Hey yall! I work at a whiskey distillery and we’re trying to amp up the decorations in our current tasting room. It’s my job to research some possible options, and I’ve been told to focus on things that could be educational for those visiting. I’ve always been a huge fan of world mythologies and I know I’m not alone in that, so I was thinking of suggesting something that highlights a particular story in mythology which relates to distillation. My google searches proved to be a dead end so I thought I’d ask here. Realistically I understand it’s unlikely that there are stories about whiskey spe ..read more

I was wondering if anyone can tell me or direct me to information about the Dragons; Erenkyl from Yakut mythology, Tanin'iver from Kabbalistic writings, or Yalpaghan Khan from Turkish mythology. I just can't seem to find information on them anywhere submitted by /u/Dragon1202070 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I was wondering if anyone can tell me or direct me to information about the Dragons; Erenkyl from Yakut mythology, Tanin'iver from Kabbalistic writings, or Yalpaghan Khan from Turkish mythology. I just can't seem to find information on them anywhere submitted by /u/Dragon1202070 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

A friend and I were going back and forth about the Medusa myth last night so I'm taking the debate to Reddit for the final say. We all know the myth, Medusa can turn anyone to stone because of how hideous her snakey head is. BUT, what are the specifics, do we think? Does Medusa turn people to stone by: 1) Looking at them, 2) Being looked at, 3) Either/or, 4) Making eye contact It's silly semantics but I want to know everyone's opinions. I'm of the school of thought that either/or will do it, but my friend believes they have to make eye contact with her (or at least they have to look at her fa ..read more

He needs to cut a lock of hair to mark people as dead… but if one is bald… submitted by /u/Gold_Poet_7491 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Where do I start? In terms of learning about mythology. submitted by /u/Same-Conversation640 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi guys! I'm fifteen years old and I've always loved history, this is a subject that really captivates me. Currently, I'm very focused on mythology, especially Greek, in all aspects, and I would really like to start studying it in more depth. I'm Brazilian (forgive me for any mistakes in English), but any book, regardless of language, would be interesting for me Thanks :) submitted by /u/tomorrownevercane [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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I'm typing through a translator. I also have a question. As we all know, there are our favorite Dwarf shorties. Bearded men, in armor, and so on. As we all know, Dwarf, it's more the name of a people, each language has its own declensions. So I had a question about how to determine which race such creatures as Brownies can belong to. Brownies, as is known from British folklore, are old men who live in houses and help people with household issues. But their name comes from the color of their clothes, in Russia, Domovoy (Dom = House) performs similar functions. In fact, "the one who looks after ..read more

There is much, much information on Egyptian mythology, the lives and trials of gods and similar, but these have some of the most confusing sources in any mythology: hieroglyphics, funerary and rituals texts, rather than poems like Iliad or Edda. So whenever I try to find the sources for stories, it is: Hard to find the texts: I usually end up with modern interpretations and retellings instead. When I find them, they are very confusing to read. So, for a layperson, which do you think is better: original sources or scholastic/modern encyclopaedia and rtellings? Thank you in advance submi ..read more