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Following the death of Baldur, the trickster god Loki is pursued by the Aesir and captured in the form of a salmon. As punishment for his many crimes, he is bound in a dark cavern with the entrails of his son, while a venomous serpent drips poison onto his face, causing earthquakes whenever his wife Sigyn must empty the bowl catching the venom.
The legendary warrior Starkad, caught between the competing wills of Thor and Odin, is manipulated into causing the death of his friend and sovereign, King Vikar. Under the guise of a mock sacrifice intended to appease the gods and bring favorable winds, Starkad uses a reed and a calf's intestine that are magically transformed into a deadly spear and a hanging noose. This dark episode...
Following a complex web of deceit involving the valkyrie Brynhild and the Burgundian kings, the legendary hero Sigurd is assassinated in his bed by Guttorm. Despite being mortally wounded, Sigurd uses his final moments to hurl his magical sword, Gram, at his fleeing murderer, splitting the assassin in two. This tragic event marks the end of the greatest dragon-slayer of the Völsung lineage...
This myth, originating from the New Kingdom 'Tale of Two Brothers,' recounts the supernatural journey of Bata, who survives betrayal and death through a series of transformations. After being wronged by his brother's wife and then his own, Bata undergoes cycles of reincarnation as a bull and two Persea trees. The story culminates in Bata's final rebirth as the son of his treacherous wife,...
After being betrayed and seeking refuge in the Valley of the Pine, the younger brother Bata places his heart atop a tree for safekeeping, only to perish when the tree is felled. His elder brother, Anpu, embarks on a years-long quest to the mountains of Lebanon to recover the heart, which has transformed into a pinecone. By placing the heart into a bowl of cool water, Anpu successfully...
After Bata flees to the Valley of the Cedar, the gods create a beautiful wife for him who eventually betrays his secret to the Pharaoh. Upon learning that Bata's life is tied to a cedar tree, the Pharaoh has the tree cut down, causing Bata to perish until his brother Anpu later intervenes.
In this ancient Egyptian tale, the bull-god Bata lives with his elder brother Anpu until a false accusation of assault by Anpu's wife forces Bata to flee. Following a series of magical transformations and divine interventions, Bata overcomes betrayal and death to eventually become Pharaoh. This story explores themes of loyalty, resurrection, and the cyclical nature of life and justice in the...
After the jealous god Set murdered his brother Osiris, he discovered the hidden body and tore it into fourteen fragments to prevent his resurrection. These pieces were scattered across the Nile Valley, prompting the goddess Isis to undertake a monumental journey to recover them. This central myth explains the origin of the Egyptian nomes and the establishment of Osiris as the eternal Lord of...