The Myth of the Alkonost and the Sirin
When joy and sorrow take wing: a Russian myth of two impossible birds whose songs shape fate.
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The Myth of the Arhats (Buddhist Saints) - Specific Stories
Individual tales of enlightened disciples who remained in the world to guide others toward awakening
The Myth of the Phi Pop (Cannibalistic Spirit)
A chilling Thai spirit that possesses people and slowly consumes them from within—an exploration of folklore, ritual, and meaning
The Myth of the Hantu Raya (Great Ghost)
A Malaysian demon that grants power and wealth for a price, woven into village memory and shadowed by mangroves
The Story of the Semai People's Thunder God
How the Semai of Malaysia keep an uneasy peace with the thunder god to protect their crops, rivers, and lives.
The Myth of the Kayan Creation Story
How the world was shaped from the body of a great serpent—an origin tale of the Kayan people of Borneo
The Tale of the Iban Petara (Gods)
An atmospheric retelling of the Iban pantheon of Borneo—origins, roles, and rituals of the Petara that shaped rivers, storms, and longhouse life.
The Story of the Dayak Batang Garing (Tree of Life)
A luminous myth of the Batang Garing: Borneo's living axis that bridges sky, earth, and the underworld in Dayak cosmology.
The Legend of the Tagalog Creation Story
How the First Man and Woman Emerged from Bamboo in a Philippine Creation Tale
The Myth of the Visayan Creation Story
How the Sea and the Sky Waged War to Shape the Islands and the Lives That Dwell Upon Them
The Story of Indarapatra and Sulayman
How two brothers faced four terrible monsters and restored peace to an island
The Myth of the Sirena and Siyokoy (Filipino Merfolk)
A coastal myth of song, salt, and the tide-forged boundary between human longing and ocean otherness
The Myth of the Mangkukulam (Filipino Witch)
A coastal Visayan tale of dolls, pins, and the fragile boundary between fear and justice
The Tale of Mayari, the Moon Goddess
A Tagalog myth of silver light, sibling rivalry, and the quiet rule of night
The Story of the Lihangin (Wind Goddess of the Philippines)
How Lihangin, daughter of the sky, learned the language of currents and shaped islands with breath and mercy.
The Myth of Vatea and Papa: Creation of the Cook Islands
How the sky father Vatea and the earth mother Papa gave birth to gods, islands, and the rhythms of life across the Pacific
The Tale of the Adaro (Mer-spirit of the Solomon Islands)
A deep-sea legend from the Solomon Islands — a fish-bodied spirit that hurls poisonous fish at those who cross the ocean's dark boundary
A História do Raiju (Besta do Trovão)
Um companheiro luminoso do deus do trovão Raijin, que muda de forma e é levado pelo vento e pelo relâmpago ao longo do tempo.
O mito do Baku (devorador de sonhos)
Uma jornada detalhada pelos yōkai benevolentes do folclore japonês, que devoram pesadelos e protegem o coração adormecido.
The Myth of the Wanyudo (Burning Cart Wheel)
A vivid retelling of the terrifying yōkai whose flaming wheel carries a tormented human face across roadside fogs and memory
The Myth of the Nue (Japanese Chimera)
A haunting yōkai of mixed parts that haunted emperors, prowled moonlit pines, and lived at the edge of human understanding
The Story of the Man in the Moon (Tale of the Jade Rabbit's companion)
A lyrical retelling of the Jade Rabbit, Wu Gang, and the moonlit bonds that outlast time
The Myth of the Mongol Wolf Ancestor
How the blue-grey wolf and the fallow doe shaped the steppe and became the first of a people
The Tale of the Five Dhyani Buddhas
A meditative myth of mandalas and awakened qualities, retold from the Tibetan Buddhist vision for modern readers
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