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Discover the realm of mythology, where ancient legends and timeless tales shaped civilizations across cultures and millennia.
Yōkai are a key part of Japanese folklore. This article explores how religious practices, mythology, and natural phenomena led to their development.
In Roman polytheism, one god stands out as uniquely Roman with a unique place in the hierarchy of gods: Janus.
The idea of Ma’at was a fundamental concept in ancient Egypt, but what was Ma’at, and how did an idea manifest as a goddess?
For his ninth labor, Eurystheus ordered Heracles to obtain a magical girdle from Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons.
Excalibur was the legendary sword of King Arthur. But what do we know about this sword, and how did the legend evolve over the years?
Hel is the goddess of the underworld in Norse mythology. The daughter of Loki, the queen of Helheim has absolute power over the dead.
Dionysus was the twice-born Greek god of wine, ecstasy, and madness, and one of the 12 Olympian deities.
Eurystheus ordered Heracles to steal Geryon’s cattle. Geryon was the three-headed giant who ruled the island of Erytheia at the edge of the known world.