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According to legend an attractive woman arrived to the coast of Japan aboard the Hollow Ship. This woman was unlike the other women in the region. Local fisherman accompanied this...

In the Peruvian region of the Amazon jungle, there is an ancestral legend that tells the story of a boiling river, capable of burning any living thing that dares to...

— Where did the Tuatha de Danann come from? Legends of these people resemble those of ancient Greek gods, goddesses and archaic heroes; Could there be a connection? Do the...

— 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 bird soared the...

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 (Greedy) and Freki...

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, he had to...

In myths and legends from around the world, birds play many different roles but first of all they connect the human world with the divine supernatural realm. Adarna Bird (or...

Great power of the glacial melting water and movement of stones created some of the most spectacular potholes often called Giant’s Kettles (or Giant’s cauldrons). Legends of ancient people in...