A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) is originally a character from the tradition of the East Slavs including the Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian people. In
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Icelandic mythology, Gryla (Grýla) is a giantess who lives in the mountains of Iceland. She is mentioned in Snorre Sturluson’s Prose Edda,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – There are many shrines in Asgard and Midgard, but most sacred of all is Yggdrasil, the largest of all trees. The branches spread
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Japanese folklore, religion and popular culture, there are many evil demonic entities, ghosts, and monsters that are often difficult to recognize from
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Norse myths and legends, Gefjon (Gefion) was the Aesir goddess of fertility, plow, and agriculture. She also possessed extraordinary mental abilities and
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Going against gods’ wishes can be dangerous and King Phineus certainly made the Greek deities furious. Having received the gift of prophecy, King
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Loki, in Norse mythology, is an elusive, malevolent god destined to be the gods’ adversary at Ragnarok, and yet, a constant companion to
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – When the Conquistadors came to explore the New World in the early 16th century they heard rumors about a magnificent wealthy city of
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – We call her today – Lady Justice. Her modern statues frequently decorate courthouses and courtrooms in many countries around the world. Additionally, images
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Abundantia (or Abundita) was a powerful, nourishing Roman goddess and a divine personification of abundance, prosperity, and good fortune. She was believed to
A.Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In mythologies of many ancient cultures, there is a male figure known as a trickster. Occasionally, this figure has also a nickname ‘rogue’, ‘prankster,
MessageToEagle.com – Ancient sacred texts, precious artifacts, archaeological discoveries, myths and legends open a window to the past. Sometimes ancient stories may seem to be fanciful and it
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Mjölnir (also known as Miölnir, Mjølne, Mjǫllnr) was a terrible axe-hammer that belonged to Norse god Thor. The word Mjölnir means ‘crusher’ (or ‘striker’). Thor
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Known as Lady of the Sea and mother goddess, Asherah is one of the oldest deities in the Sumerian and Ugaritic pantheon. Goddess Asherah
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – The Austrian J.F Blumrich – a friend of the White Bear, an old and wise member of the Hopi Tribal Council – documented
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – “There are stories and stories…There are the songs, also, that are taught. Some are whimsical. Some are very intense. Some are documentary. Everything I
MessageToEagle.com – As the “Master of the Forest” and the “Ruler of the Animals”, he was considered by the ancient Slavs as the one and only rightful owner of
MessageToEagle.com – Valkyries play a central role in poems and stories about legendary hero-warriors in Norse mythology. Riding on horses to battle fields and escorting the souls of dead
MessageToEagle.com – Native Americans have wonderful legends of a powerful and magnificent Thunderbird that was sent by the Gods to protect humans from evil. When this huge, eagle-like
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Roman, Greek or Egyptian mythologies speak about an amazing mythical firebird, Phoenix, a symbol of Sun, immortality, rebirth, resurrection and eternal life. This mythical
MessageToEagle.com – Riding into battle, Odin was always accompanied by Sleipnir(or Sleipner), an amazing, eight-legged horse of supernatural strength. Odin has also other constant companions, namely, two wolves; Geri
MessageToEagle.com – In Norse mythology, Odin is a god of war, death, poetry and wisdom. He often spoke in beautiful poems. But before he became the god of poetry,
MessageToEagle.com – According to medieval tradition, there was a mysterious land – Lyonesse – that was outside the southwest of England. The legends of this sunken kingdom appear in
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Norse myths and legends give us elaborate descriptions of the Nine Worlds, which are located in roots and branches of Yggdrasil, a gigantic Universal
