Inanna is one of the oldest as well as most confusing goddesses in the world pantheon. This ancient Sumerian goddess from the Mesopotamian region of the ...

As the most important aspect of human civilization, fire plays an essential role in many different mythologies around the world. These types of myths and ...

For thousands of years, thunder and lightning were mysterious events, personified as gods to be worshipped or considered the acts of certain angry gods. ...

Veles is one of those ancient Slavic gods that can be found in virtually every Slavic pantheon. From the Kievan Rus to the Balkans and to Central Europe, ...

Every ancient religion has a god of love. The Celtic god Aengus is that for the people of Ireland. He doesn’t shoot people with arrows of love but, instead, ...

With five major volcanoes, two of which are among the most active in the world, Hawaii has long ago developed a strong faith in Pele, the goddess of fire, ...

Eostre, also spelled Ostara, is a goddess in Germanic paganism associated with the spring season and the dawn. Her name is derived from the Old Germanic ...

Many cultures feature water gods as part of their folklore and mythology. Most ancient civilizations were polytheistic, which meant that people worshiped ...

Throughout history, people have worshipped gods and goddesses associated with wealth to escape poverty, make more money, or protect their earnings. Many ...

Since the earliest times, stars and the moon were used for navigating lands and seas. Similarly, the moon's position in the night sky was used as an ...