Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of the Serpopard: a mythical creature of ancient Egypt, a striking hybrid beast with the body of a leopard and the long serpentine neck of a
The myth of the Egyptian Sphinx: a majestic mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, a powerful guardian figure embodying
The myth of Imhotep: a real historical genius of ancient Egypt deified after his death, the brilliant architect, physician and sage of the Third Dynasty
The myth of the Mummy: the preserved embalmed body of the ancient Egyptian dead, created through mummification to preserve the body for eternal life, and
Discover the Dybbuk, the great possessing spirit of Jewish folklore — the restless soul of the dead that clings to and possesses the living, speaking
The Mahoraga, great serpent-beings of Buddhist cosmology — immense chthonic dragon-like creatures counted among the eight classes of supernatural beings
The Preta, the “hungry ghosts” of Buddhist cosmology — tormented spirits of one of the six realms of rebirth, consumed by an insatiable hunger they can
Discover Coyote, the great trickster of the Navajo and the peoples of the American Southwest and beyond — the cunning, foolish, creative being who
The myth of Ammit: the soul-devouring monster of the Egyptian underworld, the "Devourer of the Dead," a fearsome composite beast who waited at the
The myth of the Apis bull: the most sacred animal of ancient Egypt, a living bull worshipped as the earthly incarnation of a god (Ptah, and in death
