Lady Mary (from Mr. Fox)
England The following is excerpted from English Fairy Tales, by Flora Annie Steel, published 1918 by Macmillan And Co., Limited, London. LADY MARY was young, and Lady Mary was fair. […]
Category Archives: Myths and Folktales
Women have been depicted as goddesses, creatures, biblical figures, legends and folk tale heroines throughout history – many based in a grain of truth.
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Macha
Celtic goddess
Procne and Philomela
Sister princesses of Greek myth
Deirdre
Tragic protagonist of the early medieval Ulster cycle
The woman who tricked the Flying Head
United States In both Iroquois and Wyandot traditions, Flying Heads are ravenous spirits cursed with an insatiable hunger. The physical appearance varies depending on the storyteller, but commonly resembles a […]
Dagwanoenyent
Iroquois daughter of the Wind who often took the form of a whirlwind
Mooninguggahgul
Australia An old man lived with his two wives, the Mooninguggahgul sisters, and his two sons. The old man spent all his time making boomerangs, until at last he had […]
Zelinda
Italy There was once a poor man who had three daughters; and as the youngest was the fairest and most civil, and had the best disposition, her other two sisters […]
Snow White and Rose Red
Germany Snow White and Rose Red “There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage. In front of the cottage was a garden wherein stood two rose-trees, […]
Yemọja
Nigeria Yemọja is a Yoruba water orisha of the oceans and rivers, particularly Nigeria’s Ogun River. Maternal and protective, Yemọja cares for her children, bringing comfort and cleansing their sorrows […]