Category: Stories
Mythological and folklore stories from all around the world. It consists of stories across Asia, the Americas, Africa and Oceania.
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Apollo and Artemis in Greek Mythology
The story of Apollo and Artemis from Greek Mythology Apollo and Artemis are 2 of the many children of Zeus. Apollo, who was the favourite son of Zeus was the God of the Sun and Music. Artemis was the Goddess of the Hunt and Moon. But before they became a God and Goddess,
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Izanami and Izanagi in Japanese Mythology
Izanami-no-mikoto and Izanagi-no-mikoto. These two deities are said to be the creators of Japan and other gods. So while in the Takamagahara a.k.a the heavens of that time; they were assigned to make something out of the chaotic mass known as earth and to create a few other gods for the newly made lands. So […]
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How the Giant’s Causeway was Made (Irish Mythology)
The Giant’s Causeway If you go to the coast of Ulster or Staffa the nearest isle of Scotland, you would see the rock formations consisting of hexagons. According to folktales, these rock formations were made by a giant called Finn McCool. The story: A long time ago when giants and physically strong men was a norm, […]
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Odin, Vili and Ve in Norse Mythology
Odin, Vili and Ve are brothers. It is said that these 3 gods were the one that made the world. Though, Odin seems to be the most famous one among the 3 because, he was the eldest, definitely the strongest and he ruled Asgard. They made earth by killing Ymir. Ymir was a hermaphroditic frost giant […]
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Romulus and Remus in Roman Mythology
This is one version of the story of Romulus and Rĕmus. They were twin brothers that were ordered to be killed by the King of Alba Longa, King Amulius in fear of being dethroned. But because the mother of the children, daughter of the previous king, said their father is one of their gods, either […]
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The Story of the 12 Chinese Zodiac + the Cat
This is the story on how the Chinese zodiac calendar has the animals in their current order. In ancient times, the jade emperor who is the emperor of the heavens in Chinese mythology ordered animals to have a race. The winner would be remembered as calendar signs as a means for people to measure time. […]
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