Myths and Legends Archive
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Several accounts of the legend about the mythical and highly spectacular submerged city of Ys exist. When reading about this mysterious place, one
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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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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The empusa initially appears in the mythology of classical Greece as a frightening female monster. She is a demonic vampire without a shape
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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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Celtic Mythology
AncientPages.com - A demonic Celtic creature known as Buggane is mentioned in many folk stories in Wales, Ireland and Scotland. In ancient beliefs of people living in the region
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Sacred Mount Fuji on Honshu Island, Japan, has been a widely venerated mountain in Japan since ancient times. People of both Buddhist and
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A.Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A shape-shifting mythical water bird, Boobrie, is a huge, black creature flying through the water and haunting lakes and salt-water wells. In Scottish Highlands, there are many
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Great power of the glacial melting water and movement of stones created some of the most spectacular potholes often called Giant's Kettles (or Giant's
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Celtic Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People have always believed in vampires. This very old belief was deeply held in the Celtic culture and very widespread in ancient Europe.
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People who visit Scotland often ask where they can find the mysterious and beautiful village of Brigadoon. It's a place where the passing of
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A young maiden with a hunting bow and quiver of arrows is widely known from ancient Greek art. Her name is Artemis. Artemis was
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - Punishment for cheating and bribery in the Olympics of ancient Greece could include fines, public flogging and statewide bans from competition. Ironically, according to ancient Greek mythology,
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the village of Ko Gyi Myoke, in Myanmar, there is an abandoned monastery. It is the site of princess Thon Pan Hla's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - A legendary master blacksmith Wayland the Smith has different names in the folklore of many other cultures. In French, he is Galand, and
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Known in various mythologies under different names such as 'Knocker', 'Coblynau', 'Kobold' or 'Skarbnik' (The Treasurer), these mythological spirits were believed to be
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient people in Colombia worshiped a man named Bochica who came to their land and showed the natives how to plant crops, make clothing,
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Small statues of Jin Chan, the Golden Toad, a legendary animal of the Han people can be seen in many places around China. It’s
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Chinese Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mazu is the most worshiped sea goddess in China's coastal areas, especially in the southeast and Taiwan islands. Many people in China's south-eastern coastal
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many crimes in ancient Greek myths. This story is about a terrible crime committed by forty-nine maidens, who were later punished
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The legend of Prester John arose during the period of the Crusades when European Christians hoped to regain the Holy Land (Palestine) from
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Oral Inca traditions tell of a magical kingdom hidden deep in the Amazon jungle, east of the Andes area of Cusco, Peru. This
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Tintagel Castle has quite spectacular natural topography, particularly the eroded neck of land dividing the island from the mainland. Located on both sides
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Very little is known about Pennard Castle, a ruined castle near the village of Pennard in the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. The
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There is an old legend that is still very much alive. It is about a Seer of the Clan Mackenzie, known as Coinneach,
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Chinese Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ji Gong was a legendary ancient Chinese monk with an intriguing and controversial personality. He has been credited with supernatural powers, which he used
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Who were the legendary and fierce female Amazon warriors that have been depicted across ancient Greece, Egypt, and China? Were they really worth
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