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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Willow Winsham - AncientPages.com - There is nothing more calming than sitting beside a nice stretch of water, gazing out into the distance and letting your mind be
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Prose Edda book "Gylfaginning," an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician, Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), described the goddess Lofn, who "let people live together, women and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In "Theogony," a Greek poet Hesiod who likely lived around 700 BC, tells about Hypnos, the god of sleep, and his twin brother,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Chibcha (Muisca) mythology, Huitaca was the rebel goddess of drunkenness, widely known as the goddess of lust. She was a beautiful woman
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - If you were to ask a random passerby on the street what the most fantastic creatures are, they would undoubtedly say - griffin,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Arimaspians were a tribe of ordinary human-sized horsemen with only one eye in the middle of their forehead. Based on ancient records,
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Most of us have a beloved mythological character we remember from childhood. Whether it is Snow White, Mickey Mouse, Big Bad Wolf, Pinocchio,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In folklore and storytelling, swords were companions to heroes, and the spirit of each blade was very sensitive to the spirit of its
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - It is a literary work that has inspired numerous works of art through the centuries and is considered one of the most touching
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Standing on a spectacular hilltop in Glen Nevis, to the west of Ben Nevis, we find Dun Deardail, a mysterious, ancient vitrified Scottish fort. Why
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Chinese Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Chinese mythology, Qilin (Kirin) is one of the "Four Benevolent Animals, " including the tortoise, dragon, and phoenix. All four noble ones ruled
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Celtic Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like many mythical Irish queens, Medb had a strong personality, and she was courageous and intelligent but also cunning and sometimes cruel. Queen
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Most people in the Western world who are interested in vampires are familiar with Dracula, whose story was inspired by Vlad III, a Prince in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Greek mythology included gods, beautiful goddesses, gorgeous nymphs, and monsters. Legends and myths about these monsters accompanied seamen and other travelers, making
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African Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Yoruba say that the planet Earth was nothing but an enormous expanse of water and marshes in the beginning. Yoruba people have
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The riddle of Norumbega has never been solved. Maybe there isn't anything to solve because it's possible this legendary place never existed. On
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Okanagan Indians, whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia, have an interesting myth about white giants
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Greek mythology is rich in myths and legends about creatures, goddesses, and gods. According to the ancient Greeks' concepts, the gods are definitely
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Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com - Magical swords are frequently mentioned in myths and legends, but did you know Paracelsus had a very unusual sword that had a life
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Many ancient cultures worldwide believed in someone protecting the home and looking after the entire household and the family members. In some ancient
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The theory suggesting that Norse God Odin can be somehow connected to Attila the Hun may seem far-fetched when you hear about it
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Every year, sometime between Christmas and New Year's Eve, residents of Block Island, Rhode, report seeing an eerie light that is believed to be
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Mahabharata, one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, Surya is the "eye of the universe, soul of all existence, origin
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Snorri's tale, Balder is the young son of Odin, the beloved of all in Asgard. He is invulnerable to all, even the most
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Apache people, a North American Indian tribe say they received their wisdom, skills, and laws from a mysterious individual whom they refer
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A prominent figure of Hindu mythology and a personification of natural forces that can be seen in many South Indian medieval temples is
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Chinese Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Chinese mythology, Gong Gong (also King King, Gongong) was a god of destruction and the one who ruled water. However, he
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, the god Shu was the god of air and of sunlight and represented a life-giving breath. In this function, he
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Celtic Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among many gods in the mythology of the Irish Celts, we find Dian Cécht, one of the Tuatha de Danann ("children of Dana"),
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Africa contains many nationalities and a large variety of legends. Every nation has had many beliefs handed down from one generation to the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Basque people - one of Europe's oldest and strongest cultures - live in a mountainous land between Spain and France. Mixed pagan
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Wisdom is better than ignorance, but perhaps not always. How far should a person go to become a wise man or woman? There
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The last confrontation between friends of the gods and their enemies will occur in the field of Vigrid on the day of Ragnarok. Naglfar
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to ancient Greek myth, the goddess Astraea was the last of the immortals to leave our planet with the decline of the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In our earlier articles on Ancient Pages, we described Mama Ocllo, Mama Cocha, Mama Quilla, who are prominent deities in the pantheon of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The pantheon of early South and Mesoamerican gods included many deities to whom people regularly made offerings. One of them was Yum Kaax
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Alkonost is a sacred bird in the mythology of the Slavic people and one of the famous characters in Slavic myths and legends.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pilgrimages to the temples of the Seven Gods of Happiness are among the most popular New Year's traditions in Tokyo and across the
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Myths and legends from across the world reveal that ancient civilizations had a fascination with turtles, and the animal was considered sacred in many
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient legends and myths from all across the world tell of a group of huge and strong people that co-existed with humans in the
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A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com - We have already acquainted us with Mama Ocllo and Mama Cocha, two great mama divinities revered in ancient beliefs of Inca people. Apart from
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Nue, is a mysterious shape-shifting creature referred to in Japanese literature since ancient times. It is a yokai, a weird or mysterious
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