown at their properties so that they do not
The creature of the cave is a legend or a they steal the fruits or the harvests. It is rumored that these
story that has developed in the town of demons were obtained by the landowners
moca, in which the entire population is terrified, through satanic pacts that guaranteed them the
due to reports that there is a cave protection of the devil over all its properties.
quite dark that is heard at night The Baca was a creature in the form of a shadow that
breathing a creature that possibly is not it scared away the thieves from the properties
of this world. The creature keeps terrified through screams, scratches, and sometimes even the
they were being assassinated. They were very popular among the
the entire population because they can be heard
screams and cries coming from the cave. landowners to prevent thefts. It is said that
Many claim to have seen the creature in shape many young people were terrorized by this
evil spirit and that at night no one could
of a giant dog, which attacks the cows and to leave their homes because they were being attacked by
the pigs from the nearby farms. Many anyone who passed at a certain distance from the
landowners have reported losses of property that they protected.
cattle and in the surroundings of the cave have been The Baca was a spirit that had the power to
found remains of dead animals, transform into any object but did not have the
devoured in a strange way. This myth of a the ability to speak was only created for
developed over more than 50 years which protect and do evil. The people who inhabited
it remains a mystery because it is still near properties protected by these demons
the date when it is not known what kind of animal or they said it was not possible to rest at night
creature lives in the cave. due to the terrifying noise that this demon was making
what caused them to sell the property to the
landlord owner of Baca.
Legend the traveler of Legend of the corn
time They say that before the arrival of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztecs
they only ate roots and animals they hunted. They did not have corn,
This is one of the most surprising legends of the well this cereal so nutritious for them was hidden
recent times, the evidence photos are going around the behind the mountains. The ancient gods tried to separate
the mountains with their colossal strength but they did not succeed. The
world, achieving an impact on its readers. The Aztecs went to present this problem to Quetzalcoatl.
protagonist Rudolf Fenz. This legend says that -I will bring them to you- the god replied. Quetzalcoatl, the
in the year 1976 in the United States, on the street of the mighty God, did not strive in vain to separate the mountains
Fifth Avenue, a man who was dressed as if he were with his strength, but he used his cunning. He transformed into
in the 20th century appeared out of nowhere in the middle of a black ant and accompanied by a red ant,
street, he was hit by one of the cars he marched to the mountains. The road was full of
difficulties, but Quetzalcoatl overcame them, thinking
of the place.
only in their town and their food needs.
The witnesses could not believe what their eyes were seeing, already He made great efforts and did not give up in front of the
they saw the exact moment when the gentleman fatigue and difficulties. Quetzalcoatl arrived where
appeared. In his belongings were found there was corn, and since it was transformed into an ant, it took
coins, documents, and a letter that was a ripe grain between its jaws and set off the
return. Upon arrival, he delivered the promised grain of corn to the
written in the year 1876. This case was investigated and gave
hungry indigenous people. The Aztecs planted the seed.
just with an old case of a missing person in the They obtained the corn that they have been planting since then.
same year, with the same name, the same face and they harvested. The precious grain increased their wealth, and it
the same clothes. they returned stronger, built cities, palaces,
It is said that this story was taken from a book and not temples... And since then they lived happily. And from that moment on
it was real as they said, but supposedly there is moment, the Aztecs revered the generous Quetzalcoatl, the
files. It is not known if it was real or if the idea of the book is God, friend of men, the God who brought them corn.
it's just a story invented by the FBI to
cover up this story.