Myths and Folktales Archives

According to early Christian writing, Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus’s most important disciples

Celtic goddess connected to horses

One of the oldest deities of ancient Egypt who was worshipped early in the Pre-Dynastic Period (c. 6000 – 3150 BCE)

Legendary Viking shieldmaiden

Norse giant who becomes a goddess associated with winter, mountains, skiing and hunting

Norse mother of monsters

Norse ruler of the underworld, land of the dead

Ceres is the goddess of agriculture and the harvest in Roman mythology.

Juno was the Roman goddess who protected the nation as a whole but also kept special watch over all aspects of women’s lives.

One of the earliest goddesses of Egypt