Japan is renowned as a country steeped in mythology and folklore. It has been passed down throughout the generations and has given us some truly amazing, and creepy stories. However, many of these stories are unknown to westerners. One of the most famous Japanese stories, is of Kiyohime, the Japanese ghost. Japanese mythology embraces Buddhist […]
Brittany boasts a prehistoric landscape full of some of the most astonishing Megalithic monuments in the world. From standing stones, beautiful carvings, to chambered tombs, these mysterious monuments have baffled historians for centuries. One of such monuments that stand out in Carnac is the Ti Goriquet or the House of the Gorics. What Is The […]
Mermaids and Sirens are often associated with tales that involve leading men to their doom at sea, but Scottish Folklore has it’s own creature that delights in the destruction of man at sea – the Each Uisge. The Each Uisge (pronounced “ech ooshskya”) or water horse, is a creature that was once believed to reside […]
Wizards in fairy tales and folklore’s are people thought to have had magical powers of some form. They were considered to be individuals with abilities that enabled them to bend the laws of nature, either for actual events or deadly outcomes. Many folklore’s portray sorcerers as women, but men can also be found in some […]
The Hircocervus is an interesting creature found throughout medieval folklore, that is represented as half Stag half Goat. Although tales of the Hircocervus are found in medieval folklore, it was referenced to by Aristotle in his work De Interpretatione, as an example of a thing that was knowable even though it didn’t exist. The first […]
