Melroseman
2006-07-03 19:10:57 UTC
Last weekend, I was out in Peterborough Ontario visiting an ancient
Petroglyphs site.
There were Ojibwa legends about a creature named Nanabush that reminded
me of the monster on Lost.
"Nanabush had powerful magic to give special powers or attributes to the
animals and plants. Nanabush was also a Trickster, bent on making humans
look silly (although his own jokes often backfired on him). As a
Trickster, he could change form and take the shape of an animal. The
one distinguishing feature of Nanabush when he was in human form, as
drawn on rocks and carved in stone by the Ojibwa, was his rabbit-like ears."
There was also a legend about a turtle (a recurring symbol on Lost) and
how it created the Milky Way. The depictions of turtles on the
petroglyphs were strikingly similar to those we've seen on Lost:
"Nanabush called together all the birds and animals so he could give
them their duties. He told the beaver to build dams, the bees to make
honey and the woodpeckers to play forest music;. And so it went until
all the animals had been given their duties. however Nanabush forgot to
give anything to Turtle for while the animals were all together Turtle
was swimming far below the lake surface and could not hear. When Turtle
found out that he was forgotten, he sank beneath the surface of the lake
to sulk. As days passed, Turtle grew angrier. One day upon seeing a
passing canoe, he shot to the surface, upset the canoe and ate the
surprised Ojibwa. The Ojibwa was very tasty and Turtle continued
attacking canoes for many days. Nanabush upon hearing the strange
events, suspected Turtle was angry with him, and decided to stop the
strange behavior by making turtle do something useful. Nanabush took a
bow and an arrow and seeing Turtle fired at him. Turtle dove into the
water and was narrowly missed. When diving, Turtle flung his tail up in
the air shooting great a spray of water high into the sky. Nanabush
using his magic, turned the spray of water into thousands of stars,
thereby creating the Milky Way."
More info & pix for anyone interested:
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http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/1066/513ojibwa.htm
Petroglyphs site.
There were Ojibwa legends about a creature named Nanabush that reminded
me of the monster on Lost.
"Nanabush had powerful magic to give special powers or attributes to the
animals and plants. Nanabush was also a Trickster, bent on making humans
look silly (although his own jokes often backfired on him). As a
Trickster, he could change form and take the shape of an animal. The
one distinguishing feature of Nanabush when he was in human form, as
drawn on rocks and carved in stone by the Ojibwa, was his rabbit-like ears."
There was also a legend about a turtle (a recurring symbol on Lost) and
how it created the Milky Way. The depictions of turtles on the
petroglyphs were strikingly similar to those we've seen on Lost:
"Nanabush called together all the birds and animals so he could give
them their duties. He told the beaver to build dams, the bees to make
honey and the woodpeckers to play forest music;. And so it went until
all the animals had been given their duties. however Nanabush forgot to
give anything to Turtle for while the animals were all together Turtle
was swimming far below the lake surface and could not hear. When Turtle
found out that he was forgotten, he sank beneath the surface of the lake
to sulk. As days passed, Turtle grew angrier. One day upon seeing a
passing canoe, he shot to the surface, upset the canoe and ate the
surprised Ojibwa. The Ojibwa was very tasty and Turtle continued
attacking canoes for many days. Nanabush upon hearing the strange
events, suspected Turtle was angry with him, and decided to stop the
strange behavior by making turtle do something useful. Nanabush took a
bow and an arrow and seeing Turtle fired at him. Turtle dove into the
water and was narrowly missed. When diving, Turtle flung his tail up in
the air shooting great a spray of water high into the sky. Nanabush
using his magic, turned the spray of water into thousands of stars,
thereby creating the Milky Way."
More info & pix for anyone interested:
Loading Image...
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/1066/513ojibwa.htm
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