[Folklore] A legendary hero of the lumber camps of the north-western U.S.A. His feats are many, and one of the most famous is perhaps that he cut the Grand Canyon by dragging his pick behind him. His stories are told and retold with embellishments by the lumbermen. Some of those stories are collected in Paul Bunyan Comes West.
BUNYAN, PAUL
Meaning of BUNYAN, PAUL in English
Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012