Mythology & Folklore

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Is there any creature or being with the role of keeping good and evil balanced?
Awarded May 25 at 8:10
Where did the origin of dragons come from?
Awarded May 18 at 9:47
Origins of the Chinese Red Egg Tradition
Awarded May 14 at 2:05
What portals are there in mythologies?
Awarded May 13 at 19:02
Is there any folklore reference to fairies being divided into Summer and Winter Courts?
Awarded May 8 at 10:16
What is the story behind / are the circumstances surrounding the conception of Bastet by Ra and Isis?
Awarded May 6 at 14:57
Why was Perse a Nymph and not a Titan like both of her parents?
Awarded May 2 at 10:47
Why isn’t Lúgh Lámhfhada considered a sun-god?
Awarded Apr 15 at 6:55
Is there a myth about the World Egg in Talmud?
Awarded Apr 8 at 11:15
Name of the tale in which a traveler inherits a boatman's curse after accepting to relay him
Awarded Mar 26 at 18:32
Why is there pain and suffering according to Norse mythology?
Awarded Mar 16 at 13:07
What was Hermes' reason for siding with the Greeks in the Trojan War?
Awarded Feb 28 at 16:33
Are (or have been) goblins ever associated with anti-semitic characteristics?
Awarded Feb 14 at 21:10
Is there any "official" same-sex marriage in the Greek mythology?
Awarded Feb 12 at 15:12
How many different werewolf variants are there?
Awarded Feb 6 at 14:10
Are vampires vulnerable to crucifixes because of the crucifixion of Jesus?
Awarded Jan 26 at 16:33
Are the Yoruba and Japanese pantheons the only ones to have an infinite increasing number of gods?
Awarded Jan 24 at 9:42
Are/were there are any culutures where darkness is good and light is bad?
Awarded Jan 7 at 18:05
Was Ulysses ever in a quest to save someone from hell?
Awarded Jan 6 at 20:40
Where do Bigfoots live?
Awarded Jan 6 at 18:42
Is there any case in Greek mythology where humans swear on the river Styx?
Awarded Jan 1 at 0:32
Who were all the godly children of Zeus and how many were there?
Awarded Dec 17, 2021 at 21:11
How does Glaucus know Patroclus killed Sarpedon?
Awarded Dec 12, 2021 at 1:33
Are Harbard and Saga actually Odin and Frigg?
Awarded Dec 9, 2021 at 14:34
Can gods swear on the Styx
Awarded Nov 26, 2021 at 16:16
Source for claim that white animals were sacrificed to Olympian gods?
Awarded Nov 24, 2021 at 23:12
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Awarded Nov 20, 2021 at 14:05
Which of these heroes lived first: Achilles, Hercules or Theseus?
Awarded Nov 20, 2021 at 4:18
What creatures are there that adopt and take care of children?
Awarded Nov 14, 2021 at 11:15
Prior to the 1800s are there any examples of a (preferably mortal) being described as possessing telekinetic abilities in the modern sense?
Awarded Nov 14, 2021 at 2:02
Is there any surviving manuscript older than the 1st century CE that mentions the story of Danae being impregnated by Zeus's golden shower?
Awarded Nov 8, 2021 at 18:04
Shouldn't Helen of Troy be Helen of Sparta?
Awarded Nov 6, 2021 at 22:02
What source says Cleola died giving birth to Pleisthenes?
Awarded Oct 31, 2021 at 5:14
Are there any non-European versions of "Elves" in Indian/Persian/Arabic/Chinese/Meso-American folklore/fairy tales?
Awarded Oct 27, 2021 at 13:56
I am writing a story about greek gods and in dire need of accurate chronological references I can use
Awarded Oct 16, 2021 at 15:12
Are there myths, folklore, tales, or other traditions/tales about monsters regaining their humanity permanently?
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 14:36
What is the Reason Korean Queen Heo Hwang Ok assumed to come from Ayodhya?
Awarded Oct 6, 2021 at 19:47
Sources which explore traditional mythologies and their relevance to modern times
Awarded Sep 29, 2021 at 15:03
Are there any reconstructions of possible early religions like Proto-Indo-European mythology for other cultures?
Awarded Sep 27, 2021 at 15:46
Has divine prowess always been considered a factor in determining the outcome of wars?
Awarded Sep 22, 2021 at 2:57
Did Zeus become a literal ant, or a human with ant-like qualities, a worker?
Awarded Sep 17, 2021 at 2:04
Any ancient myths/folklore/tales/etc. about extraterrestrial voyages/beings/people or even about voyages towards earth?
Awarded Aug 4, 2021 at 13:17
Why was the goat Amalthea such a dreaded animal?
Awarded Jul 15, 2021 at 17:26
How early is the Zoroastrian myth of mountains stabilizing a shaky Earth?
Awarded Jul 12, 2021 at 9:05
Are there any references in mythology/folklore to a concept similar to teleportation?
Awarded Jul 1, 2021 at 19:26
Is this a real myth? Pembroke Welsh Corgis as mounts for fairies
Awarded Jun 21, 2021 at 12:50
How should "Bensiabel" be pronounced?
Awarded Jun 14, 2021 at 5:50
What high school subject would mythology & creation myth be covered in?
Awarded May 16, 2021 at 15:47
Crooked/uncrooked arm as sign of truth-telling. Has anyone come across this in any folklore? My example is from a Cornish folktale
Awarded May 11, 2021 at 15:56
Word to mean unwise/foolish coming from the idea of being untravelled?
Awarded May 5, 2021 at 12:41
Is Krampus really pagan?
Awarded Apr 30, 2021 at 9:51
Are there any folklore references to the following elements found in Xianxia i.e. modern Chinese High Fantasy fiction?
Awarded Apr 27, 2021 at 1:51
Are there any good online resources for Mongolian myths in English?
Awarded Apr 19, 2021 at 17:54
Colosseum: religious significance of setting sun and moon?
Awarded Mar 30, 2021 at 23:25
Is the practise of standing on stones at election consigned to mythology and folklore?
Awarded Mar 30, 2021 at 13:10
Greek myths centered on self-sacrifice
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 14:49
A "Brigadoon" But in the Appalachian Mountains?
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 0:35
Would Pantagruel take part in the ritual weeping for Tammuz?
Awarded Mar 22, 2021 at 23:31
Are there recommended collection/translations of Irish mythology/folklore?
Awarded Mar 21, 2021 at 16:41
Is there any folklore in non-European culture that may be an attempt to "explain" similar to changeling myths in Western Europe and Scandinavia?
Awarded Mar 10, 2021 at 17:35
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