Celtic symbolism reflects ancient beliefs and traditions and is believed to influence lives. The meanings of Celtic symbols such as the Claddagh, Crann Bethadh, Triquetra, and Triskelion have survived thanks to bards and storytellers who …
The full moon hangs over the Louisiana swamp and the Rougarou appears. Bright stars twinkle in the dark waves near the towering, sinister cypress trees. Frogs croak their songs in the distance and mosquitoes buzz …
Daphne is a minor figure in Greek mythology, a naiad, a type of female nymph associated with springs, wells, streams, brooks, and other bodies of fresh water. According to ancient sources, she is said to …
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, are an open cluster containing several middle-aged B-type stars located in the constellation Taurus. It is one of the closest star groups to Earth …
Agni, the god of fire, is one of the most prominent deities in the Vedas. With the unique exclusivity of Indra, more chants and hymns are directed at the deity Angi than at any other …
In Greek mythology, Echipa was a monster, half woman and half snake, who lived alone in a cave. She was the companion of the fearsome monster Typhon and was the mother of monsters, including many …
Zephyr was one of the wind gods in Greek mythology. Representing the west wind, Zephyr was considered the gentlest of the Anemoi and the beneficial bringer of spring. 1. The Anemoi Zephyr Zephyr was one …
Heh was one of the oldest Egyptian gods in the history of ancient Egypt, the deification of eternity in the Ogdoad. The name Heh is also spelled Heh, Hah, Hauh, Huah, or HaHeh, whose name …
Polyphemus is the giant, one-eyed son of Poseidon and Toosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer’s Odyssey. His name means “abundant in songs and legends.” Polyphemus first appears as a savage, …
Sheol, in the Hebrew Bible, is a place of darkness where all the dead go, the righteous and the unrighteous, regardless of the moral choices made in life, a place of stillness and darkness separated …
