Myths & Legends – Travel n History

The post is a bit different to our usual deep-dives into individual culture’s myths. Instead, I’ve asked a bunch of bloggers to write about the

The Mongol culture is one of the most unique and impressive in the world. Their people survive on the harsh frigid Eurasian Steppe and maintain

Heracles (also known as Herakles and Hercules) is the most important hero in Greek mythology. He features in many myths and plays, and various monsters

Rather than existing to scare naughty children and warn people away from all things dark and watery, like many ancient mythologies, Greek monsters mainly exist

Αθηνά (ath-ee-NA) Athena was one of the most important members of the Ancient Greek Pantheon. She is the battle strategist, advisor to Zeus, and,

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The Amazonian warriors are one of Greek mythology’s most well-explored and long-lasting myths. These fighting women featured in stories by almost every Greek writer, and

Ερμής (er-MEES) Hermes is one of the most popular gods in Greek mythology. He was always considered to be particularly fond of humans –

Αφροδίτη (afro-THEE-tee) Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love, has been the inspiration for more works of art than any other mythological figure in

Greek mythology has been a source of inspiration for artists and philosophers for millennia. This is in part because they are so well documented. But

Folklore has been an integral part of Romanian culture for many centuries. Most of the country is made up of rural communities, leading to a

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The ancestors of the Poles were already present in what is now Poland since the earliest Roman records of the area, in the early centuries

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The Baltics were the last pagan nations in Europe to Christianize, between the 14th and 15th centuries. Because of this, mythology from the area is

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Spain is made up of unique cultures and complex history spanning surprisingly diverse regions. Because of this, few Spanish myths and legends are country-wide. Rather,

The Turks had a massive impact on much of Europe. Because of their nomadic tribal lifestyle, the ancient Turks came into contact with a great

Croatian folklore is very much tied in with the Slavic tradition. This means that some myths and mythical creatures are Slavic, while others are found

After centuries of Christian and Islamic control, very little of the original Lusitanian mythology is known in Portugal. Still, what we do know is some

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The Hungarian nation is not Europe-born. They come from the west of the Ural mountains in what is now Russia, and settled in modern-day