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Myth is a genre of folklore or theology consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. For folklorists, historians, philosophers or theologians this is very different from the use of "myth" simply indicating that something is not true. Instead, the truth value of a myth is not a defining criterion.
Myths are often endorsed by secular and religious authorities and are closely linked to
taboos were established and sanctified. There is a complex relationship between recital of myths and the enactment of rituals. (Full article...
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" or the "Supreme Beggar". Bhikshtana is depicted as a nude four-armed man adorned with ornaments who holds a begging bowl in his hand and is followed by demonic attendants and love-sick women.
Bhikshatana is considered a gentler form of Shiva's fierce aspect Bhairava and a gentle phase between Bhairava's two gruesome forms, one of which decapitates one head of the four headed god Brahma and the other of which kills the god Vishnu's gatekeeper. Bhikshatana is the form of Bhairava that Shiva assumes to atone for his sin of severing Brahma's fifth head. He wanders the universe in the form of a naked Kapali mendicant, begging for alms with Brahma's kapala (skullcup) as his begging bowl, until his sin is expiated upon reaching the holy city of Varanasi. (Full article...)Did you know? -
- ... that the self-decapitated Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta (pictured) standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent?
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- ...that whiskey, smokes cigarettes and grants prayers for revenge?
- ... that Huitzilopochtli?
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Sea Mither, or Mither of the Sea, is a mythical being of Orcadian folklore that lives in the sea during summer, when she confines the demonic nuckelavee to the ocean depths. Each spring she battles with her arch-enemy Teran, another spirit of Orcadian legend capable of causing severe winter storms, to gain control of the seas and the weather. Eventually Sea Mither overcomes Teran and sends him to the depths of the ocean, but the effort of keeping him confined there along with her other benevolent labours during the summer exhaust her, until in the autumn Teran takes advantage of her weakness to wrest control from her once again.
Stories of the Sea Mither and Teran are among Orkney's oldest legends, perhaps invented to explain the vagaries of weather and other naturally occurring events. In Shetland, fishermen petition Sea Mither to afford them protection from the Devil. (Full article...)General images
The following are images from various myth-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Opening lines of one of theMabinogi myths from the Red Book of Hergest (written pre-13c, incorporating pre-Roman myths of Celtic gods):)
Gereint vab Erbin. Arthur a deuodes dala llys yg Caerllion ar Wysc...
(Geraint the son of Erbin. Arthur was accustomed to hold his Court at Caerlleon upon Usk...) (from Myth -
Early Hebrew Conception of the Universe (from List of mythological objects) -
Golden cosmic egg Hiranyagarbha by Manaku (from List of mythological objects) -
Odysseus Overcome by Demodocus' Song, by Francesco Hayez, 1813–1815 (from Myth) -
Tissot Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle (from List of mythological objects) -
Claíomh Solais on an Ireland stamp printed in 1922 (from List of mythological objects) -
The Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne Cathedral (from List of mythological objects) -
Hand of God (from List of mythological objects) -
Thor wearing the magic belt Megingjörð (from List of mythological objects) -
Prometheus Pyrphoros), Prometheus is bound and tortured for giving fire to humanity. (from Myth) -
Sampo, a magical artifact of indeterminate type constructed by Ilmarinen that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, in the Finnish epic poetry Kalevala (The Forging of the Sampo, Joseph Alanen, 1911) (from List of mythological objects) -
Jug from Lydian Treasure Usak (from List of mythological objects) -
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Shiva with his Trishula (from List of mythological objects) -
The fall of Icarus (from List of mythological objects) -
Hanuman fetches the herb-bearing mountain, in a print from the Ravi Varma Press, 1910's (from List of mythological objects) -
Image showing the sacred tree to the right of the temple, fromHistoria de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (1555). To the right of the tree is a depiction of a man being sacrificed in the spring (from List of mythological objects) -
Hop-o'-My-Thumb stealing the Seven-league boots from the Ogre, by Gustave Doré (from List of mythological objects) -
Pied piper (from List of mythological objects) -
Yama with his famous Yama Pasha (from List of mythological objects) -
The famous sword of Excalibur painted by Howard Pyle (from List of mythological objects) -
Riding a Flying Carpet, an 1880 painting by Viktor Vasnetsov (from List of mythological objects) -
Vishnu holding his legendary sword Nandaka (from List of mythological objects) -
Veronica holding her veil, Hans Memling, c. 1470 (from List of mythological objects) -
King Svafrlame Secures the Sword Tyrfing (from List of mythological objects) -
Snake and world egg of the inhabitants of Tyre (from List of mythological objects) -
Killing of Ravana Painting by Brahmstra of Arrow of Brahma (from List of mythological objects) -
Jacob blesses Joseph and gives him the coat of many colors (from List of mythological objects) -
Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons (from List of mythological objects) -
Aura, a field of luminous radiation surrounding a person or object (from List of mythological objects) -
Ahimelech giving the sword of Goliath to David, by Aert de Gelder. (from List of mythological objects) -
Ballads of bravery (1877) part of Arthurian mythology (from Myth) -
A 19th-century drawing of Sun Wukong featuring his staff (from List of mythological objects) -
Rectangular tablets passed down by theByzantine Leo Bible (from List of mythological objects) -
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Azoth, a universal medicine or universal solvent sought in alchemy. (Medieval legend) (from List of mythological objects) -
The Kalevala (Väinämöinen's Play, Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1866) (from Myth) -
Ancient SumerianUnderworld by galla demons (from Comparative mythology) -
This panel by Bartolomeo di Giovanni relates the second half of the Metamorphoses. In the upper left, Jupiter emerges from clouds to order Mercury to rescue Io. (from Myth) -
Perillos being forced into the brazen bull that he built for Phalaris (from List of mythological objects) -
Amenonuhoko (天沼矛 or 天之瓊矛 or 天瓊戈, "heavenly jeweled spear") is the name given to the spear inOnogoro-shima, from the sea (from List of mythological objects) -
The Celestial Chariot, Pushpaka Vimana from Ramayana (from List of mythological objects) -
The third gift — an enormous hammer (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith and the ring Draupnir is visible among other creations by the Sons of Ivaldi (from List of mythological objects) -
The Dispute offounding myth of Athens (from National myth) -
Houyi, the God of Archery (from List of mythological objects) -
Greek God Kronos/Saturnus with sickle (from List of mythological objects) -
Holy Robe in Trier (from List of mythological objects) -
Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (from Comparative mythology) -
Ancient Roman relief from the Cathedral of Maria Saal showing the infant twins Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf (from Comparative mythology) -
Giza pyramids (from List of mythological objects) -
The Deluge, frontispiece to Gustave Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this engraving shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs. (from Comparative mythology) -
The Flying Dutchman (from List of mythological objects) -
Achilles wearing his armor (from List of mythological objects) -
Fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara (from List of mythological objects) -
Longinus with his famous Spear (from List of mythological objects) -
The Argo (c. 1500 – 1530), painting by Lorenzo Costa (from List of mythological objects) -
Goetia seal of solomon (from List of mythological objects) -
Fountain of Youth (from List of mythological objects) -
The Stone of Destiny (Lia Fáil) at the Hill of Tara, once used as a coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland (from List of mythological objects) -
seven angels with seven trumpets (from List of mythological objects) -
Erlang Shen (二郎神), or Erlang is a Chinese God with his spear (from List of mythological objects) -
As is usual inbestiaries, the lynx in this late 13th-century English manuscript is shown urinating, the urine turning to the mythical stone Lyngurium (from List of mythological objects) -
Jason returns with Golden fleece (from List of mythological objects) -
Adam's Bridge also called as Rama Setu (from List of mythological objects) -
Golem and Loew (from List of mythological objects) -
Heracles would use arrows dipped in the Hydra's poisonous blood to kill other foes during his Labours, such as Stymphalian birds and the giant (from List of mythological objects) -
"Tizona", the sword attributed to El Cid, on exhibit in the Army Museum of Madrid (from List of mythological objects) -
Lichas bringing the garment of Nessus to Hercules (from List of mythological objects) -
Vishnu with his Panchajanya (from List of mythological objects) -
An angel (Camael) expelling Adam and Eve with a flaming sword (from List of mythological objects) -
Thor kicks Litr onto Baldr's Hringhorni, illustration by Emil Doepler (ca. 1905) (from List of mythological objects) -
Joan of Arc with her famous sword (from List of mythological objects) -
The Ash Yggdrasil by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine (from List of mythological objects) -
Voodoo doll with pins in it, Museum of Witchcraft (from List of mythological objects) -
Surya on His Celestial Chariot (from List of mythological objects) -
Lord Vishnu took the form of Beauty Mohini and distributed the Amrita (Ambrosia, Elixir) to Devas. When Rahu (snake dragon) tried to steal the Amrita, his head was cut off (from List of mythological objects) -
14th centuryKsitigarbha holding a cintamani (from List of mythological objects) -
The Giving of the Seven Bowls of Wrath / The First Six Plagues, Revelation 16:1–16. Matthias Gerung, c. 1531 (from List of mythological objects) -
Symbolic power: aImperial City, Huế, Vietnam (from Legendary creature) -
Several mythical creatures from Bilderbuch für Kinder (lit. 'picture book for children') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (from Legendary creature) -
The Crown of Immortality, held by the allegorical figure Eterna (Eternity) (from List of mythological objects) -
Shield of Achilles (illustration) (from List of mythological objects) -
Artist's impressions of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan (from List of mythological objects) -
The Honest Woodcutter, also known as Mercury and the Woodman and his famous Golden Axe (from List of mythological objects) -
Edith Hamilton's Mythology has been a major channel for English speakers to learn classical Greek and Roman mythology (from Myth) -
"The Fall of Man" by Lucas Cranach the Elder and the Tree of Knowledge is on the right (from List of mythological objects) -
Fortune Wheel (from List of mythological objects)
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