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Are Kitsune and Huli jing the same?
Awarded Jun 16, 2022 at 15:56
What was Plato's inspiration for the Atlantis myth?
Awarded Nov 24, 2021 at 12:39
Why is the story of Odin hanging from Yggdrasil so similar to that of Jesus on the cross?
Awarded Nov 16, 2021 at 4:11
How were djinn traditionally depicted in pre-Islamic Arabic myth?
Awarded Jan 5, 2021 at 16:05
Why are goats associated with Satan?
Awarded Aug 24, 2020 at 18:40
What differences were there in Greek soldiers worship of Ares and Roman soldiers worship of Mars?
Awarded Aug 18, 2020 at 22:04
How did Athena keep from being turned into stone by her shield?
Awarded Feb 26, 2019 at 13:10
Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?
Awarded Feb 26, 2019 at 13:10
Is there any textual evidence that confirms the color of Hindu gods?
Awarded Feb 21, 2019 at 11:50
Why did Charon collect a toll at the River Styx
Awarded Feb 20, 2019 at 21:45
Were any Buddhist narratives ever folded into the myths of the Greeks, or vice versa?
Awarded Feb 20, 2019 at 21:45
What species is the Lady of the Lake?
Awarded Feb 20, 2019 at 21:45
Who worshipped the Titans?
Awarded Aug 15, 2018 at 1:45
Why are cats so important in Ancient Egypt?
Awarded Aug 1, 2018 at 1:55
Did the Gods and Goddesses in Norse mythology act as patron gods?
Awarded May 11, 2018 at 0:33
Are there any myths we can plausibly trace back to a common Proto-Indo-European ancestor?
Awarded Apr 20, 2018 at 23:27
Was Loki originally a fire god?
Awarded Apr 17, 2018 at 1:44
What is Loki considered to be?
Awarded Apr 13, 2018 at 17:51
Was the Minotaur a single being, or a race?
Awarded Feb 22, 2018 at 19:32
Are Excalibur and Caliburn different swords?
Awarded Sep 5, 2017 at 10:21
Who did Adam and Eve's son Cain marry?
Awarded Mar 20, 2017 at 2:44
Where did the Roman gods live?
Awarded Mar 15, 2017 at 17:46
Why was it a good thing that hope remained in Pandora's box?
Awarded Jan 14, 2017 at 23:04
Why did Zeus assume so many different forms for seduction?
Awarded Aug 26, 2016 at 7:50
What is the difference between giants, Jotuns and trolls in Norse mythology?
Awarded Aug 6, 2016 at 14:03
What is the earliest known dragon myth?
Awarded Mar 11, 2016 at 8:49
What is the difference between a God and a Titan?
Awarded Mar 3, 2016 at 6:50
Why does looking at Medusa with a mirror work?
Awarded Dec 30, 2015 at 14:24
Why were there exactly 12 main Olympian Gods?
Awarded Jul 23, 2015 at 8:50