[post_page_title]”Raining cats and dogs”[/post_page_title]
Perhaps the most mysterious of phrases in its origins is the extraordinarily popular phrase “its raining cats and dogs,” used to metaphorically describe a torrential downpour. Rumor has it the expression is rooted in Norse mythology. Odin, the god of storms, was commonly depicted with dogs, representing wind, who rode brooms during storms and with black cats, representing rain.
Another theory is that it came from the Greek phrase ‘cata doxa’ (contrary to belief), i.e. it’s pretty unbelievable to rain cats and dogs. Another theory is that the phrase is a perversion of catadupe, the Old English word meaning ‘waterfall.’
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