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Why are the Sirens the "muses of Hades"?

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3 votes

2 answers

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What does Aphrodite’s magical girdle look like?

greek god-items aphrodite

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modified yesterday

0 votes

1 answer

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Are myths related to and comparable to Draupadi found in other culture's myths also?

comparative hindu

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modified yesterday

6 votes

1 answer

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Did ancient Egypt use the abbreviation IHS for "Isis, Horus, and Seb"?

egyptian

Mary

767

modified 2 days ago

2 votes

1 answer

135 views

What was the area of Koschei's sleeping/petrification spell?

folklore magic russian

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modified May 26 at 4:02

4 votes

0 answers

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What is the source of the idea that Medusa was a priestess of Athena?

greek roman athena medusa poseidon

Adinkra

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asked May 26 at 3:14

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0 answers

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Are there parallel universes in any mythology?

myth-identification

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modified May 25 at 8:07

1 vote

0 answers

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Is there any creature or being with the role of keeping good and evil balanced?

myth-identification comparative mythical-creatures folklore

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modified May 25 at 8:04

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Does anyone have any mythology-centered novel suggestions? [closed]

source-request traditions concepts

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asked May 23 at 21:46

2 votes

1 answer

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Is there any folklore reference to fairies being divided into Summer and Winter Courts?

folklore celtic fairies

A. B.

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modified May 21 at 16:34

6 votes

2 answers

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Are there any monkey gods in Africa?

myth-identification africa

Mike Gauthier

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answered May 20 at 21:12

11 votes

2 answers

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Could all three Gorgons turn people to stone, or just Medusa?

greek mythical-creatures medusa

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modified May 20 at 1:31

1 vote

1 answer

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Where did the origin of dragons come from?

dragons

Stephen

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answered May 18 at 9:38

13 votes

1 answer

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Was the moon god Libulan resurrected?

resurrection

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modified May 16 at 22:06

10 votes

1 answer

875 views

What does Nausicaa symbolize in the Odyssey?

greek symbolism odyssey

Andreas Langevik

11

answered May 16 at 9:31

3 votes

1 answer

330 views

What was the Aztec religion's view of virginity?

sacrifice aztec maiden-goddesses

Geremia

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modified May 15 at 21:39

0 votes

2 answers

89 views

Name of Greek mythology about someone killing their parents

greek myth-identification

Andreas Langevik

11

answered May 15 at 13:57

7 votes

3 answers

256 views

What is the earliest known myth about mermaids?

origins mermaids

Andreas Langevik

11

answered May 15 at 4:05

3 votes

0 answers

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Origins of the Chinese Red Egg Tradition

chinese rituals traditions

Stephen

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asked May 13 at 4:35

1 vote

1 answer

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Are (or have been) goblins ever associated with anti-semitic characteristics?

folklore

Anduin Wrynn

101

answered May 12 at 0:38

11 votes

3 answers

1k views

Cows adapted to life on a steep hillside

myth-identification folklore

Reintarnation

21

answered May 10 at 17:48

0 votes

1 answer

43 views

how/when Jotunheim was created precisely?

norse folklore

towr

166

modified May 10 at 6:39

1 vote

0 answers

26 views

What portals are there in mythologies?

greek roman

Jai Ho

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asked May 9 at 15:05

4 votes

3 answers

124 views

Are there myths, folklore, tales, or other traditions/tales about monsters regaining their humanity permanently?

myth-identification mythical-creatures folklore symbolism reference-request

Mary

767

answered May 9 at 1:01

4 votes

1 answer

77 views

What are the earliest and latest reference of black dog apparitions in folklore?

folklore

A. B.

131

answered May 8 at 2:13

4 votes

1 answer

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Is there a folklore belief that the spirit of a wolf comes back to avenge its death?

greek myth-identification folklore animals

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modified May 7 at 5:02

1 vote

0 answers

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What is the story behind / are the circumstances surrounding the conception of Bastet by Ra and Isis?

egyptian

Hans

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asked May 6 at 4:26

1 vote

1 answer

53 views

Why was Perse a Nymph and not a Titan like both of her parents?

greek titans nymphs circe

Marvin

11

answered May 5 at 18:39

0 votes

0 answers

25 views

What are the rules for constructing a gematria system?

numerology

Lance

405

asked May 5 at 8:52

7 votes

1 answer

1k views

Why does Perseus carry a sickle instead of a sword?

greek weapons perseus

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modified May 5 at 8:04

4 votes

2 answers

429 views

Parallels between Hecate and the Devil?

greek comparative the-devil witchcraft crossroads

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modified May 4 at 15:01

3 votes

1 answer

1k views

Why are mermaids naked?

celtic european-folklore fairies mermaids

Chenmunka♦

1,055

modified May 4 at 10:02

4 votes

1 answer

644 views

Myths with people whose eyes can turn yellow?

myth-identification

Jeremy

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modified May 3 at 10:21

10 votes

6 answers

13k views

Why is Gilgamesh considered to be one-third human and two-third god?

sumerian gilgamesh

Philip

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answered May 1 at 0:14

6 votes

4 answers

1k views

What is the relationship between the term 'hermit' and the traditions around Hermes and Hermeticism?

etymology hermes hermeticism

cmw

6,578

answered Apr 28 at 17:29

4 votes

1 answer

63 views

Can mermaids shapeshift and grow human legs to walk on land?

european-folklore modern-influence medieval-europe mermaids

Chenmunka♦

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modified Apr 22 at 17:22

0 votes

1 answer

301 views

Are there any accounts of how Hera, Demeter, and/or Hestia conducted themselves in combat?

greek goddesses hera demeter hestia

Adinkra

9,345

modified Apr 16 at 20:53

5 votes

1 answer

105 views

What was the consensus on what the world was like around the time of the Titanomachy?

greek

Adinkra

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modified Apr 16 at 15:59

2 votes

0 answers

61 views

Why isn’t Lúgh Lámhfhada considered a sun-god?

comparative celtic irish gods sun

Arbiter Elegantiae

121

modified Apr 15 at 11:34

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

Are owls mentioned in Norse Mythology?

norse animals

AncientSwordRage

227

modified Apr 14 at 21:33

11 votes

2 answers

7k views

Metis' unborn son

greek zeus

Daniel

1

modified Apr 14 at 20:08

0 votes

0 answers

21 views

Was there a Roman festival where people dressed in skins?

roman jewish pagan

Harel13

908

asked Apr 14 at 10:11

15 votes

4 answers

19k views

How old were Paris and Achilles at the time of the Trojan War?

greek iliad trojan-war

Niamh

1

answered Apr 10 at 13:52

20 votes

1 answer

2k views

What did Mimir do with Odin's eye?

norse odin

Larry Buzbee

1

modified Apr 9 at 22:20

7 votes

1 answer

94 views

Is there a myth about the World Egg in Talmud?

judaism

Harel13

908

modified Apr 9 at 20:00

10 votes

4 answers

6k views

What is the meaning of Sage in respect of eastern folklore?

chinese origins history

Lin Da Sheng

1

answered Apr 9 at 14:06

2 votes

1 answer

71 views

Why does Zielinski's Law exist? Were the poets unable to say "meanwhile"?

homer hesiod chronology

Semaphore♦

7,626

modified Apr 8 at 10:51

1 vote

1 answer

66 views

Why is there pain and suffering according to Norse mythology?

norse

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modified Apr 5 at 23:05

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