Jan 2, 2018 · In many countries where snow falls there is a folk tradition of building snowmen. Almost always male, these temporary statues are usually human in scale, standing 0.5 to 2 …

Jul 25, 2022 · The second part of Ghost Rider's mythological roots is simply that of a cursed soul or literally a ghost that rides, like Herne the Hunter, who also rattled with chains. The idea that …

The entrance to Dante's underworld is situated somewhere in a dark forest: Midway in the journey of our life I came to myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost. Ah, how ha...

May 23, 2016 · The ancient Greeks of the classical and later periods thought that in the form of the myth of Icarus and Daedalus, the memory of the invention of fore-and-aft rigged sails was …

Dec 6, 2021 · The being has different names but seems to be worldwide. In the Himalayas it is called Yeti, sometimes it is the abominable snowman but because so far the being has been …

Feb 21, 2016 · Q&A for enthusiasts and scholars of mythology and folklore

Feb 10, 2016 · In Harry Potter, there are magical creatures thestrals A Thestral is a breed of winged horses with a skeletal body, face with reptilian features, and wide, leathery wings that …

Dec 31, 2020 · Can the traditional location of Santa Claus home and workshop be traced to older folklore stories, or is it a modern invention, a piece of fakelore?

Apr 17, 2018 · Whitsun, also called Whit Sunday and Pentecost, is the Sunday 49 days after the Christian festival of Easter and in the Gregorian calendar it falls on a date between 10 May …

Q&A for enthusiasts and scholars of mythology and folklore