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Dionysus sacrifice for humanity
Awarded Mar 2, 2023 at 22:35
Greek myths centered on self-sacrifice
Awarded Feb 19, 2023 at 14:27
Odysseus raid on the Cicones at Ismaros (Odyssey Book 9 lines 40-66)
Awarded Feb 7, 2023 at 14:03
How did Odysseus's ship get wrecked, and how did Odysseus himself land to Ogygia?
Awarded Feb 7, 2023 at 0:27
Greek/Roman Mermaids
Awarded Feb 6, 2023 at 9:07
How could Heracles ensure the victory of the Olympians against the Titans if he was born mortal?
Awarded Jan 18, 2023 at 15:25
Why was Astyanax thrown from the wall?
Awarded Jan 6, 2023 at 21:20
Is there a passage about white hair in Chinese mythology?
Awarded Dec 29, 2022 at 0:04
Why is the virgin goddess Artemis associated with childbirth?
Awarded Dec 28, 2022 at 3:16
Why was Hephaestus ugly?
Awarded Dec 24, 2022 at 20:25
Gods or goddesses of memory
Awarded Nov 27, 2022 at 18:02
Why there are graphic depictions of sexual acts in some Hindu temples?
Awarded Nov 5, 2022 at 14:40
What did Mimir do with Odin's eye?
Awarded Oct 15, 2022 at 7:58
Are owls mentioned in Norse Mythology?
Awarded Sep 26, 2022 at 18:51
Zeus' Lightning Bolt
Awarded Sep 11, 2022 at 19:10
Was Rumplestiltskin intended as a Jewish caricature?
Awarded Sep 10, 2022 at 5:48
Why is the ferry toll for Charon placed in the dead person's mouth?
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 13:07
Was the killing of an albatross being bad luck fabricated or real nautical mythology?
Awarded Sep 5, 2022 at 0:34
Why did the Romans name the planets after their gods?
Awarded Sep 1, 2022 at 16:10
Does Thor use an axe and/or sword in the Myths?
Awarded Aug 29, 2022 at 0:42
Why 1000 years and not 900 or 800 years for kitsune to ascend to heaven?
Awarded Aug 27, 2022 at 0:07
Is there a culture that celebrates day of birth, day of conception?
Awarded Aug 25, 2022 at 2:27
What kind of distinctive clothing depicted Sumerian gods?
Awarded Aug 25, 2022 at 1:36
Was Poseidon ever considered the chief deity instead of Zeus?
Awarded Aug 6, 2022 at 15:16
What is the story of the Rape of Hera?
Awarded Aug 3, 2022 at 6:41
Can kitsune die/be killed?
Awarded Jul 15, 2022 at 19:00
What creatures eat a humans life force?
Awarded Jul 14, 2022 at 5:07
Does Iroquois legend tell where the Sky People came from?
Awarded Jul 13, 2022 at 13:34
What is the meaning of the inscriptions on Baphomet arms?
Awarded Jul 7, 2022 at 0:05
Mother Earth or Father Earth?
Awarded Jul 2, 2022 at 13:27
How many Great Gods did the Sumerians have?
Awarded Jun 13, 2022 at 1:33
Is there a deeper meaning to Utgard-Loki, Loki, and Logi?
Awarded Jun 10, 2022 at 16:57
What do all the treasures Sun Wukong got from the Dragon Kings do?
Awarded Jun 2, 2022 at 18:56
Is there an older name for Cecaelia?
Awarded Jun 1, 2022 at 12:08
What do we know of the rebellion against Zeus by Poseidon, Hera and Athena?
Awarded May 25, 2022 at 3:04
What gender was the Midgard Serpent Jormungand?
Awarded May 3, 2022 at 8:21
Who are the twenty four elders in Revelation?
Awarded May 1, 2022 at 16:34
What more uses are there for dragon parts?
Awarded Apr 28, 2022 at 13:17
Why, according to Joseph Campbell, is the monomyth so common?
Awarded Apr 27, 2022 at 13:03
Did ancient Greek religion ever become monotheistic?
Awarded Apr 26, 2022 at 19:46
Did ancient Egypt use the abbreviation IHS for "Isis, Horus, and Seb"?
Awarded Apr 23, 2022 at 0:33
Why do we call the pentagram a "star"?
Awarded Mar 30, 2022 at 4:01
Are there any deities or mythological beasts inspired by snow leopards?
Awarded Mar 19, 2022 at 5:12
Why does Medea escape punishment?
Awarded Mar 1, 2022 at 6:45
Demigods in Norse Mythology?
Awarded Feb 24, 2022 at 22:57
Is there any reason that Chiron and Charon have such similar names?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 23:11
Does the "Ship of Theseus" have a name?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 12:04
What is the specific term for those creatures that exist because people believe in them?
Awarded Feb 12, 2022 at 19:47
What cursed items are there in Greek mythology?
Awarded Jan 20, 2022 at 22:25
Who was served his own children cut into pieces?
Awarded Jan 12, 2022 at 15:03
Who are the deities of natural order, justice or wisdom?
Awarded Jan 8, 2022 at 17:12
Was Helen of Troy in Egypt during the war?
Awarded Jan 7, 2022 at 15:41
Who commands the Heavenly Host in combat?
Awarded Jan 6, 2022 at 23:42
Are there religions with no concept of afterlife?
Awarded Dec 30, 2021 at 21:16
What is a type of creature that steals souls?
Awarded Dec 22, 2021 at 23:51
God/Goddess of clones or duplicates
Awarded Dec 13, 2021 at 2:16
What is the source of the fable of Thor’s attempt to drink up a small spring?
Awarded Dec 10, 2021 at 2:41
How are the internal organs of centaurs arranged?
Awarded Dec 9, 2021 at 12:40
Was it an option for the Trojans to give Helen back? Why didn't they?
Awarded Nov 22, 2021 at 20:25
How does merging of two gods actually work?
Awarded Nov 5, 2021 at 22:26
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