The Myth of the Yacuruna
Water people of the Peruvian Amazon who dwell in underwater cities, bearing gifts of healing and curses of the deep
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The Legend of María Lionza
A Venezuelan folk goddess of harmony, love, and peace who walks between river and mountain
The Legend of the La Llorona (Weeping Woman)
A luminous, haunting retelling of Mexico’s river-borne ghost whose tears ripple through memory and landscape.
The Tale of Nanabozho, Ojibwe Trickster and Cultural Hero
A richly detailed retelling of Nanabozho's shapeshifting adventures across the lakes and forests of Ojibwe homeland.
The Legend of the Valkyries - Individual Stories
Norway's Valkyries: intimate portraits of the chosen, the choosers, and the fragile boundary between fate and free will
The Legend of the Landvættir (Icelandic Land Spirits)
How Iceland’s guardian spirits shaped the island’s identity, myths, and coat of arms
The Myth of Blodeuwedd (Welsh Woman of Flowers)
A lyrical retelling of love, betrayal, and metamorphosis from the hills and hollows of ancient Wales
The Story of the Kelpie
A haunting Scottish folktale of the water horse that lurks beneath lochs and rivers
The Tale of the Danaïdes
Fifty daughters, a sieve, and a punishment that echoes through marble halls
The Story of Actaeon
A tragic retelling of the hunter who glimpsed a goddess and paid with everything he loved
The Legend of the Minyades
How three daughters of King Minyas spurned the god and found an unexpected fate beneath the moon
The Myth of the Harpies
Winged spirits of the Greek coast who snatched food and ferried the wicked to the Erinyes
The Myth of the Fata Pădurii (Romanian Forest Maiden)
An immersive retelling of the Carpathian forest spirit who blesses and tests those who venture beneath her boughs
The Tale of the White Snake of the Carpathians
A Ukrainian legend of a mystical white snake that grants boons to those who prove worthy in heart and deed
The Myth of the Rusalka
When grief turns to water: the Slavic spirit of the river who calls the living into the deep
The Myth of the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars — A Slavic Tale
A woven legend of kinship, pursuit, and the songs people sang under an ever-turning sky
The Legend of Zlatorog (Goldenhorn)
A Slovenian alpine legend of a white chamois with golden horns guarding a secret treasure atop Mount Triglav
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.
The Legend of the Snow Maiden (Snegurochka) - original folklore version
An original retelling of the tragic Snow Maiden from Russian folklore, where love brings warmth—and loss.
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 Tale of the Bicolano Epic of Handiong
A vivid retelling of Handiong, the hero who carved safety from the wilds of Bicol and challenged monsters of land and sea
The Tale of the Santelmo (St. Elmo's Fire)
A luminous grief that wanders the ricefields and coastal nights of the Philippine islands
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