Thus when the Thunderbird constellation is shining brightly in the spring sky, the rainy season has arrived. Navajo legend holds that the Thunderbird carries all the clouds in its tail and rain under its wings. The mythology of the thunderbird is wide and various across America and Canada. On Looking Up this week, Bruce Bookout speaks about the mythical Thunderbird and the thunderous Navajo legend behind it. Return from The Thunderbird Myth to the List of Mythical Creatures. Pterodactyls in more modern settings, these are not necessarily While there are folktales about creatures that resemble Their wings more resembled the featherless stretched-skin style ofīats. This directly conflicts with the pterodactyl theory, as Also, most legends have the bird with brightįeathers, which some say they could remove like a blanket upon taking Since a gigantic bird of any mystical quality (or lack thereof) would Because of this, the thunderbird goes from being merely a mythical creature to potentially also being a cryptid - a creature whose existence is reported but not proven. Some researchers believe that the thunderbird legend is based on the sightings of real birds, with some even posing the argument that early sightings could have been from descents of the pterodactyl dinosaur species. The origins of this bird are largely unknown. It usually appears at the top, sometimes with teeth inside of its beak. Depictions of the thunderbird can be found on several totem poles in various Native American cultures. It could cause great storms at will, and was not to be messed with. In every case, the creature was powerful and intelligent.
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