Superstition Archive
Myths & Legends
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Beyond the realms typically traversed by gods and humans exists the intriguing world of giants. These beings inhabit diverse environments: some reside in
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Featured Stories
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - July 15 is the feast day of St. Swithin, an Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester who died in 862 A.D. His name is associated with
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Being a wine taster may sound like an enjoyable profession to many but as we all know drinking too much can give you
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - We are told that 13 is an unlucky number. Thirteen symbolizes disharmony, disaster, death, ruin, curse, betrayal, contradiction, and non-fulfillment. As the number
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Featured Stories
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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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Shamans, wizards, priests, and priestesses were not the only ones who depended on spells and magic in the ancient world. Superstition played a
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There is an ancient, superstitious, and almost universal belief that certain people possess the supernatural power to cause disaster, illness, calamity, and even
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Ancient Idioms & Superstitions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - It's a common ancient superstition that a horse symbolizes good luck. The lucky emblem's status has survived over the centuries, and many ancient
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Ancient Idioms & Superstitions
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are two widespread superstitions associated with bad luck in the Western world. One of them includes the fear of Friday the 13th,
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