Draft:Riigas teikas
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Comment: You will need more references to reliable sources, like textbooks, that discuss the legends and mythology of the city. I suspect you'll find this difficult to do but good luck. An example of what you might need is the article Laestrygonians. You will see it discusses the historical analysis of the myth, and provides good sources. Just writing down the legend itself isn't going to be sufficient. MarcGarver (talk) 16:02, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Like any other medieval city, Riga has inspired many legends.
Kristaps The Giant
[edit]In ancient times, a small river called Rīdziņa or Rīdzene flowed through what is now the center of Riga, all the way to the Daugava River. People who wanted to cross the river had to seek help from a giant named Kristaps, who lived in a cave near the Kārlis Gate. At that time, there were no bridges or rafts to help people get across, so Kristaps carried them over the river on his shoulders.
One dark night, the giant was awakened by loud cries. Lighting his lantern, he saw a child standing on the other side of the river, crying and begging to be carried across. Kristaps waded through the river, lifted the child onto his shoulders, and carried him to his cave, where he prepared a spot for the child to sleep for the night.
The next morning, the child was gone. In the place where the child had slept, Kristaps found pure gold.
Kristaps kept the gold in a large barrel inside his cave. When he passed away, the people of the region used the gold to build the city of Riga. To honor Kristaps, a statue was erected in approximately the same location where his cave once stood. The statue depicts the giant with a child on his shoulder, commemorating his acts of kindness and his role in the city's foundation.[1]
Is Riga completed
[edit]This legend is expressed in various ways, but the general idea is that Riga's construction can never be completed. The following is one version of the legend
Every New Year’s Eve, a voice rises from the Daugava River asking, "Is Riga completed?" Every time, the answer is: "No, no, it's not completed." It is said that if ever the answer were to be "It is ready," Riga would sink beneath the water along with all its inhabitants.[2]