Home / Catégories / Articles Catégories Articles Discover my thematic articles, drawn mainly from Paul Sébillot’s Myths, Beliefs, and Legends; all categories combined below: Rocks | Earth The use of stones in oaths and medicines Rocks | Earth Cults and Observations on the Rocks Rocks | Earth Wonders, Legends, and Treasures of Fabulous Rock Formations Rocks | Earth Sacred, fairy-like inhabitants of the rocks Rocks | Earth Rocks thrown or placed: Gargantua’s stone discs, the mischief of the Jetins, the malice of the Devil, and the work of the saints Rocks | Earth Anthropomorphic rocks: giant heads, female silhouettes, and divine punishments Woodland Creatures | Forest Forests in Fairy Tales: What Are Their Place and Role in Stories? Woodland Creatures | Forest Woodland Beasts: Wild Boars, Horses, and Fantastic Wyverns Woodland Creatures | Forest Werewolves, Sorcerers, and the Devil Woodland Creatures | Forest The Revenants and the Wailing Spirits Woodland Creatures | Forest Master Huntsman and Fantastic Noises Woodland Creatures | Forest The monstrous men of the woods Woodland Creatures | Forest Woodland Imps Woodland Creatures | Forest Les fées et les dames sylvestres : de la bienfaitrice Mélusine aux terribles Dames blanches et vertes Woods | Forest Enchantments and Wonders of the Forest Woods | Forest Forests: from their fairy-like births to their cataclysmic disappearances Mountain | Earth Creatures of the Mountains: Genies, Spirits, Demons, and Wyverns Mountain | Earth Mountain Fairies: Their Powers over the Land and over Men Mountain | Earth Wonders of the Mountains: All Their Treasures Mountain | Earth Avalanches and rockfalls: natural or supernatural causes? Mountain | Earth Is the Mountain carved by giants? Sol | Earth Blessings of sanctified land Sol | Earth Dance Circles: The Nocturnal Rounds of Marvelous Creatures Sol | Earth Land Parched by Death and Monsters Sol | Earth Evils of the heaths and deserts: a barren land swarming with monsters Sol | Earth What is the earth, according to French folklore? Nuit What is the night, according to French folklore? Nuit The Wild Hunt: When the Sky Resonates with Popular Fears Nuit Spirits and Undead of the night Nuit Hauntings of the house: mischievous elves and devils Sky | Celestial Phenomena The Legendary Winds: Witchcraft, Spirits & Ancient Rituals Sky | Celestial Phenomena Legendary torrential storms: thunderstorm, rain, and St. Elmo’s fire Sky | Celestial Phenomena Rainbow : Fear or Fortune? Celestial bodies | Sky Sun: Savior Star Celestial bodies | Sky Stars and Constellations: the Stellar Chariot and the Mystical Stars Celestial bodies | Sky The Moon: A Punishing Star and Beloved by Women Celestial bodies | Sky Comets: Ominous Portents and Promises of Good Wine Celestial bodies | Sky Eclipses: the Duel of the Celestial Bodies Celestial bodies | Sky The Sky of France: from the Fabulous Realm to the Enchanted Clouds Celestial bodies | Sky The Man in the Moon: Condemnation of a Sinner
Rocks | Earth Rocks thrown or placed: Gargantua’s stone discs, the mischief of the Jetins, the malice of the Devil, and the work of the saints
Woodland Creatures | Forest Les fées et les dames sylvestres : de la bienfaitrice Mélusine aux terribles Dames blanches et vertes
