The first islands in Japanese myth The opening chapters of the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki tell a story that is both cosmological and…
Read the story : The Birth of the Japanese Islands in the Kojiki and Nihon ShokiShiva as Nataraja, “Lord of Dance”, is one of the most recognisable images in Hindu art: a god balanced within a ring of flame,…
Read the story : Shiva as Nataraja: Dance, Creation and Cosmic OrderFrigg’s foreknowledge and the fate of Baldr belong to one of the most haunting myths in Norse tradition: the story of a death that…
Read the story : Frigg, Foreknowledge and the Fate of BaldrIn Egyptian royal mortuary belief, Osiris and Isis are not just figures from a famous myth. They are the divine language of kingship, death,…
Read the story : Osiris and Isis in Royal Mortuary BeliefJuno is one of the most recognisable figures in Roman religion, but her role in marriage is more layered than the familiar label “goddess…
Read the story : Juno and the Protection of Marriage in Roman ReligionThe Children of Lir are among the best-known figures in Irish tradition: four royal children turned into swans, condemned to wander Ireland’s lakes and…
Read the story : The Children of Lir in Irish Tradition: Transformation, Exile and Sea-MagicIzanami’s journey into Yomi is one of the most arresting episodes in early Japanese sacred narrative: a story about love, rupture, death and the…
Read the story : Izanami in Yomi: Death, Separation and the Boundaries of the UnderworldWhen Lakshmi Rises from the Sea Among Hindu sacred stories, few images are as enduring as Lakshmi emerging from the ocean, seated on a…
Read the story : Lakshmi’s Emergence from the Ocean and the Meaning of ProsperityLoki’s binding and the death of Baldr are among the most haunting stories in Norse mythology. They belong to the great mythological cycle preserved…
Read the story : Loki’s Binding and the Death of Baldr
