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
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The Epic of Ural-batyr
A Bashkir legend of a hero who fights demons and uncovers the spring of life
The Legend of Korkut Ata
Dede Korkut, the wise elder whose epic counsel shaped the hearts and courage of Turkic peoples
The Tales of Aldar Kose
Witty Kazakh folktales of Aldar Kose, the beardless trickster who outwits the greedy and powerful across the steppe
The Epic of Alpamysh
A heroic Uzbek epic of love, loyalty, and the steppe's ancient courage
The Legend of the Weza
How guardian spirits and esoteric arts kept the Dhamma alive in the jungle pagodas of Myanmar
The Tale of the Two Brothers, Mahagiri and Hnamadawgyi
A tragic Myanmar legend of princely brothers unjustly executed who rose to protect the city of Bagan as powerful nat spirits
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.
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
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