Memphré
Memphre
Ringkasan
Memphré adalah monster danau dalam cerita rakyat Kanada yang konon hidup di Danau Memphremagog, antara Vermont dan Quebec. Tercatat lebih dari 225 penampakan dalam dua abad terakhir.
Memphré is a lake monster of Canadian folklore said to live in Lake Memphremagog, between Vermont and Quebec. More than 225 sightings have been recorded over the past two centuries.
Kisah dan tradisi
Memphré adalah monster yang konon hidup di Danau Memphremagog, danau glasial air tawar antara Newport, Vermont, dan Magog, Quebec. Sebelum orang Eropa tiba, kawasan itu dihuni bangsa Abenaki, yang memberi danau itu namanya. Salah satu legenda menyebut makhluk itu mendiami kedalaman di bawah Gunung Owl's Head. Memphré sering digambarkan mirip Loch Ness Monster. Menurut dokumen tahun 1816, penduduk pribumi mengatakan kepada para pemukim pertama dari New England bahwa mereka takut mandi atau berenang di danau karena dihuni ular laut. Dalam dua abad terakhir tercatat lebih dari 225 penampakan, dan salah satu laporan paling awal berasal dari 1847. Pada masa lalu makhluk ini dikenal sebagai "Sea Serpent", "the Anaconda", atau "Lake Memphremagog Monster", dan belakangan dijuluki "Memphré". Komunitas ilmiah menanggapi keberadaan Memphré dan sebagian besar monster danau lain secara skeptis, tetapi laporan penampakan tetap ada, yang terakhir pada 2005. Pada Agustus 2011, gambar Memphré tampil pada koin seperempat dolar Kanada berwarna.
Memphré is a monster said to live in Lake Memphremagog, a freshwater glacial lake between Newport, Vermont, and Magog, Quebec. Before Europeans arrived, the area was occupied by the Abenakis, who gave the lake its name. One legend says the creature inhabits the depths beneath Owl's Head Mountain. Memphré is often described much like the Loch Ness Monster. According to a document from 1816, the Indigenous people told the first settlers from New England that they feared bathing or swimming in the lake because it was inhabited by a sea serpent. More than 225 sightings have been recorded over the past two centuries, one of the earliest reports dating to 1847. In the past the creature was known as the "Sea Serpent", "the Anaconda" or the "Lake Memphremagog Monster", and in recent years it has been dubbed "Memphré". The scientific community treats the existence of Memphré and most other lake monsters skeptically, yet reports of sightings persist, the last in 2005. In August 2011 a coloured Canadian quarter carried an artist's impression of Memphré.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Kanada
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Utara Pribumi
- Negara / Country
- Canada, United States
- Era
- A document from 1816 and reports from 1847; last recorded sighting in 2005
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Cryptid
- Habitat
- Water
Nama lain / Alternate names
Sea Serpent, the Anaconda, Lake Memphremagog Monster