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Mythology
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Ra and the Solar Journey
Approx. 9 min read
Ra wasn't one fixed figure the way later mythologies like their gods to be. He was a name attached to a process, and the process had stages.
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Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Approx. 16 min read
A king, a wild man, friendship, fame, grief, and the oldest surviving heroic epic.
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Persephone and the Seasons
Approx. 11 min read
Pomegranate seeds bind Persephone to the underworld and explain the grief of winter.
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Loki and the Death of Baldr
Approx. 18 min read
A missed oath, a sprig of mistletoe, and one of the great turning points of Norse myth.
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Romulus, Remus, and the She-Wolf
Approx. 11 min read
Twin sons of Mars, a river rescue, a she-wolf, and the violent foundation of Rome.
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Odin’s Sacrifice at Yggdrasil
Approx. 11 min read
The Allfather hangs from the world-tree and wins the secret of the runes.
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The Twelve Labors of Heracles
Approx. 11 min read
Atonement, impossible tasks, and the making of the best-known Greek heroic cycle.
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Hypnos and Thanatos: Sleep and His Half-Brother Death
Approx. 10 min read
Twin sons of Nyx carry mortals from the waking world: one for a night, the other forever.