In the Heliopolitan creation tradition, Geb and Nut are not minor background figures. They sit at the heart of one of ancient Egypt’s most…
Read the story : Geb and Nut in the Heliopolitan Sky StoryHeracles, or Hercules in Latin, is the Greek hero whose reputation rests on endurance as much as strength. The famous Twelve Labours are not…
Read the story : The Labours of HerculesJupiter was not just Rome’s sky-god. In Roman life he stood at the centre of public truth: oaths, treaties, commands and the legitimacy of…
Read the story : Jupiter, Oaths and the Sanctity of Roman RuleThe Dagda in Irish mythological tradition The Dagda is one of the great figures of the Irish Mythological Cycle, the body of medieval Irish…
Read the story : The Dagda in the Irish Mythological Cycle: Kingship, Plenty and Sacred PowerBrú na Bóinne, the great bend of the Boyne in County Meath, is one of the most celebrated places in Irish mythological literature. In…
Read the story : Brú na Bóinne in Irish Mythological Literature: Newgrange, the Dagda and the Boyne TombsIzanagi’s descent to Yomi and the birth of purification The story of Izanagi’s journey to Yomi is one of the most arresting episodes in…
Read the story : Izanagi’s Journey to Yomi and the Birth of Purification RitesThe churning of the ocean, or Samudra Manthan, is one of the most vivid and enduring episodes in Hindu sacred storytelling. In the Vishnu…
Read the story : The Churning of the Ocean in the Vishnu PuranaGanesha is one of the most recognisable figures in Hindu tradition: elephant-headed, pot-bellied, and associated with new beginnings, learning and the removal of obstacles.…
Read the story : Ganesha and the Breaking of the Tusk: The Story Behind the Scribe of the MahabharataJanus at the threshold of Roman religion Janus is one of the most distinctive gods in Roman religion: a deity of beginnings, passages, doors,…
Read the story : Janus and the Roman Meaning of Beginnings and Boundaries
