Mythology, History, and Interesting Facts
Richard 
Imagine calling into the Arctic wilderness for help, only to find an enormous wolf answering your plea. Worse still, it wraps its tail around you and throws you to the ground. This is one of the stranger encounters with Amarok, a formidable wolf-like being found in Inuit storytelling. Sometimes called Amaroq, the creature appears in … Read more
Cretan mythology is rich in fascinating lore and legends. The island of Crete has a vast history, which has its roots in the ancient civilization known as the Minoan civilization. The Minoans were prevalent on the island between circa 3000 BCE and 1450 BCE. Cretan mythology and the Minoan civilization were an integral precursor to … Read more
We recently wrote about the “Slit-Mouthed Woman” in Japanese folklore, Kuchisake-onna, and today we’re discussing a similar spirit entity known as Yuki-onna. She is one of the most widely known yōkai throughout Japan and is a key feature in many folk tales across the country. But who exactly is Yuki-onna? What did she look like? … Read more
There are some seriously creepy creatures in Japanese folklore, such as Jorōgumo and Tsuchigumo, but the one creature that seems to scare deeper than the rest is kuchisake-onna. If you haven’t come across this dread-inducing entity before, then you may wish you had never seeked her out, Kuchisake-Onna is renowned within Japanese folklore for haunting … Read more
In Persian mythology there is a strange bird-like creature that dwells atop the Alborz mountain range in northern Iran. Little is known about this creature, but Persian legend describes the bird as a cousin of the legendary Simurgh. But what else do we know about the Chamrosh? Read on to find out more. Related: Who … Read more
According to Roman legend, a snow-white bird used to dwell in the house of the king and cured inhabitants of disease and maladies. This bird was called the Caladrius. But what exactly is the Caladrius? What does it look like? And what does it do? Read on to learn all about the Roman mythical bird. … Read more
In the north-west of England, a vicious and malevolent witch-like creature called Jenny Greenteeth haunts unsuspecting victims and is feared by all who know of her. But who exactly is Jenny Greenteeth? What does she look like? And what is the background of this English folktale? Who is Jenny Greenteeth? Jenny Greenteeth, sometimes known as … Read more
Before Zeus ruled from Mount Olympus, Greek mythology imagined a much older world. The best-known account survives in Hesiod’s Theogony, composed around the late eighth or seventh century BCE. There is no single creator deliberately making the universe. Instead, the cosmos gradually takes shape as primordial beings emerge and successive generations of gods are born. … Read more
Two of the most influential figures in ancient Greek mythology are Demeter and Persephone. Indeed, they were widely deified by citizens of the time and a mystery cult was created in dedication to the two goddesses. Every year, the cult of Demeter and Persephone held a series of invitations called the Eleusinian Mysteries that took … Read more
When it comes to the Greek gods and goddesses, there are a number of deities that represent nature in various ways. Therefore, the question of “who is the Greek goddess of nature?” is not so simple to answer. Read on to discover the different portrayals of mother Earth in Greek mythology. Primordial Deities and Nature The … Read more