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Where did the expression “raining cats and dogs” come from?
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In mythology, the cat is believed to have great influence on the weather. Witches that rode on storms were said to take the form of cats. The dog is a signal of wind, as it was an attendant of Odin, the storm king. So cats symbolize heavy rain, and dogs symbolize strong gusts of wind.