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 Notable Question
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Where does the idea that dragons hoard gold come from?
Awarded Aug 19, 2020 at 6:25
What are the special powers of a unicorn's horn?
Awarded Aug 17, 2020 at 0:31
Why do ghosts mess with electricity?
Awarded Aug 5, 2020 at 2:18
Is it the Greek primordial deity Chaos male or female?
Awarded Jul 31, 2020 at 4:55
Metis' unborn son
Awarded Jul 29, 2020 at 13:46
Rune Identification needed for tattoo
Awarded Jul 20, 2020 at 10:42
Why was Amaterasu so angered by the flayed horse that Susanoo threw at her?
Awarded Jun 29, 2020 at 3:18
Was the rule of Zeus ever challenged?
Awarded Jun 22, 2020 at 12:45
If the Hero is Ego-driven, but what is the Self/Soul?
Awarded Jun 12, 2020 at 2:57
Why are the feet of bhoots facing backwards?
Awarded Jun 10, 2020 at 17:08
Is it Liberty or Columbia depicted in John Gast's "American Progress"?
Awarded Jun 5, 2020 at 10:56
Why did Vishnu rape Vrinda?
Awarded Jun 3, 2020 at 12:04
Did Korean Queen Heo Hwang-ok Exist and was she Indo-Aryan or Tamil?
Awarded May 31, 2020 at 18:35
Why did the gods spare Gilgamesh?
Awarded May 26, 2020 at 16:25
What is the good and the evil in the Pandora's Box story?
Awarded May 22, 2020 at 8:30
Symbolism of three characters leading Mayday ritual in The Wicker Man
Awarded May 21, 2020 at 6:10
How did Perseus die?
Awarded May 17, 2020 at 22:03
How did Masih ad-Dajjal lose his eye?
Awarded May 17, 2020 at 17:16
Is it Heracles or Herakles?
Awarded May 11, 2020 at 15:19
Why is Dante using Geryon as a symbol of fraud?
Awarded May 7, 2020 at 20:11
Titans as four corners of the Earth?
Awarded May 2, 2020 at 0:37
Are there any other Greek gods/goddesses that actually remained loyal to their counterpart?
Awarded Apr 27, 2020 at 20:10
Why did Tāne marry his own daughter?
Awarded Apr 18, 2020 at 0:55
Why is it so bad to be born in the Year of the Fire Horse?
Awarded Apr 10, 2020 at 6:00
Why was Europe named after Europa?
Awarded Apr 9, 2020 at 21:25
What is the difference between a phantom and a ghost?
Awarded Apr 9, 2020 at 20:05
Does Hel have any relationship to bees?
Awarded Apr 4, 2020 at 1:30
What was Athena's punishment for her involvement in a plot against Zeus?
Awarded Mar 21, 2020 at 5:10
Where was Hera called "cow-faced"?
Awarded Mar 12, 2020 at 22:40
What is the difference between Igigi and Anunnaki deities?
Awarded Mar 10, 2020 at 23:00
Was it Apollo or Helios? [duplicate]
Awarded Mar 2, 2020 at 18:15
What is the significance of gods eating offspring in Greek mythology?
Awarded Mar 2, 2020 at 16:55
How is Hermes linked to Odin?
Awarded Feb 21, 2020 at 20:30
Are there any four-armed deities or creatures in the Greek or Roman pantheons?
Awarded Feb 4, 2020 at 15:45
Why is rape featured so prominently in Greek mythology?
Awarded Feb 2, 2020 at 17:35
Did Odin Have A Relationship With Freya?
Awarded Jan 31, 2020 at 12:45
Why did Loki want Baldur dead?
Awarded Jan 22, 2020 at 11:10
Hugin and Muninn in runes
Awarded Jan 17, 2020 at 18:15
Is Chronos Kronos?
Awarded Jan 3, 2020 at 22:15
Are there Kali-types deities in other pantheons?
Awarded Dec 22, 2019 at 7:35
How are Ra's three forms different from each other?
Awarded Dec 16, 2019 at 15:20
Why does the astrology sign for cancer seem to represent a yin and yang?
Awarded Dec 14, 2019 at 2:20
Why did Theseus betray Ariadne?
Awarded Dec 6, 2019 at 5:35
How did Pan die?
Awarded Nov 24, 2019 at 3:45
How do we know that Gilgamesh was a demigod?
Awarded Nov 22, 2019 at 4:55
Who invented writing, or who taught writing to the mortals, according to Greek myths?
Awarded Nov 18, 2019 at 14:45
What exactly was in Pandora's Box?
Awarded Nov 7, 2019 at 16:10
Are there any other gods that permanently had an eye removed, other than Odin?
Awarded Nov 3, 2019 at 7:35
Why did Rumpelstiltskin want the baby?
Awarded Oct 29, 2019 at 10:55
Are there any relations between Norse elves and Celtic fairies, or their home realms?
Awarded Oct 23, 2019 at 11:10
Does Hel have a role in Ragnarok?
Awarded Oct 18, 2019 at 17:55
Why did humanizing Enkidu take a work of a prostitute and not of an ordinary woman?
Awarded Oct 12, 2019 at 2:50
Who lives in Mount Olympus usually?
Awarded Oct 10, 2019 at 17:40
Why did Humbaba have to die?
Awarded Oct 7, 2019 at 2:50
What animals were represented in gods in ancient Egypt?
Awarded Sep 19, 2019 at 13:55
Why is Lucifer three-faced?
Awarded Sep 12, 2019 at 19:00
How were djinn traditionally depicted in pre-Islamic Arabic myth?
Awarded Sep 1, 2019 at 18:10
Is there any librarian god?
Awarded Aug 11, 2019 at 20:30
Was Apollo the exact same in Greek and Roman mythology?
Awarded Jul 23, 2019 at 14:30
What did Achilles look like?
Awarded Jul 11, 2019 at 11:05
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