Noooo! My broswer backspaced my huge post! D:
@ Kitty - I find that it is very common that details from a myth that follow logic tend to be more factual than others. Like with flying saucers, I have watched a lot of witness accounts, and certain details can be used to formulate a pretty good design of what the craft looked like. Even to the extent that it's possible to build it with modern technology.
There is always proof in fiction. Just a matter of separating it from the rest of the junk
The parts I struggle to explain really are the ones that are on another visual spectrum. I mean, cats are known to chase things that aren't there. We THINK it's UV light, but all we really know is that it's on the UV spectrum somewhere.