Mythology & Folklore

Nice Question

 Nice Question
Question score of 10 or more. This badge can be awarded multiple times.
Awarded 434 times.
What more uses are there for dragon parts?
Awarded Jan 1, 2021 at 1:45
How do we know that Gilgamesh was a demigod?
Awarded Dec 20, 2020 at 11:25
Symbolism behind Hephaestus riding a donkey
Awarded Dec 16, 2020 at 5:41
Is there any librarian god?
Awarded Aug 26, 2020 at 19:33
What does Nausicaa symbolize in the Odyssey?
Awarded Aug 9, 2020 at 19:27
Are there any epics featuring a female protagonist with less explored male characters?
Awarded Aug 8, 2020 at 6:21
What is the source for this legend about baking virgin's blood into breads?
Awarded Jul 19, 2020 at 14:50
Are there any pre-Philostratus accounts of Apollonius of Tyana?
Awarded Jun 26, 2020 at 10:41
Why is tragedy a goat song?
Awarded Jun 17, 2020 at 17:21
What kind of dog breed would Cerberus be?
Awarded Jun 17, 2020 at 17:16
How Do The Fairies In Irish Mythology Spend Their Time
Awarded May 7, 2020 at 21:42
Is Chronos Kronos?
Awarded Apr 6, 2020 at 17:45
What are some examples of "Mothers of Monsters"?
Awarded Apr 4, 2020 at 18:55
Why was Hephaestus ugly?
Awarded Mar 16, 2020 at 23:15
What reason, if any, is there for the exact number of men and women who went with Cesair to Ireland in the Lebor Gabála Érenn?
Awarded Mar 6, 2020 at 16:45
Did Bedwyr (Bedivere) ever have dark magic?
Awarded Mar 5, 2020 at 14:15
What were the original names of Mochdref, Mochtref, Mochnant and Mochtref?
Awarded Feb 21, 2020 at 22:00
Why would Aphrodite be armed?
Awarded Jan 24, 2020 at 9:35
Could all three Gorgons turn people to stone, or just Medusa?
Awarded Dec 30, 2019 at 19:50
How did Pan die?
Awarded Dec 1, 2019 at 5:20
Can the Greek Gods Be "Killed"?
Awarded Dec 1, 2019 at 5:15
Does the Prose Edda have a Hungarian translation?
Awarded Nov 25, 2019 at 2:05
How does the Devil come to be horned?
Awarded Nov 23, 2019 at 5:35
What is the relationship between Thor and storms?
Awarded Nov 1, 2019 at 19:35
When does a religion become mythology?
Awarded Nov 1, 2019 at 19:35
Why can't vampires walk in the sun?
Awarded Oct 24, 2019 at 17:45
Does Hel have a role in Ragnarok?
Awarded Oct 24, 2019 at 12:05
Was Hermes originally mortal?
Awarded Oct 23, 2019 at 13:15
Does the Abrahamic God smite people with lightning?
Awarded Oct 23, 2019 at 13:10
How did so many cultures come up with their own swastika?
Awarded Oct 12, 2019 at 8:30
What is the symbolism behind Psyche's tasks?
Awarded Oct 12, 2019 at 8:30
Why are cows sacred in India?
Awarded Oct 10, 2019 at 16:45
Who were the Seven Sages who laid the foundations of Uruk?
Awarded Sep 23, 2019 at 16:55
Which Greek deities do not have an "equivalent" in the Roman pantheon and vice versa?
Awarded Sep 20, 2019 at 19:10
Why is Echidna at Arima?
Awarded Sep 19, 2019 at 15:10
Was the killing of an albatross being bad luck fabricated or real nautical mythology?
Awarded Sep 19, 2019 at 15:05
How did Hades get Kerberos?
Awarded Jul 1, 2019 at 8:40
Why does archaic mythic literature undercut its own pretensions to explain origins?
Awarded Jun 8, 2019 at 14:25
How old were Paris and Achilles at the time of the Trojan War?
Awarded Jun 2, 2019 at 7:45
Have powerful mythological heroes ever run away or been deeply afraid?
Awarded May 31, 2019 at 12:05
Are there any stories that present solar eclipses as a good sign?
Awarded May 29, 2019 at 9:10
Crystal taped to radiator?
Awarded May 29, 2019 at 9:05
Why do Native Americans think photographs steals their souls?
Awarded May 29, 2019 at 9:05
How is folklore different from mythology?
Awarded May 26, 2019 at 13:15
Why did Heracles transform into a fawn, during the gods flight to Egypt?
Awarded May 10, 2019 at 10:40
How did Odysseus's ship get wrecked, and how did Odysseus himself land to Ogygia?
Awarded May 8, 2019 at 10:50
Why was Bendigeidfran's head buried facing France and not Ireland?
Awarded May 4, 2019 at 13:20
Why is rape featured so prominently in Greek mythology?
Awarded May 3, 2019 at 16:15
Is it Lucifer or Venus?
Awarded May 1, 2019 at 12:55
Use of the terms "Dīs" and "Orcus" in the Aeneid
Awarded Apr 14, 2019 at 11:50
What would happen if you made contradictory vows on the River Styx?
Awarded Mar 9, 2019 at 14:35
What do faeries do with kidnapped human children?
Awarded Feb 20, 2019 at 15:50
Are there any beasts/creatures that "feed on" grief or regrets?
Awarded Feb 13, 2019 at 19:25
Is there a Maori legend about a demon's heart at the bottom of a lake?
Awarded Feb 11, 2019 at 14:40
What are the punishments for the seven deadly sins?
Awarded Feb 10, 2019 at 21:50
Titans as four corners of the Earth?
Awarded Feb 5, 2019 at 8:15
The repertoire of the Sphinx
Awarded Feb 2, 2019 at 18:30
Why were the Isles of the Blest ruled over by Cronos and Rhea?
Awarded Feb 1, 2019 at 8:35
What is the Norse equivalent to the Great Flood?
Awarded Jan 23, 2019 at 8:30
What is the Japanese human origin myth?
Awarded Jan 16, 2019 at 8:10
1
2
3 4 5
…
8

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.