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Are there any children of Hades?
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Was there any figure considered to be evil in iron age Celtic paganism religion of England?
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Which god holds a shepherd's crook?
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What kind of cats pulled Freya's chariot?
Awarded Sep 21, 2018 at 9:20
Trolls in Norway
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Was Horatius Cocles a footman or mounted?
Awarded Aug 15, 2018 at 1:35
How did Manawydan know that the bishop (Llwyd Cil Coed) was responsible for the imprisonment of Pryderi and Rhiannon?
Awarded Aug 15, 2018 at 1:35
Who is the mother of Freyr and Freyja?
Awarded Aug 14, 2018 at 9:40
What are the origins of Wu Song the Tiger Slayer?
Awarded Aug 14, 2018 at 9:40
Story of a man who slept in a tree and awoke to a plagued city
Awarded Aug 13, 2018 at 1:05
What is the origin of the centaurs?
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 0:40
What happened to Prometheus after Hercules freed him?
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 0:40
Why do snake (serpent) and bull often come together as symbols of deities?
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 0:40
Who is Cleverman?
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 0:40
Are Liberty and Columbia the same Goddess?
Awarded Aug 11, 2018 at 0:40
Is Satan a seraph or a cherub?
Awarded Aug 10, 2018 at 3:20
What is the original story of Fox Spirit/Nine tails fox in India's myths?
Awarded Aug 10, 2018 at 3:15
Was Artemis a lesbian?
Awarded Aug 10, 2018 at 3:15
Odin's Counterpart
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What treasure was made by famous mortal men, who we know by name, in Greek mythology?
Awarded Aug 10, 2018 at 3:15
Are sphinxes unigender?
Awarded Aug 9, 2018 at 2:10
Did Yggdrassil exist before the world's creation
Awarded Aug 8, 2018 at 3:20
Is there a source for Māui pushing up the sky because he saw that humans were suffering?
Awarded Aug 8, 2018 at 3:20
Did Loki spend 8 years underground as a maid, milking cows and bearing children?
Awarded Aug 8, 2018 at 3:20
Does the phrase "Zeus Pater" appear in ancient Greek sources?
Awarded Aug 7, 2018 at 3:40
Do the apples of the Hesperides grant immortality?
Awarded Aug 4, 2018 at 3:55
Common theme that humans had longer lifespans before the flood?
Awarded Aug 4, 2018 at 3:55
Are all Celtic Gods (Irish, Welsh, Scottish, and British) considered part of the same pantheon?
Awarded Aug 4, 2018 at 3:50
How are Taweret and Nephthys related?
Awarded Aug 4, 2018 at 3:50
Why did Ovid omit the Heroic Age?
Awarded Aug 3, 2018 at 2:15
When did "Herm" images appear in Greece?
Awarded Jul 29, 2018 at 1:01
Was Hermes Trismegistus a historical figure?
Awarded Jul 28, 2018 at 2:40
How did the gods in the Slavic pantheon relate to each other?
Awarded Jul 24, 2018 at 2:22
How invincible was Achilles really?
Awarded Jul 21, 2018 at 5:51
Cows adapted to life on a steep hillside
Awarded Jul 20, 2018 at 7:00
What humanoid gods have had skin colors other than that of the people who worship them?
Awarded Jul 20, 2018 at 7:00
How were the first children of Gaia conceived?
Awarded Jul 20, 2018 at 7:00
Was the constellation named after the Bull of Heaven?
Awarded Jul 20, 2018 at 7:00
What is the difference between Igigi and Anunnaki deities?
Awarded Jul 18, 2018 at 10:02
Were Romulus and Remus real people?
Awarded Jul 13, 2018 at 9:33
Why was Europe named after Europa?
Awarded Jul 12, 2018 at 19:54
Why does Dante spend so much time in Malebolge?
Awarded Jun 16, 2018 at 1:13
What kind of offerings did worshipers make to Thor?
Awarded May 30, 2018 at 0:25
Origin of "horses that instinctively open a vein with their teeth in order to breathe more freely"
Awarded May 19, 2018 at 4:37
Do we know how Hercules avoided the Hydra's venomous breath?
Awarded May 18, 2018 at 20:24
Did Huginn and Muninn have personalities?
Awarded May 18, 2018 at 12:45
Where does the idea that dragons hoard gold come from?
Awarded May 18, 2018 at 12:40
Prose Tristan: versions vs parts
Awarded May 18, 2018 at 0:43
How did the Norse ship burial ritual originate from?
Awarded May 15, 2018 at 0:12
What demons/fabulous creatures did the Sumerians mention?
Awarded May 14, 2018 at 0:16
How did Masih ad-Dajjal lose his eye?
Awarded May 14, 2018 at 0:11
Are there any points of mythology/religion that all Native Americans have in common?
Awarded May 11, 2018 at 17:49
Is there any explanation in greek mythology for the creation of Uranus and Gaea?
Awarded May 11, 2018 at 0:33
Why did the primordial deities not take an active role in Greek mythology?
Awarded May 9, 2018 at 0:12
Why are the "Fields of Reeds" the Egyptian paradise?
Awarded May 8, 2018 at 17:53
Slavic mythology, human-animal hybrid creature
Awarded May 8, 2018 at 17:48
Symbolism of three characters leading Mayday ritual in The Wicker Man
Awarded May 8, 2018 at 17:22
Achilles and his gold?
Awarded May 8, 2018 at 17:17
Japanese Trickster Demons
Awarded May 6, 2018 at 2:31
What was the explanation in Greek mythology for the absence of their deities?
Awarded May 3, 2018 at 17:45
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