Kaliya

Kaliya (black) In Hindu mythology, a serpent king subdued by Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu. Kaliya lived in a pool that he poisoned…

Mesopotamian Mythology

Since the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians and others all shared essentially the same pantheon and belief systems, these articles are all combined under the Mesopotamian…

Choctaw Mythology

According to tribal legend, the Choctaw originated from Nanih Waiya, the Mother Mound, at a location near what is present-day Noxapater, Mississippi. This creation myth…

Crow Mythology

The Crow Native name is Absaroka (or Apsaslooka) Siouan for “bird people.” Their name among Europeans became that of the well-known bird and is pronounced…