The Untold Truth Of Valhalla in Norse Mythology
What is Valhalla in Norse Mythology? In Norse mythology and religion, Odin, the king of all the Norse gods, rules the magnificent place in the spirit world…
Mysteries Of The Yellow Emperor – The ‘Son Of Heaven’ From Regulus
Chinese and Japanese archaeologists claim they have discovered in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan evidence of the fifth ancient civilization, Japan’s Kyodo News reported Monday, October 28,…
Seductive Sirens of Greek Mythology and How Heroes Resisted Them
Sirens are a type of creature found in ancient Greek mythology. Commonly described as beautiful but dangerous creatures , the sirens are remembered for seducing sailors with…
Legendary Black Knights: Mysterious Medieval Entities of Neutrality
Black Knights began to appear in history during the Middle Ages. Since the 13th century, a series of legends mentioning the mysterious Black Knights emerged. Although the Black…
The Epic of Gilgamesh Unveiled: Searching For a Way to the Home Planet
The Epic of Gilgamesh is regarded as one of mankind’s greatest literary and historical works. Many authors have studied the text in an effort to explain the…
Hypnos: God Of Sleep Who Owns Much Of Our Lives In Greek Mythology
In “Theogony,” a Greek poet Hesiod who likely lived around 700 BC, tells about Hypnos, the god of sleep, and his twin brother, Thanatos, the god of…
The Wild Hunt – Danger Of Seeing The Phantom Army Of Odin
The Wild Hunt is a well-known folklore story in Northern Europe. It is said that seeing the Wild Hunt is dangerous because it is a warning of…
The Norse God Odin: Viking God of War, Father of Thor, But There’s More
Odin is the chief deity of the Norse pantheon. Although Odin was worshipped more generally in Germanic paganism, the information we have today about this god is…
How and Why Rollo the Viking Conqueror Settled in Normandy
Rollo was a well-known Viking leader who lived between the 9 th and 10 th centuries AD. He is best-known for becoming the ruler of Normandy and…
Did a Sultan Find Medusa’s Sarcophagus in the Basilica Cistern?
Nestled beneath the winding streets of Istanbul, just 490 feet (149 meters) from the Hagia Sophia, lies an ancient cistern that may have been the final resting…