Buchis
Buchis (Bacis, Bkha) In Egyptian mythology, the sacred bull worshipped at Hermonthis, believed to be an incarnation of the war god Menthu. SEE ALSO: Egyptian…
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Book of the Dead, The
Book of the Dead, The Popular title given to a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts composed for the benefit of the dead. The collection…
Benu
Benu (rise and shine) In Egyptian mythology, bird identified by the Greeks with the phoenix. The benu was said to be the oldest living creature.…
Behdety
Behdety (he [i.e., Horus] of Behdet) In Egyptian mythology, the winged sun disk, combining the sun with the falcon as the two highest soaring bodies…
Kivioq
Those in Greenland, as well as the Central Eskimo of Canada, know numerous tales of the hero Kivioq. Details within the tales vary from place…
Dog Husband
There are several versions of this tale known across Greenland and the North American Arctic. In some areas it is part of the Sedna tradition,…
Blind Boy
This tale about how the Narwhal got its tusk is known in many areas of the North American Arctic. Once there was a blind boy…
Bean Woman
Beans, Corn, and Squash, pioneered by the Indians of central Mexico, were called “The Three Sisters” by many tribes in the Northeast. A narrative in…
Invisibility
The ability to become unseen or to render another person, animal, or object unseen is one of the most important Spells in Magic. In myths…
Ansar and Kisar
In Mesopotamian myth, Anšar and Kisar were a pair of primordials, respectively male and female, and perhaps representing the heaven (An) and earth (Ki). According…
