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Why is Lucifer three-faced?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 8:24
Why is the story of Odin hanging from Yggdrasil so similar to that of Jesus on the cross?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Are there parallels between Ymir/Auðumbla and Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox besides the obvious?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Was Cerberus supposed to have only one "mind" (despite having three brains)?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
What happened with the Golden Fleece?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
What purpose did the myth of Oedipus serve?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
What exactly was Sisyphus' punishment?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Was Achilles really motivated by eternal glory?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Why did Odysseus pretend to be Helen's suitor if he wanted to win Penelope?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Why did Zeus release Cronos?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Were each of the myths in the Epic Cycle of Greek mythology intended to be related to one another?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Why could Lleu Llaw Gyffes only be killed in a certain way?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
How and why was Talos killed?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
How was Guan Yu deified?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
How does merging of two gods actually work?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Why are the feet of bhoots facing backwards?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Why does the dragon emerge at the dawn of the new world?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Why are the Wondjina mouthless?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
How was the reputation of Zhuge Liang established, before joining Liu Bei?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
Why isn't Loeg disabled by Macha's curse?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
What is the origin of the Japanese Kodama?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
How did Vayu the wind god start being associated with Vishnu?
Awarded Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15
What’s the origin of the Weird Sisters in Macbeth?
Awarded Jan 10, 2017 at 10:09
What was the role of the bear in Norse mythology? (Are there bears in Asgard?)
Awarded Jan 10, 2017 at 9:53
What is the origin of the story that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole?
Awarded Dec 24, 2016 at 13:32
Myths of the Wind Impregnating Women
Awarded Dec 14, 2016 at 8:36
Where was the "garden of Eden" located?
Awarded Dec 3, 2016 at 21:11
Who were the twelve princes of Gaul?
Awarded Nov 16, 2016 at 11:49
Who translated the Iliad or the Odyssey to Latin first?
Awarded Nov 2, 2016 at 12:54
Was the Kali Yuga invented in the Kali Yuga?
Awarded Nov 2, 2016 at 12:54
Did the ancient Greeks believe the Olympians residence on Mt. Olympus to be a metaphor?
Awarded Sep 25, 2016 at 12:00
Son of Heaven: who is the father/mother?
Awarded Sep 23, 2016 at 17:44
Importance of Dionysos/Bacchus in Orphism
Awarded Sep 11, 2016 at 19:22
Map of Guan Yu crossing 5 passes?
Awarded Sep 10, 2016 at 3:12
Are there Kali-types deities in other pantheons?
Awarded Aug 21, 2016 at 20:03
Were Sirens humans or Monsters?
Awarded Aug 20, 2016 at 22:00
Are "Dying and Rising Gods" Dead?
Awarded Aug 8, 2016 at 15:26
Greek/Roman Mermaids
Awarded Jul 8, 2016 at 20:27
Was Talos an intelligent machine?
Awarded Jun 27, 2016 at 6:23
Why does Óðr (Oder) travel away from Freyja?
Awarded May 9, 2016 at 15:05
What did Cuchulainn's warp spasm look like?
Awarded May 3, 2016 at 16:22
What is signified by Genghis Khan being born with a blood clot in his hand?
Awarded Apr 13, 2016 at 11:22
Are there any depictions of Horus being crucified and resurrected
Awarded Mar 30, 2016 at 17:44
What myth explains animal sacrifices to the Olympian gods?
Awarded Mar 26, 2016 at 16:34
What are the differences between Shakuna, Sundara, Rukma and Tripura Vimana flying machines?
Awarded Mar 6, 2016 at 14:50
Were there some differences in mythology between the different city-states?
Awarded Feb 22, 2016 at 1:38
Who invented writing, or who taught writing to the mortals, according to Greek myths?
Awarded Feb 20, 2016 at 22:28
Worship of Epona in the Roman Empire
Awarded Feb 20, 2016 at 19:53
Was the story of Adam and Eve influenced by Sumerian Ninti and Enki?
Awarded Feb 5, 2016 at 13:21
Is Erebos a deity or a place?
Awarded Jan 29, 2016 at 23:28
Who is god El in Legend of Keret?
Awarded Jan 27, 2016 at 22:08
Are Noah and Ziusudra the same person?
Awarded Jan 20, 2016 at 11:19
Is there a creature in mythology that is a frost bird or a frost phoenix?
Awarded Jan 10, 2016 at 0:53
Is there an Indian Wild Hunt myth?
Awarded Dec 22, 2015 at 2:23
Is Robert Graves' Greek Myths considered trustworthy?
Awarded Dec 19, 2015 at 19:08
Who held the celestial sphere before Atlas?
Awarded Dec 15, 2015 at 8:19
How could Diomedes be married yet still be Helen's suitor?
Awarded Dec 15, 2015 at 0:03
What items were made by the dwarves for the Norse gods?
Awarded Dec 14, 2015 at 14:18
Are there any relations between Norse elves and Celtic fairies, or their home realms?
Awarded Nov 3, 2015 at 13:33
Is the Kraken a single being or a species?
Awarded Oct 21, 2015 at 11:04
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