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When and where did Apollo come from?
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Are there any folklore references to the following elements found in Xianxia i.e. modern Chinese High Fantasy fiction?
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Greek myths centered on self-sacrifice
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Greek myths centered on self-sacrifice
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How did the Trimurti come into power?
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Is the practise of standing on stones at election consigned to mythology and folklore?
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Would Pantagruel take part in the ritual weeping for Tammuz?
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Are Fenrir and Jormungandr Jötnar?
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Is there any folklore in non-European culture that may be an attempt to “explain” similar to changeling myths in Western Europe and Scandinavia?
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How were the Orishas born?
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what was the reason for rape in greek myths and culture
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Why does looking at Medusa with a mirror work?
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Was Chernobog evil, before Christians?
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Why was the Greek deity of warfare and wisdom (Athena) female, and how did the Greeks rationalize this?
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Does Medusa's head turn one's clothing to stone together with its wearer?
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Mythologies or folktales regarding dormouse/mouse?
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How did dasavataras end?
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Why was Gaia in deep slumber during creation?
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What creatures eat a humans life force?
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Are there any myths of Gods or Goddesses giving up their divinity permanently of their own free will?
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Has there been anything like the Flying Spaghetti Monster originating in the Middle East?
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Who are the twelve Olympian gods?
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Where did this story about stars being part of a board game come from?
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Were there cooks for the gods on Olympus in Greek(or Roman) Mythology
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Was Aaru considered part of the Duat (underworld) in ancient Egypt?
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What is the difference between giants, Jotuns and trolls in Norse mythology?
Awarded Oct 10 '20 at 22:31
What is the significance of Medusa having hands of bronze?
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What are the earliest and latest reference of black dog apparitions in folklore?
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Important 'watchers', 'watchdogs' or 'guardians of a process'
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Way to measure the probability a story evolving in a given culture
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Why are goats associated with Satan?
Awarded Aug 31 '20 at 1:48
Do the myths of Malayalam Onam, Egyptian Osiris Myth and Vietnamese Tet show cultural contacts?
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Do the myths of Malayalam Onam, Egyptian Osiris Myth and Vietnamese Tet show cultural contacts?
Awarded Aug 21 '20 at 14:43
What is the extent of control over a kitsune?
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Who are the deities of natural order, justice or wisdom?
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Can you help me identify this creature?
Awarded Jul 29 '20 at 15:08
Are there any gods or similar beings other than Nemesis that laid eggs?
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Is it possible to build a timeline for Greek mythology?
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Examples of non-Homeric invisibility as clouds
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Tubal-cain (תּוּבַל קַיִן) and Vulcan
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Tubal-cain (תּוּבַל קַיִן) and Vulcan
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Was Artemis a lesbian?
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Hall of Two Truths: Ancient Egypt
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Are the Anunnaki mentioned in the Bible?
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Are these images of identifiable pre-Columbian mythic entities?
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Are there any mythological cures for vampirism?
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Airs composed by priest in Hebrew perhaps?
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What symbol is on the staff of The Sorceress by Georges Merle?
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Could Ragnarok be considered to have occurred?
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Original Myth and translation of Hades asking to kidnap Persephone
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Why did Snorri Sturlson link the Norse Gods to the Trojans?
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Any stories in Bible/Christian mythology about person regaining Adam's primeval innocence?
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What does internet-transmitted folklore reveal about how we generate and spread folkore?
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Where can I find a detailed description of the Akuma?
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