Mythology & Folklore

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Is there support for the theory that the Mayan deity Chac represents an elephant?
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Why is Heracles in the Underworld?
Awarded Nov 19 at 3:50
What are some famous mythological characters portrayed as guardians of something secret?
Awarded Nov 18 at 21:10
What does Hesiod mean by "babies will be born with gray hair" in the Iron Age?
Awarded Nov 16 at 14:03
Do the apples of the Hesperides grant immortality?
Awarded Nov 9 at 3:41
Why wasn't Poseidon turned into stone?
Awarded Oct 11 at 14:16
Were there any mythological beings which could duplicate themselves? [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 6 at 23:11
To the Greeks, how was the Earth created?
Awarded Oct 5 at 6:27
Mythologies with a warrior afterlife, similar to Valhalla?
Awarded Sep 23 at 22:03
Which Greek deities do not have an "equivalent" in the Roman pantheon and vice versa?
Awarded Sep 1 at 9:55
Where does the idea that Satan rules hell come from?
Awarded Aug 26 at 20:00
What do we know about the Roman goddesses Adeona and Abeona?
Awarded Aug 25 at 0:06
Prevalence of Underwater Panther
Awarded Aug 23 at 4:52
What's the origin of “vampires must be invited”?
Awarded Jul 28 at 23:20
What is sásq'ets, from Halkomelem myths?
Awarded Jul 23 at 22:32
Is there a 'Messenger of the Gods' figure in Egyptian mythology?
Awarded Jul 20 at 13:45
What does mytheme mean?
Awarded Jul 19 at 16:47
What was Apollo's reason for siding with the Trojans?
Awarded Jul 18 at 16:26
Why was Dionysus, a dying and rising god, called thrice-born?
Awarded Jul 15 at 20:08
Are there any translations of the 14 books of Enki?
Awarded Jun 24 at 18:49
What are the "beasts of the earth" in the fourth seal of Revelation?
Awarded Jun 21 at 3:02
What is the origin of the Vanir?
Awarded Jun 12 at 6:10
Are there any four-armed creatures in any pantheon?
Awarded Jun 7 at 23:21
Who is Kali and where did he come from?
Awarded Jun 4 at 0:21
How does the Christian Hell come to be called Hell? Is it related to the Norse Hel?
Awarded May 24 at 23:01
Where did the myth about the sword in the stone originate?
Awarded May 10 at 18:18
Were Greek deities omniscient, like the God of Abrahamic faiths?
Awarded May 3 at 20:11
What is the source of the belief that the seventh son of a seventh son is a clairvoyant?
Awarded May 2 at 23:51
What are all the triads of Greek mythology? [closed]
Awarded Apr 25 at 2:46
When Zeus impregnates Danae, what is the meaning of the shower being golden?
Awarded Apr 17 at 13:17
What items were made by the dwarves for the Norse gods?
Awarded Apr 17 at 0:04
What demons/fabulous creatures did the Sumerians mention?
Awarded Mar 20 at 3:41
What is the Japanese human origin myth?
Awarded Mar 3 at 9:05
Dionysus sacrifice for humanity
Awarded Mar 2 at 22:35
Greek myths centered on self-sacrifice
Awarded Feb 19 at 14:27
Odysseus raid on the Cicones at Ismaros (Odyssey Book 9 lines 40-66)
Awarded Feb 7 at 14:03
How did Odysseus's ship get wrecked, and how did Odysseus himself land to Ogygia?
Awarded Feb 7 at 0:27
Greek/Roman Mermaids
Awarded Feb 6 at 9:07
How could Heracles ensure the victory of the Olympians against the Titans if he was born mortal?
Awarded Jan 18 at 15:25
Why was Astyanax thrown from the wall?
Awarded Jan 6 at 21:20
Is there a passage about white hair in Chinese mythology?
Awarded Dec 29, 2022 at 0:04
Why is the virgin goddess Artemis associated with childbirth?
Awarded Dec 28, 2022 at 3:16
Why was Hephaestus ugly?
Awarded Dec 24, 2022 at 20:25
Gods or goddesses of memory
Awarded Nov 27, 2022 at 18:02
Why there are graphic depictions of sexual acts in some Hindu temples?
Awarded Nov 5, 2022 at 14:40
What did Mimir do with Odin's eye?
Awarded Oct 15, 2022 at 7:58
Are owls mentioned in Norse Mythology?
Awarded Sep 26, 2022 at 18:51
Zeus' Lightning Bolt
Awarded Sep 11, 2022 at 19:10
Was Rumplestiltskin intended as a Jewish caricature?
Awarded Sep 10, 2022 at 5:48
Why is the ferry toll for Charon placed in the dead person's mouth?
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 13:07
Was the killing of an albatross being bad luck fabricated or real nautical mythology?
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 0:34
Why did the Romans name the planets after their gods?
Awarded Sep 1, 2022 at 16:10
Does Thor use an axe and/or sword in the Myths?
Awarded Aug 29, 2022 at 0:42
Why 1000 years and not 900 or 800 years for kitsune to ascend to heaven?
Awarded Aug 27, 2022 at 0:07
Is there a culture that celebrates day of birth, day of conception?
Awarded Aug 25, 2022 at 2:27
What kind of distinctive clothing depicted Sumerian gods?
Awarded Aug 25, 2022 at 1:36
Was Poseidon ever considered the chief deity instead of Zeus?
Awarded Aug 6, 2022 at 15:16
What is the story of the Rape of Hera?
Awarded Aug 3, 2022 at 6:41
Can kitsune die/be killed?
Awarded Jul 15, 2022 at 19:00
What creatures eat a humans life force?
Awarded Jul 14, 2022 at 5:07
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