Author: Nitten Nair

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1676980505849{padding-top: 30px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] In Norse tradition, wisdom is not accumulated quietly but tested publicly, often under the threat of death. Odin’s riddles stand as the clearest expression of this worldview. They are not casual brainteasers or metaphorical puzzles but exact questions rooted in

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1767334433527{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Mythology Irish Mythology Cursed Individual(s) Oisín Cursed By Natural law of Tír na nÓgGandhari Primary Consequence Instant aging upon return to Ireland Symbolism Inevitability of mortality, danger of desire [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Curse of Tír

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1767578241586{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Hawaiian Mythology Classification Gods Family Members Pele, Hiʻiaka, Nāmaka (Siblings), Haumea (Mother), Nanaue (Son) Region Hawaii Associated With Ocean guardianship, Shark deities, Navigation, Protection, Shapeshifting [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][vc_column_text css=""] The Mythlok Perspective [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] Kamohoaliʻi represents a

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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1676980505849{padding-top: 30px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] The spiritual landscapes of the Caribbean are deeply rooted in African traditions carried across the Atlantic during the transatlantic slave trade. Among the most influential were the belief systems of the Ashanti and Akan peoples of present-day Ghana and Côte

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1767319367647{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Serer Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania Associated With Ancestral, Protection, Healing, Justice [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Pangool Introduction The Pangool occupy a central and enduring place in Serer spiritual thought, representing

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] Description Country of Origin Mali, Burkina Faso Language Bambara, Fula Genre Fantasy Cast Issiaka Kane, Aoua Sangare, Niamanto Sanogo Directed by Souleymane Cissé   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="61856" img_size="medium" alignment="center" style="vc_box_shadow_3d" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Yeleen, directed by Souleymane Cissé, is not simply a historical or fantasy film; it is a cinematic ritual shaped

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1767269649226{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Hawaiian Mythology Classification Gods Family Members Pele, Hiʻiaka, Nāmaka, Kapo (Children) Region Hawaii Associated With Fertility, Childbirth, Creation, Regeneration, Abundance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Haumea Introduction Haumea occupies a foundational place in Hawaiian sacred tradition as a

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Description Origin Greek Mythology Classification Golden winged sandals enabling flight Owners/Users Hermes, Perseus Symbolism Speed, freedom, divine authority Source Texts Illiad [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Talaria Introduction Talaria, known in ancient Greek as ptēnopédilos, meaning “winged sandals,” are among the most enduring symbols of divine speed in classical tradition. Best known as the footwear of Hermes, these sandals represent

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1767188530550{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Tswana Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Botswana Associated With Creation, Rain rituals [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Matsieng Introduction Matsieng occupies a foundational place in Tswana cosmology as a primordial being associated with the very beginning

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1767178232178{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Serer Mythology Classification Demigods Family Members N/A Region Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania Associated With Justice, Retribution, Moral order, Protection against witchcraft [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Takhar Introduction Takhar, also rendered as Taahkarr in Serer and Cangin languages,

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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1676980505849{padding-top: 30px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""]The Solar Solstice represents the most dramatic turning points in the relationship between Earth and the Sun. Occurring twice each year, the solstices mark the longest day and shortest night of summer, and the shortest day and longest night of

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766229478896{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Mythology Greek Mythology Bestowed Upon Achilles Granted By Thetis Primary Effect Invulnerability to harm Conditions Attached Heel remained mortal [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Blessing of Invulnerability Introduction Among the heroes of Greek legend, Achilles occupies a unique place

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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Dr. Joshua Bowen Introduction Dr. Joshua Bowen is an Assyriologist whose work sits at the crossroads of ancient Near Eastern studies, biblical scholarship, and public education. Known for his clear, evidence-based approach, Bowen has built a reputation for explaining how Mesopotamian cultures, languages, and myths

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766314495609{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Yoruba Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Nigeria Associated With Creation, Ase [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Olorun Introduction Olorun stands at the summit of Yoruba cosmology as the supreme, self-existent source of all creation. Often identified

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766297751454{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Chewa Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique Associated With Creation, Rain, Fertility [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Chauta Introduction Among the Chewa people of southern Africa, spiritual understanding is inseparable from the rhythms of

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766296728140{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Lozi Mythology Classification Gods Family Members Nyambe (Husband), Ngula (mother-in-law), Mwambwa (Daughter) Region Zambia Associated With Fertility, Motherhood, Royal lineage [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Nasilele Introduction In the spiritual worldview of the Lozi people of western Zambia,

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766291404936{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Kunwinjku Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Australia Associated With Lightning, Thunder, Storms, Sacred law [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Namarrkon Introduction Namarrkon, also known as Mamaragan, is one of the most powerful ancestral beings in the

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] Description Country of Origin Senegal Language Wolof Genre Horror Cast Yann Gael, Roger Sallah, Mentor Ba, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Bruno Henry Directed by Jean Luc Herbulot   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="49510" img_size="medium" alignment="center" style="vc_box_shadow_3d" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""]Saloum is a 2021 African genre film that stands apart not just for its violence and

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766323464408{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Japanese Mythology Classification Mortals Family Members N/A Region Japan Associated With Strength [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Kintaro Introduction Kintaro, often remembered as the “Golden Child,” stands among the most enduring heroic figures of Japanese folklore. Emerging from

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766293810589{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Rwandan Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Rwanda, Burundi Associated With Creation, Fertility, Rain, Justice [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Imana Introduction Imana occupies the highest position in the traditional cosmology of the Banyarwanda of Rwanda and

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766286407344{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Torres Strait Islander Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Australia Associated With Stars, Navigation, Seasons, Moral law [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Tagai Introduction Tagai is one of the most profound spiritual figures in Torres Strait Islander

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766233215020{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Chamorro Mythology Classification Demigods Family Members N/A Region Guam Associated With Superhuman strength [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Taga Introduction Taga occupies a towering place in Chamorro tradition as one of the most powerful ancestral figures remembered from

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766301329406{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Chokwe Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Angola, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo Associated With Creation [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Nyaminyambi Introduction Nyaminyambi stands at the apex of Chokwe cosmology as the supreme creator and

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766119797539{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Japanese Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Japan Associated With Mischief, Surprise [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Kasa-Obake Introduction Among the many eccentric beings found in Japanese folklore, the Kasa-Obake occupies a unique space between humor and

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766112661835{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Scottish Mythology Classification Hybrids Family Members N/A Region Scotland Associated With Shapeshifting, Water, Deception, Strength, Drowning [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Kelpie Introduction The Kelpie occupies a powerful place in Scottish folklore as one of its most recognisable

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766062594021{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Torres Island Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Vanuatu Associated With Fertility, Childbirth, Agriculture [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Vinmara Introduction The Torres Islands, positioned at the northernmost edge of Vanuatu, preserve a body of oral traditions

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766068635654{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Mythology South American Mythology Country Peru Closest airport Maria Reiche Neumann Airport (NZC) Type Constructed Accessibility 07/10 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Nazca Lines Introduction Stretching across the sun-scorched plains of southern Peru, the Nazca Lines remain one of the most arresting archaeological landscapes on Earth. Etched into

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766060102674{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Dogon Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members Nommo (Sibling) Region Mali Associated With Chaos, Imbalance, Language [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Ogo Introduction Among the Dogon people of Mali, cosmology is not an abstract philosophy but a lived framework

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766032040326{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Japanese Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Japan Associated With Compassion, Mercy, Protection, Healing, [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Kannon Introduction Kannon is among the most widely venerated figures in Japanese Buddhism, revered as the embodiment of

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766026150552{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Kalenjin Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members Seta (Wife), Arawa, Ilat, Kokel, Topogh (Children) Region Kenya Associated With Creation, Sky, Weather, Lightning, Thunder [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Tororut Introduction Tororut occupies a commanding place in the spiritual worldview

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1766024176064{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Scottish Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Scotland Associated With Seduction, Blood-drinking, Illusion [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Baobhan Sith Introduction The Baobhan Sith is one of the most unsettling supernatural figures to emerge from Scottish Highland

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765953481815{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Mythology Indian Mythology Type Invoked Power 08/10 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Nagastra Introduction In Indian epic tradition, warfare was never merely physical. Battles unfolded on both material and cosmic planes, where victory depended as much on spiritual discipline as martial skill. Among the

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765952852585{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Banks Island Mythology Classification Gods Family Members Ro-Lei (Wife) Region Vanuatu Associated With Creation, Humanity, Night, Death, [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Qat Introduction Qat stands at the heart of the oral traditions of the Banks Islands, a

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765949171135{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Korean Mythology Classification Ghosts Family Members N/A Region South Korea Associated With Death [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Dalgyal Gwishin Introduction In Korean folk belief, ghosts are not merely frightful apparitions but reflections of unresolved human emotions, social

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765946763531{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Japanese Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Japan Associated With Temptation, Contrariness, Hidden desires [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Amanojaku Introduction Japanese folklore is filled with supernatural beings that reflect both the beauty and darkness of human

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765942732243{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Rapa Nui Mythology Classification Gods Family Members Era Nuku (Husband) Region Easter Island Associated With Fertility, Abundance [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Manana Take Introduction Manana Take occupies a quiet yet meaningful place within Rapa Nui belief systems,

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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1676980505849{padding-top: 30px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] The Saptamatrika, literally meaning “Seven Mothers,” represent one of the most potent and complex divine collectives in Indian sacred traditions. Rather than being singular goddesses, the Saptamatrika are a unified force—seven fierce feminine energies that embody creation, protection, destruction, and

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765867018154{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Attribute Description Mythology Iranian Mythology Language Written Classical Persian Age 977–1010 CE Author Abolqasem Ferdowsi Main Characters Rostam, Sohrab, Zahhak, Kiyumars [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Shahnameh Introduction The Shahnameh, meaning “The Book of Kings,” stands as one of the greatest

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[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Description Origin United Kingdom Classification Symbolic Demeanour Mischievous Habitat Modern technology Status Not Proven [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="49240" img_size="medium" alignment="center" style="vc_box_shadow_border" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Gremlin Introduction The legend of the Gremlin occupies a curious space between folklore, wartime humor, and modern technological anxiety. Emerging prominently in the United Kingdom during the early decades of aviation, Gremlins were imagined

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765864118265{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Dogon Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Mali Associated With Water, Fertility [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Nommo Introduction The Nommo occupy a foundational place in the spiritual worldview of the Dogon people of Mali, representing the

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765862080658{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Japanese Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Japan Associated With Seduction, Shapeshifting, [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Jorogumo Introduction Jorogumo is one of the most unsettling figures in Japanese folklore, a yōkai whose beauty conceals an inescapable

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765859786492{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Yapese Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Yap Islands Associated With Sky, Ancestry, Moral order [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Yanalop Introduction Yanolop occupies a central position in Yapese mythology, forming the backbone of the traditional cosmology

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765858560381{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Rapa Nui Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Easter Island Associated With Creation, Fertility, Birds [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Makemake Introduction Makemake is the most important deity in the mythology of Rapa Nui, commonly known as

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765779878918{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Mythology Indian Mythology Cursed Individual(s) Ravana Cursed By Nalakuvara Primary Consequence Death if violating a woman’s consent Symbolism Limits of power, respect for boundaries [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Ravana’s Curse Introduction Ravana’s Curse is one of the most

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765777969997{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Location Yucatan Country Mexico Dedicated To Kukulkan Duration 1 day Time of Year March 20–21, September 22–23 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Chichen Itza Equinox Celebration Introduction The Chichen Itza Equinox Celebration is one of the most extraordinary living intersections of astronomy, architecture, and mythology in the ancient

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765774649733{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Korean Mythology Classification Gods Family Members Cheonji-wang (Father), Daebeyol-wang (Brother) Region South Korea Associated With Living world, Injustice [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Sobyeol-wang Introduction Sobyeol-wang is a pivotal figure in Korean mythology, best known from the Cheonji-wang

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765773101186{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Japanese Mythology Classification Spirits Family Members N/A Region Japan Associated With Children, Travellers, Souls [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Jizo Introduction Jizō, commonly known as Jizō Bosatsu, holds a uniquely intimate place within Japanese Buddhism. Unlike distant cosmic

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[vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295235390{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Listen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1672295261012{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] At a glance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1765769482445{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Description Origin Pohnpeian Mythology Classification Gods Family Members N/A Region Federated States of Micronesia Associated With Thunder [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] Nahn Sapwe Introduction Nahn Sapwe stands as one of the most powerful and enduring figures in Pohnpeian mythology,

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