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Reuniting heaven and earth
An African (Ashanti) myth records that God separated himself from Mankind after an old woman carelessly injured him with her pestle. In a futile attempt to reunite heaven and earth, the old woman gath… more →
Between Old and New Moons
Myths of the World: a Thematic Encyclopedia by Michael Jordan
Lorette C. Luzajic wrote 1 year ago: Myths of the World by Michael Jordan was disarming, if only because it made me recall a nerdy youth, … more →
Yu the great
mahud wrote 2 years ago: According to Chinese belief, Yu the great was the founder of the Xia Dynasty (ca 2000 – 1500 B … more →
Cocles and Scaevola
mahud wrote 2 years ago: Livy (History of Rome), and Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Roman Antiquities) acknowledge Publius Horat … more →
Murder of the innocents
mahud wrote 2 years ago: Like Astyages, Herod the Great attempted to kill the Messiah king whom the Hebrew scriptures foretol … more →
The Binding of Fenrir
mahud wrote 2 years ago: The Midgard Serpent, Hel, and the wolf Fenrir, were the terrible children born to Loki and the giant … more →
Hati and Skoll
mahud wrote 2 years ago: The moon wolf Hati, is described as a son of Fenrir in both Poetic (Grimnismal 39) and Prose (Gylfag … more →
The Rainbow Serpent
mahud wrote 3 years ago: The mythology of the Rainbow serpent is found throughout Australia, especially in the north, althoug … more →
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig)
mahud wrote 3 years ago: The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Tibet: Chenrezig) vowed that he would not enter Nirvana until all b … more →
Pan Gu
mahud wrote 3 years ago: According to Chinese myth, in the beginning Pan Gu developed in the darkness of a giant cosmic egg. … more →
Atman and Creation
mahud wrote 3 years ago: According to Hindu mythology, in the beginning nothing existed apart from the Supreme Self (Atman) w … more →
Shiva
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mahud wrote 3 years ago: Shiva sits in meditation, between the dissolution and creation of the universe. He is often seen wit … more →
Izanagi and Izanami
mahud wrote 3 years ago: The Kojiki, the Japanese record of ancient matters (8th century A.D), records that in the beginning … more →
Okuninushi
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mahud wrote 3 years ago: According to the Japanese Izumo Cycle, the hero Okuninushi had 80 brothers who were jealous of his m … more →
Sedna
mahud wrote 3 years ago: There are numerous variations of the Inuit Sedna myth. She is often the daughter of a widower, altho … more →
Lleu Llaw Gyffes
mahud wrote 3 years ago: It was essential that King Math of Gwynedd kept his feet in the lap of a virgin, otherwise he would … more →
The Second Branch of the Mabinogi
mahud wrote 3 years ago: Bran the Blessed (Bendigedfran: ‘Blessed raven’) figures prominently in The Second Branc … more →
Actaeon the Stag
mahud wrote 3 years ago: During a hunting expedition, Actaeon (the grandson of Cadmus), out hunting a stag, discovered the go … more →
Aeneas' entrance into the Underworld
mahud wrote 3 years ago: The famous sibyl Deiphobe inhabited a cave near the temple of Apollo, where she would utter propheci … more →
Agdistis, Cybele, and Attis
mahud wrote 3 years ago: The Phrygian myth concerning the goddess Cybele and Attis begins with the god Zeus who manages to im … more →
