The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
Posted: 9:49 am
There's a story in the Old Testament about Samson tying torches to the tails of three hundred foxes together and setting fire to Philistine grain. The Romans were apparently so impressed by this that they re-enacted the story in their Cerealia ceremony. Seems preternaturally cruel but probably isn't meant to be taken literally. In any case, even though the Romans were relatively tolerant of other people's beliefs, surely they had more than enough legends and superstitions of their own already?
The fox website says
If it is assumed that megalithic sites relied on and/or replicated certain star directions (as above so below), is there any significance in this legend of a fox lighting the sky?
Are silver foxes supposed to be stars?
The fox website says
Foxes are an important part of human culture, being central characters of many myths and folklore. In the past, they were associated with forces of the supernatural. The Achumawi Indians believed that a silver fox assisted the coyote in preparing the world for the coming of the first people.
Aurora borealis
In Finland, the aurora borealis is known as revontulet ("fox fires") because it was believed that the lights were produced by a fox, painting the sky with its tail as it ran through the sky.
If it is assumed that megalithic sites relied on and/or replicated certain star directions (as above so below), is there any significance in this legend of a fox lighting the sky?
Are silver foxes supposed to be stars?