THE CONCORDANCE

storm

4 records across 4 traditions carry this current.

Africa & the Middle East · 2

ImpunduluOmen · Southern AfricaA lightning-associated bird figure in stories from parts of Southern Africa; accounts and significance vary across the cultures that tell them.InkanyambaWater · South AfricaA large serpentine being associated especially with Howick Falls and summer storms in Zulu and related traditions. Weather, place, and being are bound together.

Eastern Europe · 1

ZmeyShapeshifter · Eastern Europe · BalkansA dragon or serpent figure across Slavic storytelling (zmey, zmaj, smok), sometimes a storm-bringer, sometimes a shapeshifting abductor of maidens, sometimes a guardian. Local names and morals diverge widely.

Europe & the North · 1

Black ShuckOmen · EnglandA spectral black dog of East Anglian folklore, often linked in stories to storms, churchyards, and ominous encounters.