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The Lost Star of the Pleiades: Ancient Stories Around t...

Cultures from North America to Australia share legends of a missing star in...

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Hades, the Most Feared God of Greek Mythology I

Hades is one of the most feared gods of Greek mythology, yet also one of th...

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La Llorona - The Weeping Woman

A Mexican ghost story of a woman who, from sadness or madness, does the unt...

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The Rusalka - Eastern European Myths

The Rusalka are women who met untimely deaths at the bottom of the river, b...

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Krampus: Christmas Demon

Krampus's name is growing popular in the United States, but most of us don'...

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The Yule Lads: Mischief Makers and Children Takers

As the nights grow long and dark and the holidays creep ever closer in the...

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A Christmas Carol: Mythology Behind Dickens' Classic

Of the many literary works about Christmas, none have ever garnered the leg...

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Extra Mythology Complete: Christmas Stories

Holiday cheer meets historical lore! Explore history’s greatest seasonal my...

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Dark Shadows: Comparing the 1966 Classic and the 1991 R...

Step into the gothic world of Dark Shadows — where vampires brood and ghost...

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Why Gullah Geechee Folklore Created a Unique Monster

Ever wake up exhausted, like something drained the life out of you? The Boo...

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Samhain: The Ancient Origins of Modern Halloween

Before the plastic masks and trick-or-treating, before the pumpkins and can...

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The Cryptid That Turned Out To Be Real

With zebra legs, a giraffe tongue, and a unicorn’s reputation, the okapi so...

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12 Legends That Still Haunt Louisiana

These fun Louisiana legends will make you wonder what really lurks in the b...

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Amethyst Used to be Really Valuable

Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires are most of the classic gemstones...

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The Tragic Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydi...

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The Furies - Divine Vengeance or Justice?

In Greek mythology, the Furies, also known as the Erinyes, were goddesses o...

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