The trickster god Loki steals the vast treasure and a precious golden ring from the dwarf Andvari to pay a blood-fine. Devastated by the loss of his livelihood, Andvari places a terrible curse...
The goddess Freyja discovers four dwarves forging a necklace of unparalleled beauty known as Brísingamen. Driven by an irresistible desire for the artifact, she agrees to a controversial bargain...
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...
Philoctetes, a legendary archer and bearer of the Bow of Heracles, was abandoned on the desolate island of Lemnos by his fellow Greeks after suffering a debilitating and foul-smelling snake bite....
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...
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...
Ixion, the King of the Lapiths, committed the grave sin of kin-slaying and was unexpectedly offered redemption by Zeus on Mount Olympus. However, consumed by hubris, Ixion attempted to seduce...
The Trojan princess Hesione is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a terrifying sea monster sent by Poseidon. When the hero Heracles arrives at Troy, he offers to slay the beast in exchange for a...
Upon his victorious return from the Trojan War, King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. The assassination is a carefully orchestrated act of revenge for...
To punish their rebellion against his authority, Zeus commanded the gods Poseidon and Apollo to serve the Trojan King Laomedon as mortal laborers for a full year. During this time, they...
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...
Following a bitter revelation of betrayal and magical deception, the Valkyrie Brynhild manipulates her husband Gunnar into murdering the hero Sigurd. Having discovered that Sigurd was the one who...