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 - In Babylonian mythology, Irkalla was a shadowed underworld - a realm from which there was no return. It was the land beyond the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Over millennia, different religious, philosophical, and spiritual teachings, including Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, have influenced Chinese people. They have historically had a significant
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Kali (in Sanskrit, "black") is, in Hindu beliefs, the goddess of death, destruction, fear, and horror who destroys ignorance, brings world order, liberates, and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - One of the most intriguing personalities in Irish mythology is Fintan Mac Bochra, the first man in Ireland. His relationship with the granddaughter
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Birds have always been important in the mythologies of many cultures worldwide. Almost all beliefs of ancient people have myths and legends associated with
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Egyptian goddess Nephthys - primarily associated with the myths of Heliopolis - was a funerary goddess and played a lesser role than her
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - There are stories about people who will do anything to gain special powers in folklore, myths, and legends. Those who sell their soul
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The concepts of death, the soul, and the afterlife have long fascinated humans. Like modern scientists who continue to speculate about what happens when we
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - If you enjoy Arthurian legends you may want to see the Green Knight, a new movie that premiered this summer. The plot is based on
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient times, the art of memorization was of great importance to people in many cultures. Storytelling and creativity are necessary to cultivate
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Considered the war god of Kush, Apedemak was worshiped in ancient Meroe, a once magnificent and wealthy capital of the kingdom of Kush in
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Native Americans have kept their memories of star people alive. Many tribes say they believe visitors from the stars are as real as
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Greek mythology, Bellerophon was the son of the mortal Eurynome (Eurymede) and Glaucus, the son of Sisyphus and King of Corinth. Still, to many of
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The beautiful Golosov Lavine has always been a strange and mysterious place. It is said that a puzzling time-warping mist occasionally appears over
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - "Those born with a birthmark, wolfish tufts of hair, or a caul on their head were believed to be werewolves." 1 A man
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The story of how Pandora, out of curiosity, opened a box and unleashed all kinds of misery on our world is a well-known
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, Wadjet is a goddess depicted as a cobra and worshiped in Lower Egypt. Wadjet was represented as a cobra-uraeus. The
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Edfu temple is one of the most sacred buildings in Egypt. Known today as Idfu, the ancient city of Edfu located in
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egyptian mythology, Zep Tepi can be translated as the 'First Time.' It was during Zep Tepi Gods established their kingdom on
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Unlike mythologies from other ancient cultures, Egyptian mythology does not have many terrible creatures. The most frightening monster creature in this mythology was
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Biblical story of the Tower of Babel in Genesis explains why people speak different languages. The Choctaw, a Native American Indian tribe
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Destroyed by King Murdoch O'Brien of Munster in 1101, the little-known stone ringfort Grianán Of Aileach was once home to the Kingdom of
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Judaculla Rock in North Carolina is one of the greatest mysteries in North America. The 230-square-foot soapstone boulder is covered with more
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egyptian religion, Ra (Re) was the god of the sun and creation, who was born each morning in the East and
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Stories of mysterious beings who dwell in secret underground worlds are common among many Native American tribes. According to local accounts, these individuals avoid
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The primeval goose shares a close relation with certain deities from ancient Egyptian mythology. Among these is Gengen-Wer, an archaic Egyptian god represented
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - According to a surviving clay tablet dated by the scribe who wrote around 2125 BC during the reign of King Utukhegal of Erech
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the religion of the ancient Egyptians, Nefertum (in Greek: Iphtimis) is the personification of the refreshing and most beautiful smell, which, according
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Rigveda, a collection of hymns, the authors appeal to many gods, and one of them is the goddess Aditi, who is
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