In Quileute Legends there is a story about Sexdate. At one time there was a young man, named Sexdate, who was lazy and Jobless. Due to this fact he only received the tail-part of dried out salmon for his meals. His older brother's wife brought him the salmon, which he would arrange into a small basket that he had concealed under his blanket. One day his brother and sister-in-law journeyed to Ozette, and left the young man at home. Whilst they were gone, somebody sighted a whale far away in the sea, swimming towards the land. The Quileute of … [Read More...]
A Quileute Wolf Experience I am a Quileute werewolf. Who would've thought that the stuff made of legends was the truth? Not me, that's for sure. If you grew up on the reservation, you've heard all of the stories; you've heard all of the tall tales. About the cold ones who were different from the rest of their kind, who came to Quileute lands in hopes of forging a new life. The Quileutes didn't take that very well, and a treaty was made - albeit against the Quileutes' better judgment. The cold ones were our pack's entire reason for transforming, after all. … [Read More...]
I'm Team Jacob's Biggest Fan Twilight is my passion. I live, breathe, eat and sleep Twilight. It may sound weird, but I kinda wish I was becoming a vampire or werewolf. I have had dreams of what it would be like. How they describe it in the story, they don't like it; but I would MAYBE enjoy it. Who knows? I'm obsessed with the series. I have read Twilight 6 times, New Moon 14 times, Eclipse 5 times and Breaking Dawn 3 times. If you couldn't tell, New Moon is my favorite! I am TOTALLY team Jacob. My friends tease me all the time because I like him so much! … [Read More...]
The Cold Ones The popular Twilight series is based on the legend of the Cold Ones. Commonly referred to as vampires, the Cold Ones, are mythological creatures that have existed, and been historically noted, throughout history in all parts of the world. Cold Ones are Nomads Because they are nomads, it is rare for the Cold Ones to travel in covens larger than two: a male and female pair. This is because the more members that exists in a coven, the more human blood there must be available to feed them. Since these creatures seek to exist undetected among … [Read More...]
“I smell blood” exclaims a quileute wolf as he struts away in hunt of flesh imagine the surprise when he wanders upon “The Cold Ones” (twilight vampires) their skin shimmering in the sunshine nearly blinding reflecting the sunlight. Additional wolves come as the pack once more recovers its strength in shear numbers. Undiscouraged by the presence of werewolves the vampires resume feeding upon a freshly killed elk. The wolves surround them and a battle soon ensues. A conflict that's carried on throughout the ages, and continues still now. It all begins with a … [Read More...]
According to Quiletue legend, a long time ago when elks were men. They decided to throw a potlatch and invite all the wolves, since they used to kill young elk If they wandered off from the house to play. The elks had a very large house; but they consulted collectively, and decided to do without houses and simply live in the woods. They gathered much pitch-wood, which they went to split up. Then many of them invite the wolves. It took them a month to get them. When the wolves arrived, they all entered the house. About one-half of the elks, yet, remained … [Read More...]
Jacob whispers "Have you heard of the Quileute Legends?", Bella becomes fixated on the tale he begins to tell. .. For anyone who has read any of the books in the Twilight Series written by Stephenie Meyer the legend of how the Quileutes descended from wolves has held fascination and excitement. Many sites go out of their way to downplay the myth which is an important part of history in the lives of the Quileute Tribe. Is it so different from our own creation story of how God created the first man and woman? Q'wati, the Transformer, is the guardian … [Read More...]
Quileute legend may contain on occasion customary customs of day-to-day life and even comprise spiritual or mythic elements. In the beginning, the Quileute had no form of writing so every legend had to be communicated orally from generation to generation so as to preserve and record their history. There can be both a moral and psychological theme to the work, in addition to entertainment value, depending on the nature of the storyteller, the manner of the telling, the ages of the audience members, and the overall context of the performance . The … [Read More...]
Edward Cullen warns Bella Swan early on in “New Moon,” that you don’t want to provoke the Volturi. However, that's exactly what Edward plans to do when he later believes his sweetheart has bit the dust. What are the Volturi? In Stephenie Meyer’s ubiquitous Twilight universe they are a sort of vampire ruling class led by a trio of three thousand year old dudes: Aro, Marcus and Caius. They live on a lavish estate in the Italian city of Volterra which they rarely leave, except under extreme circumstances. You would think practically indestructible vampires … [Read More...]
Most societies have folklores and legends of witches, werewolves, Sasquatch, and creatures that walk amongst us. The Navajo Indians or Deni' people have Skinwalkers. They are those who trot along here and there on all fours, those who change skins depending on powers they seek, those who follow the 'Witchery Way', the ones that the Navajo people defer from talking about for fear of reprisal. The Skinwalkers are the Witches Witch, the Highest Priest or Priestess who turns evil, who practice cannibalism and necrophilia, those who are no longer human - but are … [Read More...]