The Myth of the Menehune People
Hawaiian legends of tiny master builders who shaped shores and temples in a single night
Descriptive Stories , Page 23
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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 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 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 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 Legend of the Yazatas
Hosts of good and venerable beings in Zoroastrianism, divine agents of Ahura Mazda in the fight against darkness
The Myth of Zarvan, the Persian God of Time
Time’s loom divides into twin destinies—Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu—shaping a world of choices and consequences
The Tale of the D'jinn of Socotra
A voyage through wind-scarred rock, resin, and the whispering Djinn beneath the Dragon's Blood Trees
The Story of the Vazimba, the First Inhabitants
Legends of tiny guardians whose whispers still shape the forests and memory of Madagascar
The Legend of the Nyami Nyami River God
A serpent god’s vigil over the Zambezi, torn from his wife by a human-made breaking of old rivers and longed-for reunions
The Story of Cagn, the Mantis Trickster God
When a mischievous god nudges the world awake with a grin that aches to teach
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