Mythology

Myths and Legends

In ancient times ’till now, myths and legends are preserved and studied all over the world. They can give us a perspective of the past, or through myths and legends we can take the feedback of past mistakes. Different mythologies and legends are also always the same in their core – divinity and mortality, but with the grain of salt that all power comes with levels of difficulty, moral and understanding.

But myths and legends can show us that all gods and mortals, given power, does not mean equal to wisdom – that is reserved for those that study their variations.

Cephalus and Procris – Romance and a Curse

Cephalus and Procris – Romance and a Curse

Celaphus, is the son of Hermes and Hersa in ancient Greek Hellenistic mythology. The jealous sister of Hersa Aglavra, standing between the lovers Hermes and Hersa. According to legend, Hermes turned her into a stone, and Cephalus married Procris, but the goddess of...

The Great Founders of Athens – Mythical Charachters

The Great Founders of Athens – Mythical Charachters

In the myths, the founders of the city of Athens are Cecrops, Erichthonius and Erechtheus. Cecrops (Κέκροψ, Kekrops, Cecrops) - the eldest son of Erechtheus, as well as the brother of Pandora (myth of Pandora here). King of Attica in 1347-1307 BC. He consecrated a...

Monkey King against Buddha – Chinese Mythology

Monkey King against Buddha – Chinese Mythology

Can Monkey King Beat Buddha? The Monkey King is one of the most interesting creatures in Chinese Mythology, not only by his name and visuals (yes, he is a monkey more towards humanoid, but still with his monkey mischief), but his characteristics as well. Monkey is...

The Monkey King Origin Story

The Monkey King Origin Story

Who is the Monkey King? The Monkey, also known as the Monkey King (Swan Wukong, (孫悟空 / 孙悟空)), is a character from Chinese mythology and the protagonist of the Chinese novel "Journey to the West", in which he is a monkey born of stone and thanks to the Taoist teaching,...

Niobe – Greek Tragedy Inspired Niobe From The Matrix

Niobe – Greek Tragedy Inspired Niobe From The Matrix

Niobe from "The Matrix" is actually inspired by the heroin of the same name in a tragic Greek myth. She is the wife of Amphion (the myth of Amphion here) king of Thebes and the daughter of Tantalus (myth of Tantalus here) punished by the gods. Niobe has a large family...

Guan/Kuan Yin – Goddess of Mercy and Kindness

Guan/Kuan Yin – Goddess of Mercy and Kindness

The goddess of mercy was Guan Yin. She was born Miao Shang and was the daughter of a Chinese emperor of the Zhou dynasty. Her father wanted to arrange her marriage to a rich prince to increase his influence, but Miao Shang did not want to marry because she wanted to...

Amitabha – The Great Buddha and Path of Dao

Amitabha – The Great Buddha and Path of Dao

Chinese myths also contain many Buddhist ones. Chinese Buddhism is also a combination of many other religious teachings and guides, whose goal is the direction of a better life and the path of enlightenment, bliss and the discovery of the nature of the world....

Zao Jun – The Kitchen God Favourable by Jade Emperor

Zao Jun – The Kitchen God Favourable by Jade Emperor

The god of the art of cooking was Zao Jun. Before becoming a deity, he was a man, and when he ascended among the gods, he earned the nickname "god of the kitchen" or "god of the stove." Many Chinese hang a portrait of him over the stove in their home. Guodin Sien was...

Cadmus – The Dragon Killer

Cadmus – The Dragon Killer

Cadmus (Κάδμος) is the son of the Phoenician king Agenor and the brother of Europe (the myth of Europe here). Cadmus is the founder of the city of Thebes, the acropolis is named after him - Cadmea. The historian Herodotus mentions Cadmus as a person who introduced the...

Europa and the White Bull – Zeus Seduces Europa

Europa and the White Bull – Zeus Seduces Europa

Europa is the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor in ancient Greek mythology. Legend has it that Zeus seduced her while playing with friends on the beach. In the image of a white bull, and then of a wonderful young man, after the intimate meeting of the two, his...

Ghost Stories – Different Types of Ghost in Ancient World

Ghosts - Spirits Ghost - Old English gast "breath; good or bad spirit, angel, demon; person, man, human being," in Biblical use "soul, spirit, life," from Proto-West Germanic *gaistaz (source also of Old Saxon gest, Old Frisian jest,...

Giants – Mythology and The Bible

Before the Flood – According to biblical texts before the Flood (Genesis), the Nephilim (the “fallen”) and the Giborims – “the mighty” on the earth which are also translated as “giants”. Some cite the two terms as interpreting that the giants were the “fallen”, of which existence is contrary to God’s will.

Grim Reaper and Death – Combination of Myths

Personification Death is one of the most interesting topics that has aroused the imagination of many over the millennia. Her personalization happens later. The ancients of the world perceived death as a transition to another life and were later portrayed as an...

How Zombies Became Popular – Origins of the Dead

Typically  the origin of zombies are viewed as a cinematic fictional commentary of the mindlessness of the masses and later the great danger of chemical experimentation or a social commentary for the nature of humans in the bring of the Apocalypse.
This is all true but actually the origin is in Haiti from where slaves from West Africa were shipped, thus bringing the Voodoo religion with them. Haiti was a Catholic establishment, but Voodoo practices were present during night and zombification was taboo and yet used for selling slaves. Also, the Bible mentioned one very famous zombie – Lazarus.

Werewolf Origin and Legend

The origin and legend can be tracked down all the way to Proto-Indo-European mythology and it has been added and evolved to present day variations.
Werewolf or lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος lukánthropos (from λύκος lúkos “wolf” and ἄνθρωπος, ánthrōpos “human”) , sometimes refereed as therianthropic hybrid (the ability to shapeshift into an animal), is typically referred to interpretation of the Germanic and Balkan representations in spite of its more ancient origins.

Vampire Origin Story – Mesopotamian, Slavic, Greek

Origin In its origin, the vampire is a combination of old myths of slavic and other cultures. In its roots, for example, the Mesopotamian, Ancient Greeks, Manipuri, the Romans and all older religions and beliefs are talking about evil entities and evil spirits....

Kaiju – Huge Monsters Not Only in Japanese Culture

Kaiju - Origin Kaiju (怪獣, kaijū) - the term is a little bit vague in its origin from where it comes from but it is mostly attributed to Godzilla's popularization of the term meaning "strange beast". For that reason is most probably a cinema term, but of course...
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