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Are Kitsune and Huli jing the same?
Awarded May 12, 2015 at 5:16
Why does Inanna rejoice at her wondrous vulva?
Awarded May 11, 2015 at 19:41
How are the two humans selected to repopulate the world after Ragnarök?
Awarded May 11, 2015 at 16:07
Is there a connection between Adam and Eve, and Ask and Embla?
Awarded May 9, 2015 at 23:02
Where did Morgana le Fay come from?
Awarded May 9, 2015 at 20:51
Why would Hades visit a battlefield?
Awarded May 8, 2015 at 20:16
Is there a deeper meaning to Utgard-Loki, Loki, and Logi?
Awarded May 8, 2015 at 18:33
Is there support for the theory that the Mayan deity Chac represents an elephant?
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 23:28
Were any Buddhist narratives ever folded into the myths of the Greeks, or vice versa?
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 21:34
Is Odin the only being who gained knowledge of the runes?
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 20:53
How are future apocalyptic events detailed so greatly?
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 18:40
Where was Hera called "cow-faced"?
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 18:16
Why were the Greek Gods on Olympus?
Awarded May 7, 2015 at 6:33
Why is the ferry toll for Charon placed in the dead person's mouth?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 22:24
Is Mjolnir actually capable of flying back into Thor's hand like a boomerang after being thrown?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 22:24
What happened to Metis after the birth of Athena?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 22:24
How did Athena keep from being turned into stone by her shield?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 22:24
What is the difference between Hecate, Selene, Artemis, and Phoebe?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 22:24
What is the difference between giants, Jotuns and trolls in Norse mythology?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 18:54
Status of Euhemerus theory on Zeus
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 16:12
What did the Mayans believe would happen when the Long Count rolled over to a new baktun, like it did on Dec 21, 2012?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 15:44
Are there any myths we can plausibly trace back to a common Proto-Indo-European ancestor?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 13:54
How old was Merlin when he died?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 13:34
How is the Hoddmímis holt able to protect humans from Ragnarök?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 11:15
What is the River Styx?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 11:15
Why was it a good thing that hope remained in Pandora's box?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 11:07
Who is the Chinese supreme god?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 10:57
What kind of god was the Yellow Emperor?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 2:01
What is the meaning of the star symbols appearing on seal VA 243?
Awarded May 6, 2015 at 1:56
Why did Dionysus change his mother's name?
Awarded May 5, 2015 at 22:46
Is there any textual evidence that confirms the color of Hindu gods?
Awarded May 5, 2015 at 22:06
What was the more prominent of Ra's origins stories?
Awarded May 5, 2015 at 22:06
What parallels are there beween the myths of Atlantis and Mu?
Awarded May 5, 2015 at 22:06
Which cities had chthonic Zeus cults?
Awarded May 5, 2015 at 13:16
Is there a canonical ending to the story of Antigone?
Awarded May 5, 2015 at 6:48
Do Egyptian myths provide explanations for the shape of the pyramid?
Awarded May 5, 2015 at 0:49
Why is 12 such a holy number?
Awarded May 4, 2015 at 23:58
Was Poseidon actually jealous of Zeus?
Awarded May 4, 2015 at 20:13
Who created the Primordials?
Awarded May 4, 2015 at 20:13
What is the earliest known dragon myth?
Awarded May 4, 2015 at 14:37
What did Danae want?
Awarded May 4, 2015 at 11:54
What is the relationship between werewolves and vampires in Balkan folklore?
Awarded May 4, 2015 at 6:27
Do Arthurian scholars or other original Arthurian legends agree with Geoffrey of Monmouth's depiction of King Arthur's death?
Awarded May 3, 2015 at 21:58
What happened to Medusa's sisters?
Awarded May 3, 2015 at 18:16
Why was Medusa the only mortal of the Gorgons?
Awarded May 3, 2015 at 16:57
Why was Medusa's hair made of snakes?
Awarded May 3, 2015 at 15:35
What is the significance of this part in the myth of the resurrection of Osiris?
Awarded May 3, 2015 at 13:52
Do Welsh fairies marry human women?
Awarded May 3, 2015 at 13:13
Are Excalibur and Caliburn different swords?
Awarded May 2, 2015 at 23:34
Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?
Awarded May 2, 2015 at 22:13
How long ago was the Dreaming?
Awarded May 2, 2015 at 8:21
What is Loki considered to be?
Awarded May 2, 2015 at 3:03
Why are cats so important in Ancient Egypt?
Awarded May 2, 2015 at 2:56
Why did Zeus assume so many different forms for seduction?
Awarded May 1, 2015 at 22:58
Do we know of the existence of Japanese mythological texts that predate the Kojiki?
Awarded May 1, 2015 at 13:07
Why does looking at Medusa with a mirror work?
Awarded May 1, 2015 at 8:52
What was the plant that Gilgamesh found after Utnapishtim's story?
Awarded May 1, 2015 at 8:20
Did the Gods and Goddesses in Norse mythology act as patron gods?
Awarded May 1, 2015 at 8:10
Why did Charon collect a toll at the River Styx
Awarded May 1, 2015 at 6:34
What species is the Lady of the Lake?
Awarded May 1, 2015 at 0:08
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