The Egyptians were firm believers in the afterlife, and many aspects of their culture were centered around the concepts of immortality, death, and the ...

Hera (Roman counterpart Juno) is one of the Twelve Olympians and is married to Zeus, the most powerful of all the Greek gods. This makes her the Queen of ...

The goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite (known as Venus in Roman mythology) is one of the most recognizable names to have come from Greek mythology. In ...

Kumiho spirits in Korean mythology are fascinating and incredibly dangerous. They are also often confused with the Japanese Kitsune nine-tailed foxes and ...

Shintoism and Japanese culture as a whole are abundant with fascinating gods (kami), spirits (yokai), ghosts (yūrei), and other mythical beings. One of the ...

Keres are spirits of Greek mythology associated with death and destructive fate. They symbolized the darker aspects of human life and the afterlife. Let’s ...

Acis is a minor character in Greek mythology, mentioned in the writings of Ovid.  He is best known as the lover of the Nereid Galatea and appears in the ...

In Greek mythology, the Nereids were sea nymphs, or water spirits. There were several different deities associated with water such as Oceanus and Poseidon ...

In Greek mythology, Lethe was one of the five rivers of the Underworld. The word ‘lethe’ is Greek for forgetfulness, oblivion or concealment which is what ...

Mnemosyne was a Titan goddess of memory and inspiration in Greek mythology. Poets, kings and philosophers called upon her whenever they needed help crafting ...

In Greek mythology, the Charites (better known as the Graces) were said to be the daughters of Zeus and his wife Hera. They were minor goddesses of charm, ...

Midas is probably one of the most famous characters to appear in the stories of Greek mythology. He’s remembered for the power he possessed to turn ...