When did auroras begin to appear or when did people start showing interest in them?
Aurora has been here longer than we humans have. And I am sure the Neanderthal people would have seen them, and probably were frightened by them. According to a book by R. Eather “Majetic Lights” there may be references to aurora in the Bible. Looking at the ancient literature, there are sometimes strange lights in the sky, but it takes some imagination to relate this to aurora. But consider that it is a very rare event to see aurora in the ancient world around the Mediterranean, and that the people living there and then had no idea what it was what they were seeing. So descriptions of angry gods throwing flames, or warriors in the sky fighting that the sparks fly off their weapons may actually be inspired by sightings of aurora. Unfortunately, the ancient people of the north, either in Scandinavia or North America, did not leave any written records. But there are old legends among the Eskimo and Athapascan people which involve the aurora. Often these old stories describe the aurora as
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