What is the origin of the Japanese Kodama?
In Japanese folklore, kodama are tree spirits that inhabit trees that are older than 100 years. In the collection of yōkai depictions, the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien, under the title 木魅 …
Why is rape featured so prominently in Greek mythology?
Greek mythology is also full of horrific murders--Procne & Philomel is one of the most lurid examples featuring both, as is the story of Atreus and Thyestes (Thyestes rapes his own daughter, and both …
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Who is Thulis of Egypt? - Mythology & Folklore Stack Exchange
May 28, 2019 · He is supposed to be one of the earliest kings of Egypt; he also supposedly conquered the entire world, says the story, "all the way to Okeanos [Oceanus]." Most English translations of his …
Are there any depictions of Horus being crucified and resurrected
Jun 29, 2015 · Short answer, no. There is no writing, inscription, artwork, statuary, or anything that indicates Horus (or Osiris) was crucified. There is death and resurrection in Horus' story, though. The …
Why could Lleu Llaw Gyffes only be killed in a certain way?
In the fourth branch of the Mabinogion, Lleu Llaw Gyffes revealed to Blodeuedd that he can only be killed in a certain way. 'Will you, for God's sake and mine, tell me by what means you might be k...
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How do we know that Gilgamesh was a demigod?
The Wikipedia page suggest that in the epic, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength. How do we know he was a demigod? What makes someone a demigod? Did he possess some special …
mesopotamia - Significance of Enoch's age in the Hebrew Bible and ...
Oct 1, 2020 · In the Hebrew Bible, Genesis 5:23 records Enoch's age as 365 years. As far as I can tell based on my review of the BHS and Göttingen LXX apparatus, there are no alternate readings of this …
Who is the oldest being in Greek mythology?
Who was the oldest being ever to have existed in Greek mythology? In other words, were there a set of beings before all of the primordial gods? Who was to have created the primordial gods? What was...