1003+ Deep Dives

Chronicles

Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.

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Ancient European

E Bukura e Dheut

Discover E Bukura e Dheut, “the Beauty of the Earth” — the dazzling magical fairy-princess of Albanian folktales, a being of supernatural beauty and power

Aug 14, 20268 min read

Ancient European

Zana

Discover the Zana, the fierce and beautiful mountain-fairy of Albanian myth — a martial nature-spirit of the high peaks who empowers heroes with

Aug 14, 20268 min read

Ancient European

Kulshedra

Discover the Kulshedra, the great she-dragon of Albanian myth — a multi-headed, fire-spitting monster of drought and chaos who hoards the waters and

Aug 14, 20268 min read

Ancient European

Drangue

Discover the Drangue, the winged hero-protector of Albanian myth — a semi-divine champion born with wings who wields lightning in storm-cloud battles

Aug 13, 20269 min read

Ancient European

Prende

Discover Prende, the Albanian goddess of love, beauty and the dawn — radiant patroness of women and consort of the thunder-god, associated with the

Aug 13, 20268 min read

Ancient European

Zojz

Discover Zojz, the sky-father and supreme god of ancient Albanian myth — deity of the bright heaven, thunder and lightning, the Albanian cognate of Zeus

Aug 13, 20268 min read

Mesopotamian & Near Eastern

Pazuzu

Discover Pazuzu, the demon-king of the wind in Assyrian and Babylonian belief — a fearsome monster of the destroying wind who was yet invoked as a

Aug 13, 20268 min read

Mesopotamian & Near Eastern

Lamassu

Discover the Lamassu, the great protective guardian-spirit of Assyria and Mesopotamia — a majestic human-headed winged bull who guarded the gates of

Aug 13, 202610 min read

Mesopotamian & Near Eastern

Ashur

Discover Ashur (Assur), the national god and supreme deity of the Assyrian Empire — the deified state and lord of war who rose with Assyria to become king

Aug 13, 202610 min read

Persian & Zoroastrian

Jahi

Jahi (Jeh), the arch-demoness of Zoroastrianism — the female fiend of debauchery and defilement, the “Primal Whore” who roused the despairing Angra Mainyu

Aug 13, 20268 min read