Step into a World Where “Myths and Legends” Come Alive, Where Ancient Wisdom and Imagination Collide in a Dance of Mystery and Intrigue. From Fabled Creatures to Epic Adventures, This Spellbinding Section Unearths the Hidden Gems and Timeless Truths That Reside within Folklore.
Myths and Legends
The Weeping Woman ‘La Llorona’
The Legend of La Llorona is an ancient Mexican legend that has its root in Mexican and Mayan pre-Hispanic origins.
King Alfonso VIII handed over the castle of San Servando to the Knight Templars so that they could defend the city.
The Green Children of Woolpit is a Medieval British folk tale that has come down to us all the way from the 12th century AD.
The Legend of the Salt Mill is a Norwegian tale with many parallels found in Japanese and Chinese traditions, as well as many variants in European folklore.
At the foot of the snowy mountain of Haku-san, lived a peasant and his wife.
There are many versions of the story ‘The King and the Falcon’, ‘The King and The Hawk’ or ‘The King and His Hawk’.
Connla of the Fiery Hair was son of Conn of the Hundred Fights. One day as he stood by the side of his father on the height of Usna, he saw a maiden. .
On one side of the Island, there lived a great shark: Kai-ale-ale he was named; he was the King of the Sharks.
Centuries ago the Black Plague raged among the Mongols, killing thousands. Desperate and terrified, the people of their domains fled in every possible direction, hoping to escape.
Myths and Legends from the Far East are sometimes vastly different from those in the Western World.
The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a tragic tale of love, loss, and the power of music. It serves as a reminder of the dangers of temptation and the fragility of life and love.
The Creation of the World story, of the Gros Ventres Indians, is similar to the origin story of at least two other Algonquin tribes.
The first published version of the fable is that of Madame de Noyer (1663-1719). “Soupe au Caillou” was published in 1720.
The Confederation of the Iroquois
The legends common to one clan were known all over the continent and legends of the Iroquois can be found in some form among those of the Western Indian tribes of the present time.
The legend of Miserere is a haunting tale of a sacred choral composition, whispered to possess the power to grant absolution to all who hear it.
Anansi, commonly referred to as the “God of Stories”, is a spider trickster figure in African folklore, particularly among the Akan people of Ghana.
The Stepmother and her Stepdaughter
Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived with her stepmother.
Myths and Legends from the Far East are sometimes vastly different from those in the Western World.
Tanabata, The Japanese Star Festival, celebrates the meeting between Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair).
Once upon a time, there lived a king who was malicious and evil. The king had ten wild dogs that he used to torture his enemy, and also any of his servants who made a mistake.
The Ice King and His Wonderful Grandchild
In the far-off ages, all the lands of northern Europe were one, for the deep seas had not yet separated them.
Before Santa Klaas came into the Netherlands, he was called by many names.
In the veins of the red man ran the wild poetry and imagination of the hunt, the chase, the battle, the capture, the dance, the forests, the valleys, the mountains, the streams, lakes and rivers, for a thousand generations;
