Mythology & Folklore

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Mother Earth or Father Earth?
Awarded May 10 at 6:33
Storybooks about Japanese Mythology?
Awarded Apr 13 at 1:55
Has Herakles been swallowed by a whale?
Awarded Mar 18 at 22:35
Who is Aura's mother?
Awarded Sep 14, 2022 at 5:33
Do gods know all other gods?
Awarded Jul 5, 2022 at 22:35
Does Angela Merkel's use of her distinctive "diamond" hand gesture have any folk-historical or other oral-traditional background?
Awarded Jun 30, 2022 at 3:34
Mythological figures "with" REAL(?) amputation-like or paralysis features
Awarded Apr 7, 2022 at 5:15
Did Loki give birth to a monster?
Awarded Feb 26, 2022 at 12:17
What does Aphrodite’s magical girdle look like?
Awarded Dec 22, 2021 at 2:33
Which version of the Ariadne Myth was written/told first?
Awarded Nov 20, 2021 at 23:25
Were any mortals made into gods?
Awarded Oct 18, 2021 at 12:02
How often were Odin and Loki allied?
Awarded Sep 30, 2021 at 10:02
Are there any good ancient examples for the monomyth?
Awarded Sep 13, 2021 at 6:12
Is it possible that the Heracles myths are a compilation of stories from multiple cultures?
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 21:06
What is the specific term for those creatures that exist because people believe in them?
Awarded Mar 21, 2021 at 0:16
What is the origin of the myth that witches burn in water?
Awarded Mar 20, 2021 at 15:06
Who is the Greek king Brynhild fought?
Awarded Mar 15, 2021 at 17:12
Why is rape featured so prominently in Greek mythology?
Awarded Feb 19, 2021 at 22:42
Did the Trojans worship the gods by their Greek or Roman names?
Awarded Feb 19, 2021 at 22:42
Which gods have been killed in their myths?
Awarded Feb 18, 2021 at 0:03
How powerful were Greek gods without their items?
Awarded Feb 14, 2021 at 10:36
How did Masih ad-Dajjal lose his eye?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 16:16
Does the cap of Hades keep one's accessories hidden?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 22:11
Is Satan a seraph or a cherub?
Awarded Jan 18, 2021 at 8:47
Zeus' Lightning Bolt
Awarded Jan 12, 2021 at 9:43
Which cultures have the concept of a "true" or "secret name?"
Awarded Jan 7, 2021 at 9:50
Are there any old religions/mythologies where people would get tattood to get closer to or for their god?
Awarded Jan 5, 2021 at 0:52
Did Bedwyr (Bedivere) ever have dark magic?
Awarded Jan 2, 2021 at 16:50
Poseidon has two wives when/why/how?
Awarded Dec 31, 2020 at 23:47
What is the symbolism behind Psyche's tasks?
Awarded Dec 22, 2020 at 21:27
Why did Rumpelstiltskin want the baby?
Awarded Dec 8, 2020 at 7:26
Why did Dudo consider the Greeks to be the ancestors of the Danes?
Awarded Nov 6, 2020 at 14:19
How did Atenism explain night-time?
Awarded Sep 29, 2020 at 11:17
How old were Paris and Achilles at the time of the Trojan War?
Awarded Sep 26, 2020 at 15:37
What is an Half Angel Half Demon?
Awarded Aug 20, 2020 at 18:16
What is the oldest known version of the Thessalonike legend?
Awarded Aug 9, 2020 at 8:43
Are there any ancient myths about humans travelling back in time?
Awarded Jul 18, 2020 at 20:28
Who did Adam and Eve's son Cain marry?
Awarded Jul 17, 2020 at 23:26
Where did the myth about the sword in the stone originate?
Awarded Jun 19, 2020 at 0:16
What were medieval European myths about redheads?
Awarded Jun 18, 2020 at 22:35
Does the Abrahamic God smite people with lightning?
Awarded Jun 14, 2020 at 8:21
How could Diomedes be married yet still be Helen's suitor?
Awarded Jun 8, 2020 at 3:07
Does the Abrahamic God smite people with lightning?
Awarded Jun 6, 2020 at 9:03
How are Norse and Celtic mythology related?
Awarded May 12, 2020 at 7:36
When did the Cross of Saint Peter start being used as a Satanic symbol?
Awarded Apr 19, 2020 at 21:32
Do the seemingly random timespans in the Kalevala creation story have any significance?
Awarded Apr 4, 2020 at 18:55
Why is there confusion about what the Sampo from the Kalevala is?
Awarded Apr 4, 2020 at 18:35
How could Heracles ensure the victory of the Olympians against the Titans if he was born mortal?
Awarded Mar 16, 2020 at 8:40
What was the explanation in Greek mythology for the absence of their deities?
Awarded Feb 27, 2020 at 13:15
What was Apollo's reason for siding with the Trojans?
Awarded Feb 22, 2020 at 17:00
Are there any myths about rational beings (except gods/immaterial beings) that walked the earth before humans?
Awarded Dec 26, 2019 at 19:10
Why is Gilgamesh considered to be one-third human and two-third god?
Awarded Oct 8, 2019 at 20:20
Why does the river Styx have power over the Olympians?
Awarded Sep 24, 2019 at 5:45
When does a religion become mythology?
Awarded Sep 21, 2019 at 23:25
Why is there confusion about what the Sampo from the Kalevala is?
Awarded Aug 15, 2019 at 18:30
Who was the Greek god Iudaios?
Awarded May 26, 2019 at 22:15
What is the connection of Egyptian mythology to Atlantis?
Awarded May 26, 2019 at 19:55
What does mytheme mean?
Awarded May 26, 2019 at 13:10
What is the symbolism behind Pandora's Box?
Awarded May 8, 2019 at 15:30
What is the fight between Odysseus and Achilles?
Awarded May 8, 2019 at 11:15
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