Fitch Bits: Pamola - Maine's Guardian Thunder God
This post was originally shared as a Facebook and Instagram "DID YOU KNOW" post. I share them weekly, and you can get in on the fun by liking my page at Facebook.com/TheNewSlightlyOddFitchburg and following me at Instagram.com/SlightlyOddFitchburg ! Now onto the unexplained story! DID YOU KNOW that Maine has its very own guardian spirit cryptid? Yeah, so this guy is unique to Mount Katahdin, and his whole thing is protecting the mountain. He comes from Penobscot folklore, Abenaki folklore, and Wabanaki folklore, and is still spoken of today. He looks pretty sweet, too. He has the head of a moose, a human torso, with eagle wings and talons. Oh, and he's massive. Pamola is also known as a thunder god and controls the weather to take care of his stomping grounds. With power over the wind, cold, storms, and snow, he punishes anyone who disrespects Mount Kahtadin. A few hikers in North Central Massachusetts have been talking about strange, low-frequency “wing beats” echoing ...