Liber XXIX · Superstitions
Chapter XI
Sailors, Actors & Gamblers
8 min readSuperstitions of Sailors, Actors and Gamblers: Luck at RiskSuperstitions of sailors, miners, actors and gamblers: whistling at sea, the Scottish play, the ghost light, lucky dice and where these beliefs came from.7 min readThe Flying Dutchman and Ghost Ship Legends of the SeaThe Flying Dutchman legend: its origins in sailors' lore, Walter Scott and Blackwood's, Wagner's opera, the 1881 Bacchante sighting and other ghost ships.