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Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Love Story across cultures, characters, and sacred places.
9 myths currently featured for Love Story.
This myth tells of the young god Onamuchi, later known as Okuninushi, who flees to the underworld to escape his murderous brothers. There, he falls in love with Suserihime, the daughter of the storm god Susanoo, who subjects Onamuchi to a series of deadly trials. After escaping with Suserihime and Susanoo's sacred treasures, Onamuchi is chased to the gates of the underworld, where Susanoo...
To escape his eighty jealous brothers, the young god Onamuji travels to the underworld, where he falls in love with the storm god Susanoo's daughter, Suseri-hime. Susanoo subjects him to a series of deadly trials, but with the help of Suseri-hime and a helpful field mouse, Onamuji survives them all. Finally, Onamuji outwits the storm god by tying Susanoo's hair to the palace rafters while he...
This myth recounts how the young deity Okuninushi fled the murderous plots of his eighty jealous brothers and sought refuge in Ne-no-kuni, the dark netherworld ruled by Susanoo. Upon his arrival, Okuninushi met Susanoo's daughter, Princess Suserihime, and the two immediately fell in love. Despite the grueling and lethal trials Susanoo forced upon his daughter's suitor, Suserihime's devotion...
This myth tells the story of the gentle god Okuninushi, then known as Onamuchi, who traveled to the land of Inaba alongside his eighty jealous brothers. Along the way, he showed compassion to the flayed White Hare of Inaba, who prophesied that Onamuchi would win the hand of the beautiful Princess Yakami-hime. Despite his brothers' cruelty and attempts on his life, the princess rejected the...
King Dushyanta, a powerful monarch of the Puru dynasty, accidentally discovers a serene hermitage where he falls in love with Shakuntala, the daughter of a sage and a celestial nymph. After a secret marriage and the exchange of a royal signet ring, a sage's curse causes the king to lose all memory of his bride. The story follows their tragic separation and the eventual miraculous reunion...
Rukmini, the princess of Vidarbha, was deeply in love with Krishna and sent him a secret message pleading for him to rescue her from an unwanted marriage to Shishupala. On her wedding day, Krishna arrived at the temple of the goddess Ambika and daringly carried her away on his chariot. Despite being pursued by her brother Rukmi and a host of rival kings, Krishna successfully brought Rukmini...
The fertility god Freyr commits a grave transgression by sitting upon Odin's sacred throne, Hliðskjálf, which allows the observer to see into all worlds. From this high seat, he glimpses the beautiful giantess Gerðr and falls into a profound, soul-sickness of desire. To win her love, Freyr must sacrifice his most powerful weapon, the magic sword that fights on its own, setting the stage for...
The fertility god Freyr falls into a deep melancholy after catching a glimpse of the beautiful giantess Gerðr. To win her hand, he sends his messenger Skírnir to Jotunheim, but is forced to pay a heavy price: his magical sword that fights on its own. While the mission is successful, the loss of his weapon leaves Freyr vulnerable, ultimately leading to his downfall at the hands of the fire...
Following the mysterious disappearance of her husband Óðr, the goddess Freyja wanders through distant lands in a desperate search to find him. In her profound grief, she weeps tears that undergo a magical transformation: those that fall upon the earth turn into red gold, while those that fall into the sea become precious amber.