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May 20, 2023 · Overview. The Hydra, also called the Lernean Hydra (because it lived near Lerna in Greece), was part of a brood of ancient mythical monsters. Its parents were the creatures Typhoeus and Echidna, and its siblings included other multi-headed beasts, such as Cerberus and the Chimera. The Hydra itself was a serpent with numerous heads (the exact ...
Mar 22, 2023 · The Cyclopes were huge, one-eyed creatures comprising three different groups. The Uranian Cyclopes were sons of Gaia and Uranus and highly skilled craftsmen, responsible for producing Zeus ’ lightning bolts. The Sicilian Cyclopes, on the other hand, were uncivilized and lived as shepherds. The most famous of these was the man-eating ...
Jul 28, 2023 · Overview. The Amazons were a race of warrior women famous for their military prowess and bravery. The Greeks, whose society (and mythology) was dominated by the ideal of the male warrior, grudgingly referred to them as “equal to men.”. The Amazons lived somewhere at the edge of the Greek world, around the Black Sea, in a city called Themiscyra.
Dec 1, 2022 · The Ba Xian (八仙), also called the Eight Immortals, are a group of legendary heroes of ancient times who fight for justice and vanquish evil, according to Chinese mythology. Popular during the Tang and Shang Dynasties, the Eight Immortals are said to live on a group of five islands in the Bohai Sea. Although they have always been an ...
Oct 2, 2023 · Overview. The Yoruba religion is an ancient and vast belief system. It consists of a large corpus of myths and hundreds of orishas (gods), with religious knowledge passed down through oral tradition. The religion originated in a region once known as Yorubaland, which today corresponds to the countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.
