Enki is the trickster god from Sumerian myths, who defied the gods' harshest commands just to protect humanity. This snake ...

Before the emergence of western civilization, each tribe worshipped their own traditional god and had deities associated with various things. The Yorubas, for one, do not always assign gender to some ...

At the center of Greek mythology stand the Olympian Gods, a powerful and complex family that governed both nature and human life. From Zeus, ruler of the sky, to Athena, goddess of wisdom, each deity ...

Some creatures of ancient Slavic daemonology, like vampires and strigoi have gone on to earn some worldwide notoriety – and even became part of popular culture. Slavic mythology, by contrast, remains ...

Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

The pilot for the upcoming Starz series raises provocative questions about worship and divinity. Neil Gaiman begins his novel American Gods with an epigraph from Richard Dorson’s “A Theory for ...

Devdutt Pattanaik is a man on a mission. With his prolific writings on mythology – whether from the point of view of management, children’s books, everyday wisdom, or queerness – he hopes to influence ...

The world of "Black Panther" is rich in lore, which draws inspiration from real-life cultures. Wakandans worship a group of deities based on ancient Egyptian and African gods. The name of Wakanda ...