Mythology & Folklore

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Cultural association between directions and colors
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Which of these heroes lived first: Achilles, Hercules or Theseus?
Awarded Apr 14 at 21:31
Why is Circe in Aeaea?
Awarded Apr 12 at 19:43
Did the Sami affect Norse mythology?
Awarded Apr 9 at 12:05
One day blinding stew - fact or fiction
Awarded Apr 9 at 2:46
How long was the voyage of the Argonauts?
Awarded Apr 9 at 0:25
Who is Thulis of Egypt?
Awarded Apr 7 at 11:36
What does Aphrodite’s magical girdle look like?
Awarded Apr 3 at 21:26
Has Poseidon ever won a dispute with another Olympian?
Awarded Mar 31 at 18:45
What mythological figures have died for love?
Awarded Mar 29 at 16:50
Does Loki die at the end of Ragnarok?
Awarded Mar 20 at 15:46
Who were the Anunnaki according to Sumerians' tales?
Awarded Mar 2 at 3:15
Are there any epics featuring a female protagonist with less explored male characters?
Awarded Feb 8 at 0:04
Is this a real myth? Pembroke Welsh Corgis as mounts for fairies
Awarded Feb 4 at 8:02
Was the alleged Christian influence of Norse Mythology primarily due to Snorri Sturluson's writings?
Awarded Jan 29 at 22:43
Does the Abrahamic God smite people with lightning?
Awarded Jan 27 at 21:31
What is considered the most authentic illustration of Yggdrasil?
Awarded Jan 23 at 20:42
Is "Viking mythology" the same as "Norse mythology"
Awarded Jan 16 at 7:10
Have Humans ever gone to war against Gods or Entities before?
Awarded Dec 10, 2023 at 6:05
Did the Trojans worship the gods by their Greek or Roman names?
Awarded Dec 3, 2023 at 3:47
Is there support for the theory that the Mayan deity Chac represents an elephant?
Awarded Nov 28, 2023 at 17:46
Why is Heracles in the Underworld?
Awarded Nov 19, 2023 at 3:50
What are some famous mythological characters portrayed as guardians of something secret?
Awarded Nov 18, 2023 at 21:10
What does Hesiod mean by "babies will be born with gray hair" in the Iron Age?
Awarded Nov 16, 2023 at 14:03
Do the apples of the Hesperides grant immortality?
Awarded Nov 9, 2023 at 3:41
Why wasn't Poseidon turned into stone?
Awarded Oct 11, 2023 at 14:16
Were there any mythological beings which could duplicate themselves? [duplicate]
Awarded Oct 6, 2023 at 23:11
To the Greeks, how was the Earth created?
Awarded Oct 5, 2023 at 6:27
Mythologies with a warrior afterlife, similar to Valhalla?
Awarded Sep 23, 2023 at 22:03
Which Greek deities do not have an "equivalent" in the Roman pantheon and vice versa?
Awarded Sep 1, 2023 at 9:55
Where does the idea that Satan rules hell come from?
Awarded Aug 26, 2023 at 20:00
What do we know about the Roman goddesses Adeona and Abeona?
Awarded Aug 25, 2023 at 0:06
Prevalence of Underwater Panther
Awarded Aug 23, 2023 at 4:52
What's the origin of “vampires must be invited”?
Awarded Jul 28, 2023 at 23:20
What is sásq'ets, from Halkomelem myths?
Awarded Jul 23, 2023 at 22:32
Is there a 'Messenger of the Gods' figure in Egyptian mythology?
Awarded Jul 20, 2023 at 13:45
What does mytheme mean?
Awarded Jul 19, 2023 at 16:47
What was Apollo's reason for siding with the Trojans?
Awarded Jul 18, 2023 at 16:26
Why was Dionysus, a dying and rising god, called thrice-born?
Awarded Jul 15, 2023 at 20:08
Are there any translations of the 14 books of Enki?
Awarded Jun 24, 2023 at 18:49
What are the "beasts of the earth" in the fourth seal of Revelation?
Awarded Jun 21, 2023 at 3:02
What is the origin of the Vanir?
Awarded Jun 12, 2023 at 6:10
Are there any four-armed creatures in any pantheon?
Awarded Jun 7, 2023 at 23:21
Who is Kali and where did he come from?
Awarded Jun 4, 2023 at 0:21
How does the Christian Hell come to be called Hell? Is it related to the Norse Hel?
Awarded May 24, 2023 at 23:01
Where did the myth about the sword in the stone originate?
Awarded May 10, 2023 at 18:18
Were Greek deities omniscient, like the God of Abrahamic faiths?
Awarded May 3, 2023 at 20:11
What is the source of the belief that the seventh son of a seventh son is a clairvoyant?
Awarded May 2, 2023 at 23:51
What are all the triads of Greek mythology? [closed]
Awarded Apr 25, 2023 at 2:46
When Zeus impregnates Danae, what is the meaning of the shower being golden?
Awarded Apr 17, 2023 at 13:17
What items were made by the dwarves for the Norse gods?
Awarded Apr 17, 2023 at 0:04
What demons/fabulous creatures did the Sumerians mention?
Awarded Mar 20, 2023 at 3:41
What is the Japanese human origin myth?
Awarded Mar 3, 2023 at 9:05
Dionysus sacrifice for humanity
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Greek myths centered on self-sacrifice
Awarded Feb 19, 2023 at 14:27
Odysseus raid on the Cicones at Ismaros (Odyssey Book 9 lines 40-66)
Awarded Feb 7, 2023 at 14:03
How did Odysseus's ship get wrecked, and how did Odysseus himself land to Ogygia?
Awarded Feb 7, 2023 at 0:27
Greek/Roman Mermaids
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How could Heracles ensure the victory of the Olympians against the Titans if he was born mortal?
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Why was Astyanax thrown from the wall?
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