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Aurora Mythology
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Auroras, sometimes called the northern and southern (polar) lights, are natural light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar regions. They typically occur in the ionosphere.
Auroras are produced by the collision of charged particles from Earth's magnetosphere with atoms and molecules of Earth's upper atmosphere at altitudes above 80 km (50 miles). Source:Wikipedia
Auroras in Mythology
- In ancient Roman mythology Aurora, goddess of the dawn, renews herself every morning
and flies across the sky, announcing the arrival of the sun.
- An old Scandinavian name for northern lights translates as "herring flash". It was
believed that northern lights were the reflections cast by large swarms of herring
onto the sky.
- The Finnish name for northern lights is revontulet, fox fires. According to legend,
foxes made of fire lived in Lapland, and revontulet were the sparks they whisked
up into the atmosphere with their tails.
- In Russian folklore the aurora was associated with the fire dragon ("Ognenniy Zmey"),
who came to women and seduced them in the absence of their husbands.
Source: Wikipedia
- In Scotland, the northern lights were known as "the mirrie dancers" or na fir-
chlis. There are many old sayings about them, including the Scottish Gaelic proverb "When the mirrie dancers play, they are like to slay." The playfulness of the mirrie dancers was supposed to end occasionally in quite a serious fight. The appearance of these lights in the sky was considered a sign of the approach of unsettled weather.
- The Inuit people of Alaska tell the traditional tale of their ancient ancestors who
are seen in the rippling movements of the northern lights. They say that the "shadows"
within the display are relatives and friends who have gone to the sky and march along
or dance to remind the living people of their presence. When the dogs bark and howl
at the sounds of the aurora borealis, it's said that the dogs recognize their one-
time companions in the colorful display. Source: Wikipedia
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