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Are there any other mythological beings that got a replacement metal arm, other than Nuada, Lugh Llaw Ereint, and Sigurd?
Awarded Mar 15 at 23:27
When and how did gigantic size become an attribute of the Titans?
Awarded Jan 31 at 10:18
Hittite story similar to the story of Jason and Medea?
Awarded Jul 5, 2023 at 18:07
How are Norse and Celtic mythology related?
Awarded Apr 21, 2022 at 9:07
How did the seasons change, according to the Romans?
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 14:33
Are there religions with no concept of afterlife?
Awarded Jan 9, 2022 at 23:17
Zombies and ways of stopping them?
Awarded Jan 1, 2022 at 22:50
Is this Sabine name of Flora accurate?
Awarded Oct 6, 2021 at 20:07
Contribution of ancient Greek pottery to mythology studies
Awarded Oct 3, 2021 at 11:17
How did Helen get back from Troy?
Awarded Aug 19, 2021 at 20:05
How did Atenism explain night-time?
Awarded Jun 27, 2021 at 10:20
Is there any link between Achilles and Sigurd/Siegfried?
Awarded May 5, 2021 at 12:41
What is the origin of the worship or deification of cows in India?
Awarded Mar 30, 2021 at 9:56
How powerful were Greek gods without their items?
Awarded Feb 14, 2021 at 10:32
Why is silver in particular effective against dark creatures like vampires?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 19:03
What is the earliest story of a mortal killing a god?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 15:32
Why did many ancient civilizations believe that giants created the world?
Awarded Feb 12, 2021 at 15:32
Are there any old religions/mythologies where people would get tattood to get closer to or for their god?
Awarded Feb 11, 2021 at 19:57
Who was Zeus' first child conceived with a mortal?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 21:48
Are Fenrir and Jormungandr Jötnar?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 21:06
Are the Nephilim the demi-gods of the bible?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 21:06
Who makes ambrosia?
Awarded Feb 10, 2021 at 9:56
What is the source of the belief that the seventh son of a seventh son is a clairvoyant?
Awarded Feb 9, 2021 at 4:32
How many Annunaki were living on Earth at the peak of their time?
Awarded Feb 8, 2021 at 12:34
Why can't a vrykolakas cross the sea?
Awarded Feb 6, 2021 at 4:34
Who is the Greek king Brynhild fought?
Awarded Feb 6, 2021 at 4:34
Were there cooks for the gods on Olympus in Greek(or Roman) Mythology
Awarded Feb 5, 2021 at 13:26
Odysseus raid on the Cicones at Ismaros (Odyssey Book 9 lines 40-66)
Awarded Feb 4, 2021 at 21:15
Who are those that Cain refers to in Chapter 4:14?
Awarded Jan 31, 2021 at 9:47
To the Greeks, how was the Earth created?
Awarded Jan 31, 2021 at 9:47
Where are the three Maels of Meath?
Awarded Jan 31, 2021 at 9:41
God/Goddess of clones or duplicates
Awarded Jan 27, 2021 at 13:06
How did the angels Michael and Gabriel come to be associated with water and fire?
Awarded Jan 27, 2021 at 13:06
Are there any four-armed creatures in any pantheon?
Awarded Jan 26, 2021 at 8:34
Does Hercules have a tail?
Awarded Jan 25, 2021 at 16:06
What are the differences between the Greek Hestia and the Roman Vesta with regards to both mythology and worship?
Awarded Jan 25, 2021 at 16:06
What is the source of the fable of Thor’s attempt to drink up a small spring?
Awarded Jan 25, 2021 at 16:06
Who was the first Satan like deity/creature/person in mythology?
Awarded Jan 22, 2021 at 22:04
When did the Cross of Saint Peter start being used as a Satanic symbol?
Awarded Jan 22, 2021 at 22:04
Elves and Dwarves in Norse Mythology
Awarded Jan 21, 2021 at 19:52
Metis' unborn son
Awarded Jan 21, 2021 at 10:16
Looking for good information on Australian Aboriginal Mythology
Awarded Jan 20, 2021 at 10:18
Why there are graphic depictions of sexual acts in some Hindu temples?
Awarded Jan 20, 2021 at 10:18
How did the discoveries of the planets Neptune and Uranus affect astrology?
Awarded Jan 20, 2021 at 10:18
What are the "beasts of the earth" in the fourth seal of Revelation?
Awarded Jan 19, 2021 at 21:01
What is the difference between a cockatrice and a basilisk?
Awarded Jan 19, 2021 at 21:01
Are there any cultures with no known interactions that have notable similarities in their creation myths?
Awarded Jan 19, 2021 at 21:01
Are there freely available texts of Geseriad in English?
Awarded Jan 19, 2021 at 14:09
Is there a world tree in Greek mythology?
Awarded Jan 19, 2021 at 14:09
How does the Christian Hell come to be called Hell? Is it related to the Norse Hel?
Awarded Jan 18, 2021 at 22:04
What was the first example of a "Only true love can awake" in folklore?
Awarded Jan 18, 2021 at 12:10
What is the origin of the Hippogriff?
Awarded Jan 18, 2021 at 12:10
How did the importance attached to the number seven originate?
Awarded Jan 18, 2021 at 12:10
Who made Mjölnir?
Awarded Jan 16, 2021 at 23:27
Was Apollonius of Tyana a historical figure?
Awarded Jan 15, 2021 at 12:04
Did Korean Queen Heo Hwang-ok Exist and was she Indo-Aryan or Tamil?
Awarded Jan 10, 2021 at 12:31
What sources describe the rivers of the Underworld?
Awarded Jan 10, 2021 at 9:41
According to the myth of the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest, how did people get fire?
Awarded Jan 6, 2021 at 22:28
Was Apollo the sun god in Augustan Rome?
Awarded Jan 6, 2021 at 1:36
What is the root of ice giants in Germanic mythology?
Awarded Jan 4, 2021 at 10:27
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