When we think about gods, many of us picture beings of good, love, and light. But there's another side that often lurks in the shadows. We're talking about the evil gods. These dark deities form a chilling chapter in our world's mythologies. The Role of Evil Gods in Mythology Differe...
Roman vs Greek Mythology Mythologyis the history and beliefs of a people who were able to see the magic in the world all around them. “Today their alters are empty‚ their great temples in ruins. But the gods of the ancientGreeksand Romans live on in powerful myths that have borne ret...
Nyxis a goddess and the personification of night in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of Chaos and the mother of the gods Hypnos, Thanatos, and Erebus (the personifications of sleep, death, and darkness, respectively). She is reputedly feared by Zeus, the king of the gods. The one ...
The Persian baddie Ahriman was sucked in — and popular Gods such as Baal were twisted into evil versions such as Beelzebub. This also happened with Pan, a very popular God whose sexual antics horrified the Church so much that they labeled him the Devil. That is why Satan has goat’s ...
In Greek mythology, Pandora was the woman who brought evil into the world and caused humankind's downfall. She was sent to earth by Zeus, king of the gods, who wanted to take revenge on the Titan Prometheus*. Prometheus had created men and had stolen fire from the gods and given it ...
Is Lucifer in the Old Testament? Who is Nephthys in Egyptian mythology? Are Pagan gods demons? Is there a Satan in old Norse mythology? Who was Ka in Egyptian mythology? Who is Anubis in Egyptian mythology? Is the ankh a Pagan symbol? Who is Hathor in Egyptian mythology? Who is Iris ...
The first part of Greek Lostbelt is in the form of a giant ocean city where the Age of Gods is described to have proceeded into the present, the gods in question being the ancient Greek Gods. In this Lostbelt, it was implied that Poseidon perished and new forces began to rise in order...
The Six-Eared Macaque (Liu’er mihou, 六耳獼猴) (fig. 1) is one of the most interesting villains that Sun Wukong faces in Journey to the West (Xiyouji, 西遊記, 1592). He is an example of the evil twin archetype from world mythology. But unlike modern media which sometimes ...
But the Greek temper was naturally disinclined to a pessimistic view of nature and life; and while popular mythology embodied the darker aspects of existence in such conceptions as those of Fate, the avenging Furies, and the envy (phthonos) of the gods, Greek thinkers, as a rule, held ...
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