The Kalevala, a poetic epic filled with myth, reflects the shared roots between Finnish and Karelian cultures.
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We’ve long been fascinated by lightning, which can also be found in volcanoes and on Jupiter.
Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world and connected with their landscape.
Based on a myth first told in Greece over 2,500 years ago, Hadestown, now playing in Sydney, is a modern retelling of the story of lovers Orpheus and Eurydice.
The Kurukop echo amplifies a mythological story from the Nama Karoo region.
A new book sorts the myths from the facts in a comprehensive account of how the former president became the United States’ most powerful businessmen.
The horrifying case in France of a husband who drugged his wife to orchestrate her rapes raises difficult questions about the images of sleeping beauties in our literature. Isn’t it time we reread these texts?
In Netflix’s new series KAOS, Jeff Goldblum’s Zeus is a refreshing contemporary take on the mythical god.
Sir Keir Starmer may hold the reins of power, but true leadership goes beyond titles. Could the ancient wisdom of Welsh mythology offer him the insights needed to lead the country effectively?
A new study shines light on the link between the Milky Way and the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut
What makes us human? Greek and Roman thinkers were preoccupied with this question. And some of their observations of animals foreshadowed recent findings in the behavioural sciences.
Asian martial arts and films functioned as mythic models which inspired Black and brown youth in the making of ‘urban warriors,’ and later the Wu-Tang Clan.
Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 in Wales is steeped in folklore and tradition.
A celebrated poet and Nobel laureate, Louise Glück wrote about mortality, broken families and human frailty with devastating wryness and quiet beauty.
Many ‘myths’ are authentic memories of human pasts, told by people who passed down precise accounts of their history.
From Ancient Mesopotamia to Shakespeare to Arnhem Land, humans have been telling tails of mermaids for millennia.
Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier – sometimes scarier – sides of love.
The idea of virgin birth has been part of Christianity since the start, but its significance has shifted over time.
Like all members of the category of ‘fey’, or the beings of the preternatural world, including fairies, elves, and pixies, goblins are renowned for being tricksy. In other words, best avoided.
Instead of displaying myths, Samburu rock art reveals real-life stories and is made as a leisure activity.
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