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Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Banquet across cultures, characters, and sacred places.
2 myths currently featured for Banquet.
The mischievous Monkey King, Sun Wukong, is appointed as the guardian of the Heavenly Peach Garden to keep him out of trouble. However, his insatiable appetite and desire for eternal life lead him to devour the sacred peaches of immortality intended for the Queen Mother's grand banquet. This act of celestial defiance triggers a massive conflict between the rebellious monkey and the entire...
At a magnificent feast held in the submarine hall of the sea giant Aegir, Bragi, the Norse god of eloquence, recites the complex history of the Mead of Poetry. He details the creation of Kvasir from the collective spittle of the gods and the subsequent theft of the Mead by Odin from the giant Suttungr. This story serves as a cornerstone of skaldic tradition, explaining how divine inspiration...