A look at the curved oval iconic representation of Shiva Lingam placed on a globular base which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum Garbhagraha of all Shiva temples has given rise to diverse explanation ...

There was much interest recently in the idea that St Patrick might have had a wife, Sheelagh, and that her feast day was the day after his on March 18th. The "feminist angle" was exulted by some and ...

"Norway and the Nordic countries have a pagan heritage to be somewhat proud of. A heritage that few have been aware of," says ...

Before vision boards and TikTok affirmations, ancient cultures also believed that the power of thought could reshape their ...

I was writing a summative for my course on exoticism and perception of the other, and I started thinking about Snegurochka again, as an example of musical nationalism and perception of the self. " ...

It evokes both the artistic grace of ancient mythology and the perplexing dance of quantum phenomena, echoing Rodin’s transcendent encounter in Chennai. As physicists grapple with the ...

She points out that Norse paganism evolved throughout the Late Iron Age ... However, Thorvaldsen acknowledges that this remains speculative. Norse mythology probably has roots in ancient Germanic ...

Other divinities in Greek mythology often associated with them include Hades, Hekate, and Hestia. Zeus of Otricoli Ancient Roman copy of Hellenistic Original. credit: Wikimedia commons/Public domain.

While the ancient Greeks did not have a term directly equivalent to “vampire,” their mythology contained numerous creatures that exhibited vampire ... With the spread of Christianity in Greece, older ...

Celtic mythology survived in the early centuries as the primary oral tradition. Legends and sagas were passed down to generations through storytelling. But it was after the Roman conquest that these ...

With the head of a lion, the body of a woman, and near uncontrollable blood lust, Sekhmet stands out as one of ancient Egypt’s most fearsome and revered goddesses. Associated with the sun god Ra, and ...

is a reawakening of interest in Irish paganism—a return to pre-Christian spiritual traditions that focus on honouring the land, its mythology, and its ancient customs. The renewed interest in ...