Hodag

The Hodag is a fictional animal that is part of the folklore of the State of Wisconsin.

Overview

Legends of the Black Hodag were told himself in the early 19th century under the loggers in the area. They have reported that the Hodag from the ashes of an ox is risen, in some legends it was the Ox from Paul Bunyan, a mythical giant lumberjack. The ox named Babe was burned to whitewash his soul from the vulgar, blasphemous language, the woodcutter and his owner used. The soul of the ox emerged from the ashes, and separated it from a foul odor; this was the Hodag: a great horned green-eyed creature with fangs.

News reports from the time claim that the Hodag would " were sitting in the head of a frog, the grinning face of a giant elephant, thick short legs at the ends of powerful claws, the back of a dinosaur and a long tail without spears at the end ". 1896 Eugene Shepard came to fame and helped the legend to a new meaning, as he claimed to have captured a copy of the Hodags.

The Hodag is one of the unofficial symbols of the region Rhinelander and surrounding areas. The official website of the city calls Rhinelander " Home of the Hodag ." The Hodag is the mascot of Rhinelander High School and gives his name and likeness to the Hodag Country Festival, an annual festival of country music, which is the largest community event of Rhinelander.

Trivia

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