Five Reasons Fig Trees Are Folklore Royalty
No plants feature so often in folklore, in so many places, as fig trees. There’s a biological basis to many of these stories.
Spinning a Tale: Spinning and Weaving in Myths and Legends
Spinning is a fundamentally human thing, and something that we have been doing since far into the ancient past.
Pan: Arcadian Myth, Victorian Panic
While Pan’s goat-like appearance makes him one of the most recognizable of the Greek gods, ambivalence surrounding the figure makes him harder to pin down.
The Tibetan Zombie: The Himalayas’ Walking Dead
One of the countries which one doesn’t associate the zombie with is Tibet.
A Welsh Legend: The Men in the Cave by Horatio Clare
In this short story, Horatio Clare presents a retelling of the sleeping hero tale of Arthurian legend through the eyes of Gaheris, King Arthur’s nephew.