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Are vampires vulnerable to crucifixes because of the crucifixion of Jesus?
I wanted to know if the legends of vampires being vulnerable to a crucifix or a cross exist because of what happened to Jesus. Is this so?
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Are there any myths concerning Punic/Carthaginian deities?
I am unable to find any Punic myths concerning deities. Are there any such myths? If not, why not?
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In what sense is Pandora the first woman?
Pandora was created by the Greek gods and offered to Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus.
Pandora is referred to as the first woman. It is to me unclear in what sense that was meant.
My original thought is that she is the first female human, but this…
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What bird species is associated with Pallas Athēnē?
The english Wikipedia article about the bird Athene noctua (called little owl in English) claims, without references, that in Greek mythology, the godess Pallas Athēnē was associated with that bird. But this claim seems odd to me.
There are two…
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Why isn't Ninigi considered the first emperor of Japan?
Most references indicate that Amaterasu decided that Japan needed an emperor and she sent her grandson, Ninigi, to rule; however, they always refer to his grandson (great-grandson), Jimmu, as the first emperor.
edited: Further research shows that he…
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Can gods swear on the Styx
In ancient Greece, humans used to swear on the Styx to keep promises. My 8yo had an interesting question today: "Can gods swear on the Styx as well ? They won't ever have to cross it anyway because they are immortal, so why should they care ?"
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Which of these heroes lived first: Achilles, Hercules or Theseus?
I know Achilles was born around 1200-1100 BC because he participated in the Trojan War, but I do not know when Hercules was born, nor Theseus for that matter.
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What source says Cleola died giving birth to Pleisthenes?
Robert Graves claims Atreus' first wife, Cleola, died giving birth to Pleisthenes as punishment for Atreus not sacrificing the golden lamb. I checked all his sources and couldn't find anything of the sort. I've been looking a long time for it.
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Are there myths, folklore, tales, or other traditions/tales about monsters regaining their humanity permanently?
Maybe I should have slept on this question for a little bit, but here I go.
I am working on a TRPG and a setting that would accompany the TRPG. In my setting all monsters are or were humans, so rather than slaying them, as in D&D, you can always…
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The structure of the Fae courts
I'm looking for the structure of the Fairy (Fae) courts which are defined by Seelie or Unseelie alignments.
There is a lot of fiction written but the problem is that they twist it to their own purposes and add things not in the original…
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How early is the Zoroastrian myth of mountains stabilizing a shaky Earth?
I found that this myth is in Zoroastrianism (Selections of Zadspram and the Greater Bundahishn). How early did this myth of mountains being used to stabilize a shaky Earth appear in Zoroastrianism? Any relevant information would be a help.
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What is the earliest example of the tiny, insect-winged fairy archetype?
I was surprised to find that this particular question is difficult to Google. Everyone is familiar with Tinker Bell and Disney's interpretation of her, but was she the first to have these characteristics? The related question on this site, Who and…
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What do the Staff God's staffs and pose represent?
The pre-Incan Andean deity known as the Staff God, assimilated as Viracocha in Incan mythology, is the earliest depiction of a deity in the Americas, and representations have been found from Lake Titicaca to the northern Peruvian highlands:
The…
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The Phoenician Months MTN and P'LT
I'm doing some research into the names of the months in the Phoenician calendar. I have a theory that all but three of the names have ties to the Phoenician pagan practices, but don't have evidence yet for all nine remaining months.
The months…
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In what ancient source, if any, does the infant Hermes disguise himself as Ares?
According to this Answer to a Question regarding whether the Greek messenger-god Hermes was born mortal or not, the Third Vatican Mythographer, a mediaeval Latin text, knows of a version of the childhood of Mercury (the Roman Hermes) in which the…
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