A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In the world of folklore and storytelling, swords were companions to the heroes, and the spirit of each blade was very sensitive to
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – It is a literary work that has inspired numerous works of art through the centuries and is considered one of the most touching
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Standing on a spectacular hilltop in Glen Nevis, to the west of Ben Nevis we find Dun Deardail, a mysterious, ancient vitrified Scottish fort. Why
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Chinese mythology, Qilin is one of the “Four Benevolent Animals” that include the tortoise, the dragon, and the phoenix. All four noble
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Most people in the Western world interested in vampires are familiar with Dracula whose story was inspired by Vlad III, a Prince in
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The ancient Greeks’ mythical world included gods, beautiful goddesses, gorgeous nymphs, and various monsters. Legends and myths about these monsters accompanied seamen and
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Yoruba say that the planet earth was nothing but an enormous expanse of water and marshes in the beginning. Yoruba people have
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Okanagan Indians whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia have an interesting myth about white giants
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Greek mythology is rich in myths and legends about creatures, goddesses, and gods. According to the concepts of the ancient Greeks, the gods
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Magical swords are frequently mentioned in myths and legends, but did you know Paracelsus had a very unusual sword that had a life
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Many ancient cultures across the world had a common belief in someone that protects the home, looking after the entire household and the
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The theory suggesting that Norse God Odin can be somehow connected to Attila the Hun may seem far-fetched when you hear about it
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Every year, sometime between Christmas and New Year’s Eve residents of Block Island, Rhode Island report seeing an eerie light that is believed to
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Mahabharata, one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, Surya is the “eye of the universe, soul of all existence, origin
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Snorri’s tale, Balder is the young son of Odin, beloved of all in Asgard. He is invulnerable to all even the most
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – The Apache people, a North American Indian tribe say they received their wisdom, skills, and laws from a mysterious individual whom they refer
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – A prominent figure of Hindu mythology and a personification of natural forces that can be seen in many South Indian medieval temples is
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In ancient Chinese mythology, Gong Gong (also King King, Gongong) was a god of destruction and the one who ruled water. He made
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Egyptian mythology, the god Shu was the god of air and of sunlight and represented a life-giving breath. In this function, he
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Among many gods in the mythology of the Irish Celts, we find Dian Cécht, one of the Tuatha de Danann (“children of Dana”),
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Africa contains many nationalities and a large variety of legends. Every nation has many beliefs that have been handed down from one generation
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Basque – one of Europe’s oldest and strongest cultures people live in a mountainous land between Spain and France. Their life has
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Wisdom is better than ignorance, but perhaps not always. How far should a person go to become a wise man or woman? There
A.Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The last confrontation between friends of the gods and their enemies will take place in the field of Vigrid, on the day of Ragnarok.
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – According to ancient Greek myth, goddess Astraea was the last of the immortals to leave our planet with the decline of the ages.
