Legends

When it comes to the early historical scope of the Mesopotamian gods, there were no single political factions or entities ruling the vast lands between and around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (at least until …

Zhong Kui is considered the mythical being responsible for collecting the souls of ghosts and evil beings. In Chinese mythology, he was also a leader who commanded an army of more than 80,000 demons and …

The Claddagh is almost certainly the most popular Celtic, Viking, Norse, or Irish symbol in jewelry. The history of the Claddagh dates back some 300 years to the fishing village of the same name in …

Yantra is the Sanskrit word for “instrument” or “machine.” Like the word “instrument” itself, it represents Hindu symbols, processes, automatons, machinery, or anything that has structure and organization, depending on the context. Traditionally, such Hindu …

Academic research shows that Inca belief systems were integrated with their view of the cosmos, especially in terms of how the Incas observed the movements of the Milky Way and the solar system as seen …

Just as there are gods of the sky, there are also gods of death in every mythology around the world. Death is rarely as apparent as it is on Samhain. The sky has turned gray, …

The pantheon of Mayan gods is a set of anthropomorphic deities that were often associated with animistic spiritual forces. As a group, the allied city-states, known as Mayan polities, shared all the gods, but certain …

The Mesopotamians were very religious, and their civilizations shared the same deities with different identities, names, and Mesopotamian myths. Myths in Mesopotamia Sumerian mythology refers to Mesopotamian myths, religious texts, and other literature that originated …

Judaism is based on learning the Torah and performing mitzvahs, through which we connect with God and make the world a better place. Throughout our history, many Hebrew symbols have become associated with the Jewish …

Deep in the Guajira desert, near the Colombian and Venezuelan borders, lies a traditional, historic, and indigenous community known in Wayuu mythology as the people of the sun, sand, and wind: the Wayuu tribe. They …