Originating in European folklore, the basilisk is a fearsome monster that can strike its victims dead with just one look. The legend of the basilisk dates back to ancient times and has been ...

Winter ends on Spring Equinox, which falls this year on Thursday, March 20. The equinox occurs when the sun is directly above ...

(For the Slavic Myth of Creation, go here.) Perun is undoubtedly the highest god of the Slavic Pantheon. Worshipped across wide expanses of Slavic Europe and even beyond (as Perkunas he also appears ...

This online mythology course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different ...