You awake in the middle of the night but your body is paralyzed. Your mind is racing full speed but everything feels stuck: you can’t move your fingers; your eyes are wide open. You try to scream but your lips remain frozen. Limp with fear, it becomes hard to breathe....
Depictions: Falcon-head with a sun-disc, a beetle, a rams head Capital: Heliopolis Ra, pronounced Rah or Ray/Re, was the ancient Egyptian God of the Sun, he was also regarded as the king of the gods. Though there have been a couple deities associated with the sun in...
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have dreamt and told stories about strange and mysterious places. Passed down through folklore are stories of lost empires and a hidden history. The following are 10 mythological places from around the world, some of which may...
The information contained in the Egyptian Book of the Dead acted as guidebook for the recently deceased in the ancient Egyptian world. Life, death and the afterlife were all central themes of the Egyptian way of life. This was not only frequently reflected in various...
Trickster figures abound in folklore around the world. Though their motivations can range from selfish to selfless, their clever ruses have delighted listeners through the ages. From tribal Africa to ancient Greece to Baroque France, these trickster figures carry both...
Monsters don’t just lurk in the closet…sometimes they lurk in the water. While your odds of meeting a Kraken-like beast in the bathroom are slim, if you’re ever sailing about in the open water, walking along a river, or dipping into watering hole for a summer...
