2008-12-09 01:35
Chinese people believed that there existed ten suns that appeared in turn in the sky during the Chinese ten-day week. Each day the ten suns would travel with their mother, the goddess Xi He… Read More
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2008-12-09 01:35
Zeus was the supreme god, the master of all gods and men. Zeus was the god of light, of the sky and of atmospheric phenomena: winds, clouds, rain, thunder. But Zeus not only presided over ce… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
The Greek legend tells how Pailas Atenea, goddess of wisdom, caused the olive tree to appear in the Acropolis with a blow of her lance. The Hellenes told the fable of the minor dispute that… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Symbol of Cosmic Harmony. Durga is depicted as a warrior woman riding a lion or a tiger with multiple hands carrying weapons and assuming mudras, or symbolic hand gestures. This form of the… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Aztec goddess of sustenance and, hence, of maize a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of corn. Chicomecoatl means Seven-Serpent, an esoteric name for maize; she was also called Chicom… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
The father of King Onjo, founder of Paekche, was Chumong. He fled from North Puyô to escape troubles and went to Cholbon Puyô, whose king had no son but had three daughters. Know… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Long, long ago, two young and handsome Lakota were chosen by their band to find out where the buffalo were. While the men were riding in the buffalo country, they saw someone in the distan… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Mother Earth. Cybele personifies the earth in its primitive and savage state. From Pre-classic Greece to early Christian times she represented Gaia, the deified earth, and inherited many att… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
The water-fowls were flying over the marshy lakes. It was now the hunting season. Indian men, with bows and arrows, were wading waist deep amid the wild rice. Near by, within their wigwams… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Herakles is best known as the strongest of all mortals. Stronger then many gods. So strong he was the deciding factor in allowing the Olympian Gods to win their battle with the giants. He wa… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
One of the most complex and contradictory Goddesses of the Celtic pantheon, Brigid can be seen as the most powerful religious figure in all of Irish history. She has succeeded in travelling… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Anningan is the name of the Moon god of some of the Inuit people that live in Greenland. The word "Inuit" means "people."Anningan continually chases his sister, Malina, the Sun goddess, acro… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
God of war, son of Coatlicue. Principal god of the Aztecs. When Coatlicue became pregnant with Huitzilopochtli, her daughter Coyolxauhqui incited her brothers, the Centzon Huitznahua (the Fo… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
After heaven and earth had been separated, two married kami, Izanagi-no-kami and Izanami-no-kami, gave birth to the land of Japan and to various kami of the seas… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
There once lived a young couple who were very happy. The young man was noted throughout the whole nation for his accuracy with the bow and arrow, and was given the title of "Dead Shot," or… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Not many animals liked Coyote. Some thought he was foolish and others thought he was boastful. The mice didn’t like him because he was mean to them. One day when he was out walking, C… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Mawu is the supreme and creator god according to the Ewe/Fon people of Abomey/ Dahomey (Republic of Benin). Mawu represents the moon that brings the night and cooler temperature in the Afric… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
La Voladora is a witch too, but she doesn't participate in most of the witch activities and is kept on the edge of the cult and used solely for her special powers of being able to transform… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Anningan is the name of the Moon god of some of the Inuit people that live in Greenland. The word "Inuit" means "people."Anningan continually chases his sister, Malina, the Sun goddess, acro… Read More
2008-12-09 01:35
Cerberus is one of the offspring of Typhoeus and Echidna. It is a three headed dog with a snake tail and snake heads proturding from his back. He guards the entrance to the underworld, allow… Read More
2008-10-03 11:23
In Medieval Japan, a breed of humanoid creature called the Kappa was believed at the time to dwell in rivers and swampy areas.It was a type of vampirelike lecherous creature that is more int… Read More
2008-09-06 20:33
The Dagda was the father God of the Celts they called him the Good God because he protected their crops. He was king of the Tuatha Dé Danann and ruled over Uisnech in Co. Meath. He… Read More
2008-09-06 19:56
The legend tells so long time ago, when the Aztecs arrived to the Anahuac valley and mountains don’t have a defined form, there was born in the Great City Tenochtitlán a beautif… Read More
2008-09-06 18:20
She was the personification of the sky. Often depicted as a woman arched over the earth god GebShe was believed to be the daughter of the gods Shu and Tefnut, the granddaughter of the sun go… Read More
2008-09-06 17:59
In order to escape the Labyrinth, Deadalus made a set of wings for his son and himself. The wings were forged out of wax and feathers. With the wings, the father and son were able to fly out… Read More
2008-09-06 17:18
Rhiannon is an old Welsh Goddess of the earth and fertility, of horses and birds, who has links to the Underworld and who is much featured in the Mabinogion.Rhiannon's first husband was Pwyl… Read More
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