The Myth of the Heavenly Weaver (Zhinü) - Alternate Versions
Exploring regional Chinese variations of the celestial weaver girl and mortal cowherd separated by the Milky Way
Ancient Stories , Page 19
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The Story of the Mountain God and the Water God (Son Tinh & Thuy Tinh)
A sweeping Vietnamese myth of love, rivalry, and the yearly flood—how a bride's wedding sparked the eternal struggle between mountain and flood.
The Tale of the Indochinese Water Dragon
A river-born legend of rồng who command rain, currents, and the fortunes of villages along the Mekong and the Red River
The Story of the Yakut Creation Myth
A poetic retelling of the Sakha tale of a great white creator and a world rising from the primeval ocean
The Legend of the Goral
A Siberian folktale of a goat-antelope guardian spirit guiding lost hunters through frozen mountains.
The Myth of the Korpokkur
Ainu whispers of the little people who lived beneath the moss and bartered with humans under moonlit pines
The Legend of the Nivkh Fire God
A Siberian tale of warmth, respect, and the rituals that hold winter at bay
The Story of the Tungusic Creation Myth
How the loon dove to the bottom of the primordial sea and, with Buga's gentle power, raised the first earth from the deep
The Epic of Ural-batyr
A Bashkir legend of a hero who fights demons and uncovers the spring of life
The Legend of the Khun Borom: Origin of the Lao People
How a figure from the heavens shaped rivers, languages, and the first Lao kingdom along the Mekong
The Myth of Phra Lak Phra Lam
Laos' national epic retold: a Lao Ramayana woven with Buddhist insight, Mekong landscapes, and the rites of a people
The Tale of the Twelve Sisters (Kounlok)
A Cambodian folktale of sisters abandoned and bound by fate, surviving storms of fortune to find destiny
The Legend of Vorvong and Sorvong
A Cambodian folktale of two princes who were separated at birth and journeyed through trials until they found each other again
The Legend of the Pouakai
A Maori mountain legend of a colossal, man-eating bird said to haunt the peaks of the South Island
The Myth of Kupe's Voyage
Kupe, the great Māori navigator whose journey across the vast Pacific brought the first whispered knowledge of Aotearoa
The Legend of Rata and the Tree
A Māori tale from Aotearoa about a young hero, a sacred forest, and the lesson of asking permission
The Story of the Night Marchers
A chilling Hawaiian legend of ghostly warrior processions that stride under the moon, a sacred and fearsome sight for mortals.
The Myth of the Menehune People
Hawaiian legends of tiny master builders who shaped shores and temples in a single night
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.
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