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Is this a real myth? Pembroke Welsh Corgis as mounts for fairies
I've seen this myth floating around the internet for a while now and decided to write about it for a project. The only issue was: I couldn't actually find a reputable source for the claim. Wikipedia's section on the matter reads:
Ancient lore…
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Can a werewolf be killed by any silver weapon or must it be a bullet?
I typically hear of the silver bullet being the gold standard (so to speak) weapon for killing a werewolf and rarely hear of other weapons successfully doing the job. Even Wikipedia's article on silver bullets states:
(it) is often the only weapon…
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Crooked/uncrooked arm as sign of truth-telling. Has anyone come across this in any folklore? My example is from a Cornish folktale
I came across this in a Cornish folktale. Girl appears to be telling wild stories (about fairies). Wise woman tests to see if it is true: she has to crook her arm and repeat the story. If it is untrue she won't be able to unbend her arm. I've never…
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Is Krampus really pagan?
Is Krampus really pagan in origin and not medieval Christian? A lot of people say that he is pagan and of Norse origin. A lot of people say that he is the son of Hel who is the goddess of Helheim in Norse mythology.
But the problem here is that I…
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Did Themis preside over "the proper relation between man and woman" and the concept of the family?
I recently saw the following quote in the Wikipedia article on Themis:
Themis presided over the proper relation between man and woman[citation needed], the basis of the rightly ordered family (the family was seen as the pillar of the deme.)
The…
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Putting aside their ability to shapeshift, were the Greek gods especially large compared to humans?
The Greek gods interacted face-to-face with humans and demi-gods on numerous occasions. For just one example, several of them fought on the battlefields of Troy, presumably standing right next to hundreds of other warriors.
In such instances, are…
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Why did Odysseus not sacrifice poultry?
In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus is rich: he owns cattle, swine, sheep, goats. Kirkē asks Odysseus to sacrifice cattle and sheep, and to do libation with milk, honey, wine, flour; Teiresias asks Odysseus to sacrifice cattle and sheep and swine (in the…
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Gods or goddesses of memory
Apart from good old Mmenosyne, are there gods or goddesses of memory (or lack thereof) in any legendarium?
I couldn't find much more beside Meng Po and possibly Muninn, but they don't feel very... substantial.
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What makes rooster laying eggs?
In the myth of the Basilisk, the monster was born from the egg layed by a rooster. And there were medieval processes, where a rooster was condemned to the death for laying an egg.
But how it was believed that rooster layed the egg? Was it the result…
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Which 'Sea' does Tiamat represent, and why did she turn into a serpent?
There are many sources that mentioned about her being related to the sea, even the salt sea.
Tiamat is the Mesopotamian goddess associated with primordial chaos and the salt sea best known from the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish. - ancient.eu
In the…
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Need help identifying creature or character
I need help to find the creature or character or tale or whatever linked to the following description:
Have a connection:
With dreams, like maybe as a bridge.
With secrets or maybe contracts? Or the notion of using words with intentions.
With…
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Were prehistoric fossils linked to mythological beings in ancient Greece?
This is a loading screen hint from the video game Assasin's Creed Odyssey:
Belongs in a museum. In antiquity, the discovery of prehistoric bones were sometimes linked to mythological beings, such as the Titans, Centaurs, or Cyclopes.
The idea…
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Are there any translations of the 14 books of Enki?
Are there any translations of the 14 books of Enki?
I have only found a synopsis of the tablets but can't find any full translations.
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Is there any historical documentation about witches using windows for divination?
Is there any historical documentation about witches using windows for divination?
I have seen some rabbinic scholars (like Alshich, Albo, Abarbanel, and Saba) ntrepret the Biblical passages concerning Sisersa's mother looking through a window…
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What was the consensus on what the world was like around the time of the Titanomachy?
Most sources seem to suggest there were humans, but no fire. Were humans and titans on the same plane of existence? Did monsters roam the world? Which titans and gods existed at this point?
Who was in power in those times in each realm? Was the…
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