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Are Excalibur and Caliburn different swords?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 17:01

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Why was it a good thing that hope remained in Pandora's box?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 18:13

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Are there any myths we can plausibly trace back to a common Proto-Indo-European ancestor?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 16:44

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How were djinn traditionally depicted in pre-Islamic Arabic myth?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 16:29

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Were any Buddhist narratives ever folded into the myths of the Greeks, or vice versa?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 16:51

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1 answer

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What did the Mayans believe would happen when the Long Count rolled over to a new baktun, like it did on Dec 21, 2012?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 17:58

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Do we know of the existence of Japanese mythological texts that predate the Kojiki?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 16:35

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How does the Scientological creation myth describe the rebirth of humankind following Xenu's hydrogen bombing?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 17:13

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Why is it so bad to be born in the Year of the Fire Horse?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 19:51

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Why was Amaterasu so angered by the flayed horse that Susanoo threw at her?

asked Apr 29, 2015 at 20:38

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Where did the Easter Islanders come from, according to their own myths?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 22:11

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Does Kalki appear at the end of every Kali Yuga, or just the current one?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 17:38

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1 answer

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According to the myth of the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest, how did people get fire?

asked Apr 28, 2015 at 21:24

8 votes

1 answer

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Does anything in the Matter of Britain ever explain or otherwise address Stonehenge?

asked Apr 29, 2015 at 20:25

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Are Excalibur and Caliburn different swords?

Why was it a good thing that hope remained in Pandora's box?

Are there any myths we can plausibly trace back to a common Proto-Indo-European ancestor?

How were djinn traditionally depicted in pre-Islamic Arabic myth?

Were any Buddhist narratives ever folded into the myths of the Greeks, or vice versa?

What did the Mayans believe would happen when the Long Count rolled over to a new baktun, like it did on Dec 21, 2012?

Do we know of the existence of Japanese mythological texts that predate the Kojiki?

How does the Scientological creation myth describe the rebirth of humankind following Xenu's hydrogen bombing?

Why is it so bad to be born in the Year of the Fire Horse?

Why was Amaterasu so angered by the flayed horse that Susanoo threw at her?

Where did the Easter Islanders come from, according to their own myths?

Does Kalki appear at the end of every Kali Yuga, or just the current one?

According to the myth of the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest, how did people get fire?

Does anything in the Matter of Britain ever explain or otherwise address Stonehenge?