Myths And Legends
Myths and legends from all across the world tell stories of incredible gods and goddesses who possessed remarkable abilities and divine weapons. Who were these beings and in what way were they important to our ancestors?
There are also accounts of mythological creatures and mysterious ancient places. Historians, archaeologists and scientists have been able to confirm the validity of some of these myths, but many mythological personalities, creatures and places are still shrouded in mystery. There is no doubt many mythological beings and places are still of great cultural and historical significance to people.
In this section we take a closer look at some of the most intriguing stories and enter the magical and fascinating world of myths and legends.
Myths & Legends Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths and legends of the Finnish people can be found in the national epic, the ’Kalevala,’ which contains 50 beautifully entwined poems
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mount Roraima is located on a high plateau at the junction of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. It was carved from a single, monolithic,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Loretto Chapel staircase is shrouded in myths and surrounded by a veil of mystery. People from various countries visit and admire the unusual
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient beliefs say that Kikimora spirits (there are many of them) probably live in every household. However, in some versions of her story,
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AncientPages.com - The Statue of Liberty has become the most cherished symbol of the United States of America. What we were not taught in school were the truly significant
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The two Egyptian gods Thoth and Osiris are well-known to anyone interested in mythology. Thoth was ancient Egypt’s most mysterious, highly venerated God of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Thor is a god who protects the Aesir gods and humans from giants and monsters. Thor fights with his main enemy, the serpent of Midgard, and
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Yama is the underworld god who rules hell and judges the dead. A Hindu religious text, the Vishnu Purana, says that Yama is
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths and legends tell they came from a distant corner of the Universe and settled on the Earth. It is written that one
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The world of sleeping stone giants, rock towns and weird rock formations does really exist. There is also an ancient legend related to these
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Greek mythology, Prometheus ("forethinker") was a son of the Titan Iapetus, a brother of Atlas, Menoitios (Menoetius), and Epimetheus ("afterthought"). Prometheus and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Several years ago, archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb that contained remains of an unknown woman. She was put to rest dressed in precious clothes
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - We find ancient doomsday prophecies in several sacred books, scripts, and legends worldwide. Some of these prophecies challenge our beliefs and trust in the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient myths, legends and sacred texts tell of a number of historical figures who were in possession of flying chariots or flying airships, and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In part 1 of this series we discussed ancient myths and legends that describe the location and fate of Mu. We learned that many
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shortly before the destruction of their homeland the Lords of Mu traveled to various parts of the world. Their mission was to create new
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Before a catastrophe occurred, there was a time in the distant past when the Gobi Desert was covered by water, spanning areas of
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Chinese Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Erlang Shen (or Erlang) is one of the famous gods in Chinese beliefs. He has a powerful third, truth-seeing eye in the middle
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It is a controversial and sensitive subject that can shed light on our ancestors’ deepest beliefs, and some events that take place in the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Shining Ones true identity is considered to be one of the greatest secrets ever kept from mankind. From ancient texts, myths and legends,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Nabu was among the most prestigious Babylonian-Assyrian gods, but he earned his importance much later in the first millennium BC. At a time, he
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Not all of these stories are exaggerated to meet the reader's or listener's fantasy needs. Many legends and myths could be based on
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Aztec Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Aztecs had nothing in common with ancient Greeks, or did they? When we read about these two ancient civilizations it seems quickly clear
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - Depending on the myth version you read, Medusa was not always a monster. Most myths mention her as the black sheep of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A sword similar to Tyrfing, described in our earlier article on Ancient Pages, is Dainsleif. It was made by Dain, one of the dwarfs
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Aztec Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Although the Aztecs had several creation myths, perhaps the most widely known is the story of the five suns, including the Earth-Sun, the Wind
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Biblical Mysteries
David Tee - AncientPages.com - It all started with a curse. “As Jesus sank beneath the load, He turned his pitying eye to the unfeeling child of Israel,
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Attested since Old Kingdom times, Taweret (also known as Toeris, "great (female) one") is one of the Egyptian goddesses of fertility, especially focused on
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Celtic Mythology
David Tee - AncientPages.com - Ancient people have been described as being very superstitious people. How widespread that superstition was is unknown. If the modern world is any example,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Njord (Niord) was a Vanir god of the seas, fishermen, ships, and prosperity in ancient Norse beliefs. He was especially important for fishermen and
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most interesting deities in ancient Egypt is undoubtedly the goddess Neith. Her unique, complex personality and important responsibilities are the reason
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the god of fire, divine blacksmith, inventor, and patron of crafts. He was often depicted with blacksmiths' attributes
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David Tee - AncientPages.com - There are many names that describe the nature and function of the axis mundi. It is known as the world pillar or the
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Aztec Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Aztec and Maya mythology, the Underworld (Xibalba for the Maya and Mictlan for the Aztecs) played an important role. In the beliefs of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - As previously stated in part 1 of this series, Venus was worshipped by our ancestors and the planet is frequently mentioned in myths, legends,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Why did our ancestors worship Venus? As we are about to experience, behind a veil of worldwide legends, occult lore and sacred ancient writings
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor, the thunder god, had a beautiful wife, who was, along with the goddess Freya, the most attractive goddess in the Norse pantheon. Sif's
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Egyptian Mythology
Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - Horus was worshipped in different forms throughout Egypt from the predynastic period before Egypt was united under one ruler until Roman times. The pharaohs
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In our previous article we discussed several intriguing and controversial archaeological discoveries that offer evidence beings similar to humans walked the Earth millions of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Exploring ancient myths, legends and sacred texts can be very rewarding. This is especially true when we encounter evidence of ancient advanced technology that
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