While procrastinating this weekend, my roommate and I were sharing different folktales and myths. Both of us are huge geeks when it comes to mythology. I know a lot about Greek/Roman, Egyptian & Norse mythologies. Emily knows a lot about Greek/Roman, Celtic & Asian mythologies. This leads to many an awesome conversation. =)
So I just wanted to share one thing she told me that I hadn't known. Banshees (those mythic ghost-like women that scream so loud and high it hurts people's ears) actually have a reason for all their screaming. They have horrible visions and premonitions about people dying, often in very gruesome ways. The visions are so horrible that they scream. Besides the horrid screaming and screetching, people shunned banshees because they were haribringers of death and destruction.
You may not be as much of a geek as me, but I thought it was pretty cool. Yay for friends with random myth/legend/folklore information!
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