Eastern mythology

There are scary creatures from all over the world and from different kinds of folklore. Slavic mythology has its own special brand, however...

Simurgh in persian mythology and literature is a benevolent, mythical bird. It is sometimes equated with other mythological birds such as the phoenix and the humā. The figure can be found in all periods of Iranian art and literature and is also evident in the iconography of Georgia, medieval Armenia, the Eastern Roman Empire, and other regions that were within the realm of Persian cultural influence. The simurgh is depicted as a winged creature in the shape of a bird, gigantic enough to…

​Albanian mythology Kosovo Stories worldstories.org.uk/countries/kosovo/ ​World Stories worldstories.org.uk/lang/albanian/

As I wrote in my post "The power of the thunder giant", the beginning of the harvest is the most critical period of the whole grain vegetative cycle. Sudden storm, heavy rain and particularly strong winds can destroy everything farmers worked for the whole year. On Summer Solstice Sun God was powerful and merciful. On the 2nd of August he is even more powerful but he is angry, angry because his reign is coming to an end. This is why 2nd of August is the real seat of the Sky God. Because this…

嫦娥 (Chang'e) - Chinese Goddess of the Moon

It all started at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in Hanoi. Glancing at my program, I saw that the one hour performance was split into about fifteen smaller sketches. Some vignettes focused on …

In Slavic mythology, a rusalka (plural: rusalki) is something akin to the Celtic mermaids or the Greek sirens. In short, rusalki are beautiful young women who dwell in bodies of water and enjoy enticing men. The concept of rusalki originated from a Slavic pagan tradition where the young women were symbols of fertility.