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After defeating the monstrous eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi and saving the maiden Kushinadahime, the storm god Susanoo searched for a place to build their new home. Upon arriving in a serene valley in Izumo, his heart felt deeply refreshed, and he named the location Suga. As he constructed his bridal palace, magnificent layered clouds arose from the earth to wrap the estate in a...
To win the hand of Hippodamia, the hero Pelops challenged King Oenomaus to a deadly chariot race. Using a divine golden chariot from Poseidon and a secret betrayal involving the king's charioteer Myrtilus, Pelops defeated the king and established the foundation of the Olympic Games. However, his betrayal of Myrtilus also brought a lasting curse upon his bloodline, known as the House of Atreus.
King Pentheus of Thebes attempts to suppress the newly arrived cult of Dionysus, only to be lured onto Mount Cithaeron in disguise. There, under the influence of divine madness, the Maenads—led by his own mother Agave—mistake him for a wild beast and tear him apart. The tragedy serves as a grim warning against the rejection of the divine and the dangers of extreme hubris.
To create a calendar and measure time, the Jade Emperor invited the animals of the world to participate in a Great Race across a wide river. The first twelve animals to cross and reach the Heavenly Gate were assigned a year in the zodiac cycle. This story explains the order of the signs and the legendary rivalry between the rat and the cat.
The mother goddess Nüwa, feeling lonely in a silent world, creates humanity from yellow clay. While she hand-molds the first humans with meticulous care, she later uses a rope to mass-produce others, leading to the social stratification of the early human race.
To gain an advantage in the eternal war between gods and demons, the young sage Kacha journeys to learn the secret of resurrection from the demon-preceptor Shukracharya. After multiple attempts on his life by jealous demons, Kacha is eventually ground into ashes and consumed by his own teacher in a cup of wine. To survive, he must learn the secret mantra from within his teacher's stomach,...
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.
King Nisus of Megara possessed a magical lock of purple hair that guaranteed the safety of his life and his kingdom. During a siege by King Minos of Crete, Nisus' daughter Scylla fell in love with the enemy king and cut the lock from her father's head as a gift for Minos. Repulsed by her betrayal, Minos rejected her, and both father and daughter were eventually transformed into birds.
When the Great Flood threatened to consume the world, the hero Gun stole the magical expanding soil known as Xirang from the heavens to build dams and save humanity. This act of divine theft enraged the Jade Emperor, who dispatched the Fire God Zhurong to execute Gun on the slopes of Mount Yushan. Though Gun perished, his body remained incorruptible and eventually gave birth to his son, Yu...
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...