Sea phantoms
Subtitle: or, Legends and superstitions of the sea and of sailors in all lands and at all times.
By: By Fletcher S. Bassett.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Morrill, Higgins & co.
Published: 1892
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 505
Subjects: Ocean -- Folklore.; Superstition
Notes: Originally published under title: Legends and superstitions of the sea and of sailors.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Preface 5; title: Chapter I. — The Sea-Dangers. Rocks, Water-spouts and Whirl- pools, Tides, Moon and Weather, Winds and Wind-Gods 9; title: II. — The Gods, Saints and Demons of the sea: Nick and Davy Jones, The Virgin 55; title: III. — Wind-Makers and Storm-Raisers: Witches, Weather-wise Animals, Storm-raising Deeds 101; title: IV. — Water-Sprites and Mermaids. Sea-Giants and Dwarfs, Water-Horses and Buils 148; title: V. - The Sea Monsters and Sea Serpents: The Kraken or Island-Fish, Sea Monks, Sea Snakes. 203; title: VI. — Legends of the Finny Tribes: Jonah Stories, Sharks, Porpoises and Seals, Fish Stories 233; title: VII. — Stories of Other Animals: Shell-fish, The Barnacle-tree, Four-footed Animals, Birds and Insects 263; title: VIII. — Spectres of the Sea: Apparitions, Ghosts, Spectral Lands, St. Elmo’s Lights 283; title: IX. — The Death Voyage to the Earthly Paradise or Hell: Death-barks, Ocean Paradises, Canoe Burial 321; title: X. — The Flying Dutchman: Phantom Boats, Intelligent Ships, Curious Barks, Ocean Wanderers. 343; title: XI. — Sacrifices, Offerings and Oblations 379; title: XII. — Ceremonies and Festivals: Launching, Crossing the Line, Wedding the Adriatic, Fishermen’s Feasts 399; title: XIII. — Luck, Omens, Images and Charms: Lucky Men. Unlucky Ships, Friday, Images on Ships, The Caul 426; title: XIV. — Miscellaneous: The Drowned and Drowning, Sunken Bells and Towns, The Loadstone, The Deluge, Famous Voyages 466; title: Index 492