2022年12月1日 · Sun Wukong (孫悟空) is the Chinese trickster god known as the Monkey King. Born from a magical rock, he was thrown out of the Jade Emperor’s court for his impertinence, …

2022年12月1日 · One of the most popular myths in the Chinese canon, Journey to the West is the story of a humble Buddhist monk named Tang Sanzang who journeys from Southern China to …

2022年12月1日 · Xiwangmu (西王母) is the powerful Chinese goddess married to the Jade Emperor, who tends to the Peaches of Immortality. Originally a demonic figure, she repented …

2022年12月1日 · Guanyin (觀音) is the beloved Chinese goddess of mercy and compassion. All-seeing and all-hearing, she is characterized by her great benevolence and offers protection to …

2022年12月1日 · Yan Wang (閻王) is the King of Hell in Chinese mythology. A fearsome deity, he rules over all the other lords of the underworld and determines the punishments the dead must …

2023年9月11日 · Atreus was a bloodthirsty Greek king, a son of Pelops who migrated to the Peloponnese. He and his brother Thyestes destroyed one another in their long and violent …

2023年9月28日 · Dirce, daughter of Ismenus, was the wife of the Theban king Lycus. She is best remembered for her savage mistreatment of her husband’s niece Antiope. Dirce was ultimately …

2022年12月8日 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But …

2023年9月25日 · Sogbo (or Hevioso) is the Fon god of thunder, lightning, rain, and fire, as well as the commander of the thunder pantheon. He is the second son of the creator god, Mawu-Lisa.

2023年3月1日 · The Odyssey, traditionally said to have been composed by Homer, is an epic poem probably written around the middle of the eighth century BCE. It describes the Greek …