The Myth of the Great Horned Serpent (Mississippian Culture)
A deep, illustrated retelling of the Great Horned Serpent — water, rain, and the underworld in Mississippian cosmology
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The Tale of the Creation of Humanity from Maize (Maya)
A lyrical retelling of the Popol Vuh—how the gods molded people from maize dough and gave them life
The Story of the Ball Game in the Popol Vuh (Maya)
A vivid retelling of the Hero Twins' deadly ball game against the lords of the underworld, woven with mythic detail and cultural resonance.
The Myth of the Five Suns (Aztec Creation)
How four worlds perished and a fifth sun rose—an immersive retelling of Aztec cosmology
The Legend of the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl (Aztec Volcano Love Story)
An evocative retelling of the Aztec myth where two lovers become the twin volcanoes that guard the Valley of Mexico
The Tale of the Cihuateteo (Aztec Vampire Spirits)
How mothers who died in childbirth became restless spirits haunting crossroads and stealing children in Aztec belief
The Story of the Tzitzimime (Aztec Star Demons)
Fearsome skeletal deities of Aztec cosmology who threatened to devour the sun during eclipses.
The Myth of the Tlalocan (Aztec Paradise)
A vivid retelling of Tlaloc’s verdant afterlife for those claimed by water and thunder
The Tale of the Creation of the Hummingbird (Taíno)
How the gods shaped a tiny miracle from leftover feathers and gave it a tongue like a whisper
The Story of Guabancex (Taíno Hurricane Goddess)
Guabancex, the fierce Taíno goddess of storms, and her companions of wind and thunder who shape the fate of islands
The Myth of the Papa Bois (Trinidadian Father of the Woods)
A deep, lyrical journey into the folklore of Trinidad and Tobago and the forest guardian who walks with hooves and wisdom
The Myth of the Anansi in the Caribbean
How the West African trickster spider wove himself into Jamaican life, shaping stories, songs, and cultural memory across generations.
The Myth of the Cipitio
El Salvador's eternally young trickster, son of the Siguanaba, and the tales that keep a culture laughing and wise
The Myth of the Xtabay
A Mayan tale of a seductive jungle spirit who lures men to their end among the trees and cenotes
The Story of the Yaguarón: Uruguay’s River Guardian
A mythic water serpent from Uruguayan folklore that watches the rivers and teaches respect for water
The Myth of the Luz Mala (Evil Light)
A luminous whisper across the Pampas — the restless soul and the night that remembers
The Story of Trentren Vilu and Caicai Vilu
How two great serpents of earth and sea shaped Chile’s mountains, valleys, and coastline
The Tale of the Alicanto
A luminous legend from the Atacama Desert: a bird that eats gold and silver and leads miners to hidden veins
The Story of the Imbunche
A Chilote myth of a child twisted into a guardian by witches, a tale of secrecy, sorrow, and the islands that keep it alive
The Myth of the Caleuche
A Chilote legend of a spectral ship that sails moonlit seas, crewed by the drowned and bound to the tides
The Story of the Luison
The seventh and last of the legendary monsters of Guaraní mythology — the lord of death and the shadow in the woods
The Myth of the Ao Ao
A deep, sensory retelling of the sixth of the seven legendary monsters in Guaraní lore, the voracious sheep-like predator that haunts Paraguay's wild places
The Legend of the Kurupi
A Guaraní tale of the small, strange fertility spirit who lives in river shadows and woodlands
The Tale of the Jasy Jatere
The fourth of the seven legendary monsters of Guaraní mythology: a small blond-haired boy who is the lord of the siesta
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