Three Strong Women
An arrogant wrestler gets more than he expected when he tries to mess with a young girl.
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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Ahalya
In traditional Hinduism, Ahalya is held up as the first of the panchakanya (“five virgins”), archetypes of female chastity whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited.
Tiamat
In the religion of ancient Babylon, Tiamat was a primordial goddess of the salt sea, who mated with Abzû, the god of fresh water, to produce younger gods.
Althaea
Queen of Calydon, who reputedly killed her own son, Meleager, in vengeance for Meleager killing his uncles (her brothers)
The Well of the World’s End
According to the folk tale, a girl’s stepmother gave the girl a sieve, ordering her to not come back without filling it at the Well of the World’s End.
Penanggalan
At night, this vampiric creature detaches its head and organs from its body to hunt humans, appearing as a disembodied head with a long, invisible tongue and exposed, tentacle-like entrails.
Lady in White
A White Lady (or Lady in White) is a common type of female ghost, usually dressed in a white dress or similar clothing.
Abuk
Abuk is the first woman in the myths of the Dinka people of South Sudan and the Nuer of South Sudan and Ethiopia, who also call her Buk or Acol.
Ammit
Known as the “devourer of the dead”, Ammit was a demoness and goddess in ancient Egyptian religion.
Amunet
Amunet is a primordial goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, whose worship was centred in Thebes through the last dynasty, the Ptolemaic Kingdom, in 30 BC.