Frigg’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 BaldrIn 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 Tombs
