The Myth of the Menehune People
Hawaiian legends of tiny master builders who shaped shores and temples in a single night
Adults Stories , Page 37
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The Legend of the Fire Goddess Pele's Sister, Hi'iaka
Hi'iaka's island-spanning odyssey to reclaim Lohi'au, facing spirits, songs, and the raw heart of Hawai'i.
Degei, the Creator God
The serpent of the mountains whose coils shaped islands and whose breath became people
The Legend of the Two Brothers and the Great Serpent
How the sea, two brothers, and a monstrous serpent shaped the islands and the people of Fiji
The Myth of Qat and Marawa
How Qat shaped the islands of Vanuatu and bound the death-bringing Marawa to the shadows
The Story of Tinilau and His Wives
A complex Tongan myth of love, jealousy, and the tangled fate of a handsome god and his many wives
The Legend of Nafanua
How a warrior goddess born from a blood clot rose from the sea and forest to unite a people and win a great war.
The Myth of Tagaloa
Discover the Samoan creation myth of Tagaloa, the supreme god who formed the islands, the sea, the sky, and all living things from his own being.
The Tale of the Turtle and the Shark (Samoa)
A Samoan legend of a mother and daughter who become ocean guardians after a time of famine
The Myth of the Sigbin
A Philippine creature that walks with its head between its hind legs and drinks blood from the shadows
The Story of the Diwata
Among the moss-laced trees and misted peaks of the Philippines, the Diwata keep a promise to the living world.
The Legend of Lam-Ang
The extraordinary hero of a pre-Hispanic Filipino epic who possessed strength and courage from birth
The Myth of the Tiyanak
A chilling Philippine folktale of a vampiric infant that lures the living into the dark woods
The Tale of the Kapre
A towering, cigar-smoking tree giant who teases travelers under the Philippine night sky
The Story of the Wiil Waal, the Somali Wise King
A collection of Somali folktales about Sultan Wiil Waal, whose riddles and wit kept peace across dunes and villages
The Myth of the Medjay Nomads of the Eastern Desert
Tales of elite desert warriors who became the secret guardians of pharaohs and sacred sites
The Legend of the Kahina, Berber Queen and Prophetess
A sweeping, immersive tale of Dihya, a desert queen who saw beyond suns and swords
The Myth of the Tyrian Purple Dye Discovery
How a loyal hound and the sea’s secrets wove Tyre’s wealth into legend
The Legend of the Lamassu
Human-headed, winged guardians who watched over Assyrian palaces and city gates
The Tale of Enlil and Ninlil
A Sumerian myth of courtship, transgression, and the birth of the Moon God Nanna
The Myth of the Anunnaki in Sumerian Texts
Descended from the heavens, the pantheon that shaped human civilization in ancient Iraq
The Story of Mot and Baal: The Duel of Life and Death
In ancient Syria, Baal the life-giver faces Mot, the devourer of souls, in a mythic contest that shapes seasons and memory.
The Myth of the Kumarbi Cycle: Blood and Kingship in Hittite Anatolia
An ancient, violent succession myth where gods overthrow their sires to seize cosmic rule across a storm-wracked realm.
The Legend of the Yazatas
Hosts of good and venerable beings in Zoroastrianism, divine agents of Ahura Mazda in the fight against darkness
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