The ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia have left evidence of dream interpretation dating back to at least 3100...
Mythology
They verbally duel in a so-called mannjafnaðr, a comparison of men, both trying their superiority. By Irina Manea...
The story has been retold in poetry, drama, and opera, and depicted widely in painting, sculpture, and...
Cupid is a minor character who serves mostly to set the plot in motion. Introduction In classical...
Ancient Rome’s Venus had many abilities beyond the Greek Aphrodite. By Brittany Garcia Introduction In Roman mythology,...
Venus has been described as perhaps “the most original creation of the Roman pantheon”. Introduction Venus is...
Strong and brave, the Amazons were a force to be reckoned with in Greek mythology – but...
The world has become enchanted with a three-legged mermaid called Amabie, said to help fight plague. Last...
Mermaids are not real, but they are meaningful to people around the world. Introduction Mermaids – underwater...
Indirect communication is a central feature of the lying tales Odysseus tells. In book 13 of the...
Kratos is characterized as brutal and merciless, advocating for the use of unnecessary violence. Introduction In Greek...
As a punishment for his trickery, Hades made King Sisyphus roll a huge boulder endlessly up a...
The Book of Enoch brings Azazel as a fallen angel onto Mount Hermon, a gathering-place of demons...
Ahriman was the “Evil spirit, … whose religion is evil [and] who ever ridiculed and mocked the...
Despite the scientific rigor of archaeology today, archaeological exploration is still an art and an adventure of...
Greek myths were initially propagated in an oral-poetic tradition by Minoan and Mycenaean singers starting in the...
Originally, the Cybelean cult was brought to Rome during the time of the Second Punic War (218...
In Athens, the cult of Athena Polias was the most important religious faction. Much like the Vestal...
The neat labels of Greek text that accompany and identify many of the characters on the vase...
What we know about this figure discovered in Neferibresaneith’s tomb. What’s an Ushtabi? Ushabtis are figurines that...
The term is often used in a generic sense to refer to any end of the world...
The earliest account of demon sex in Jewish and Christian traditions comes from the Book of Genesis....
In its broadest academic sense, the word “myth” simply means a traditional story. However, many restrict the...
Exploring believed what and the effect literal belief in myths had on given social orders. Introduction Anthropologists...
The name of the new god in ordinary everyday parlance was pa Aton, “the Aton.” By Dr....
Goddesses have traditionally protected against sickness and cured the ill, according to Hindu belief. But there’s a...
Achilles was too proud and bad-tempered for his own good, and his reckless rage would cost both...
Ships known as Barques of the Gods are associated with a number of different Egyptian deities. Introduction...
Gilgamesh was a brutal tyrant who foolishly tried to defeat death. The Epic of Gilgamesh has been read in...
Yggdrasil stands at the absolute center of the Norse cosmos. This article, Yggdrasil: The Sacred Ash Tree...