Mythology & Mystery

Home
Articles
Mythology & Mystery

The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology — 07 Oct 2016

The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology

By ongkowidjojo

Mythology & Mystery

1

Modern heathenism has been fascinated by the concept of the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology and readily provides the names of these worlds and their meanings. Academics are equally guilty. Whereas this is a good practice from a psycho-analytical...
Read More

The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology — 07 Oct 2016

The Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology

By ongkowidjojo

Mythology & Mystery

1

Modern heathenism has been fascinated by the concept of the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology and readily provides the names of these worlds and their meanings. Academics are equally guilty. Whereas this is a good practice from a psycho-analytical...
Read More

The Goddess Nut is the sky, arching over her brother, the God Geb, who is the earth. — 26 Sep 2016

Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths: Lords of the Earth and Sky, Scarab God Khepera, and Lady of Slaughter

By tedloukes

Mythology & Mystery

0

Egypt, land of the Pharaohs. There is no single creation myth for Ancient Egypt as each region of the country owed allegiance to a different god, so for simplicity’s sake we shall just look at the main versions.Homage to thee, Ra! Supreme power,...
Read More

The Goddess Nut is the sky, arching over her brother, the God Geb, who is the earth. — 26 Sep 2016

Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths: Lords of the Earth and Sky, Scarab God Khepera, and Lady of Slaughter

By tedloukes

Mythology & Mystery

0

Egypt, land of the Pharaohs. There is no single creation myth for Ancient Egypt as each region of the country owed allegiance to a different god, so for simplicity’s sake we shall just look at the main versions.Homage to thee, Ra! Supreme power,...
Read More

More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite — 23 Sep 2016

More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

0

The Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, has a very distinctive image in classical arts. In 458 BCE, the playwright Aeschylus, in his play Agamemnon, used the name of Aphrodite to denote “beauty, charm, and grace”. Her birth from the sea in a...
Read More

More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite — 23 Sep 2016

More than a Goddess of Love: The Many Other Aspects of Aphrodite

By MartiniF

Mythology & Mystery

0

The Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite, has a very distinctive image in classical arts. In 458 BCE, the playwright Aeschylus, in his play Agamemnon, used the name of Aphrodite to denote “beauty, charm, and grace”. Her birth from the sea in a...
Read More

Deriv; Statue of the Fallen Angel and The Hell, Inferno Canto 34, circa 1301 — 24 Aug 2016

Devils or Angels? Defining the Dark Entities of Christianity’s Past

By Marie and Larry

Mythology & Mystery

3

Devil or angel? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. The concept of demons is an old one, harking back to the confiscation of pagan nature deities by the Roman Empire, which turned them into something more sinister and evil than may have originally been...
Read More

Deriv; Statue of the Fallen Angel and The Hell, Inferno Canto 34, circa 1301 — 24 Aug 2016

Devils or Angels? Defining the Dark Entities of Christianity’s Past

By Marie and Larry

Mythology & Mystery

3

Devil or angel? Sometimes it’s hard to tell. The concept of demons is an old one, harking back to the confiscation of pagan nature deities by the Roman Empire, which turned them into something more sinister and evil than may have originally been...
Read More

Sarcophagus of Ancient Egyptian Chief Priest Harkhebit IV. The text on the lid comes from the Book of the Dead. — 08 Aug 2016

Zep Tepi and the Djed Mystery: The Book of the Dead and Fallen Civilizations—Part II

By Armando Mei

Mythology & Mystery

0

[Read Part 1 here]Chapter XVII of the Egyptian Book of the Dead highlights an indisputable detail: ritual formulas hid proofs of prehistoric events. They were handed down orally, and after millennia they inspired the ancient civilizations,...
Read More

Sarcophagus of Ancient Egyptian Chief Priest Harkhebit IV. The text on the lid comes from the Book of the Dead. — 08 Aug 2016

Zep Tepi and the Djed Mystery: The Book of the Dead and Fallen Civilizations—Part II

By Armando Mei

Mythology & Mystery

0

[Read Part 1 here]Chapter XVII of the Egyptian Book of the Dead highlights an indisputable detail: ritual formulas hid proofs of prehistoric events. They were handed down orally, and after millennia they inspired the ancient civilizations,...
Read More

Pages

Ancient Origins Quotations

Latest Webinars

Karahan Tepe Statues Revealed

Wednesday December 06, 2023 12:00pm EST

Karahan Tepe Statues Revealed

In September 2023, a new enclosure at Karahan Tepe was uncovered, revealing, two remarkable uniq

Read more about Karahan Tepe Statues Revealed

Iraq: Mysterious Ancient Mesopotamia

Monday October 30, 2023 12:00pm EST

Iraq: Mysterious Ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Origins’ Dr Micki Pistorius takes you on a virtual preview of the sites of Iraq.

Read more about Iraq: Mysterious Ancient Mesopotamia

The Elusive King Alcinous and the Phaeacians

Wednesday September 20, 2023 12:00pm EST

The Elusive King Alcinous and the Phaeacians

The mythological Alcinous and the location of his kingdom of the Phaeacians have remained one of

Read more about The Elusive King Alcinous and the Phaeacians

Latest EBooks

Engineering Marvels of the Ancient World

The World’s Most Amazing Ancient Pyramids

Ancient Greek Philosophers

Alexander the Great Revealed

Unveiled: Secrets of Ancient Masks

Treasure Hunt! The Quest for Ancient Riches