mythology
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Hercules and Plutus | 赫拉克勒斯与财神
Hercules snubs Plutus at a divine banquet, explaining to Jupiter that he dislikes the god of weal...
Echo and Narcissus | 回声与那西塞斯
The myth tells of Narcissus, a youth so enamored with his own reflection that he spurns the nymph...
The Flood | 洪水
Zeus, disgusted by humanity's wickedness, unleashes a catastrophic flood. Only the virtuous coupl...
The Phoenix | 凤凰
The legendary Phoenix reappears after ages, stunning all animals with its beauty. Yet, the wisest...
Jupiter and the Birds | 朱庇特与群鸟
Jupiter chooses a king among birds. An ugly jackdaw adorns himself with borrowed feathers to appe...
Myths, Roots, and Words | 神话、词根与单词
This article explores English vocabulary through mythology and etymology. It explains the root 't...
The Cat and Venus | 猫与维纳斯
A cat transformed into a woman reverts to her instinctive nature when tempted by a mouse, demonst...
The Cat-Maiden | 猫女郎
The gods test if a transformed cat can overcome her instincts. Despite her human form and wedding...
The Four Ages of Humanity | 人类历史的四个时期
This text outlines the mythological four ages of humanity—Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Iron—each d...
Feng Meng Kills Hou Yi | 逢蒙杀后羿
Feng Meng, after learning all archery skills from his master Hou Yi, murders him in an ambush to ...
Pangu Separates the Sky and the Earth | 盘古开天
This myth describes how Pangu emerged from a primordial egg-like chaos and spent millennia separa...
Tales of the Rose | 玫瑰传奇
This article explores the enduring fascination with roses through history, mythology, and culture...
The Heaven of Thirty-Three | 三十三重天
King Sakka tricks the Asuras out of their heaven, leading to war and his defeat. Fleeing through ...
Coyote Brings Fire | 郊狼盗火
A cunning Coyote leads the animals in a daring heist to steal fire from the selfish Fire Beings, ...
The Tower of Babel | 巴别塔
Humanity, united by a single language, sought to build a city and a tower reaching heaven to avoi...
Kotura, Lord of the Winds | 风之主科图拉
A father sends his three daughters to appease Kotura, the wind lord, during a deadly blizzard. Th...
Akanidi The Bright Sunbeam | 阿卡尼迪，明亮的阳光
The Sun's youngest daughter, Bright Sunbeam, chooses love with a mortal fisherman, defying her je...
Pandora's Box | 潘多拉的盒子
The myth of Pandora explains the origin of human suffering and the enduring presence of hope. In ...
How the Sun Was Rescued | 太阳获救记
A myth about animals rescuing the stolen Sun. After the wise raven and skeptical owl debate the b...
Prometheus and Man | 普罗米修斯与人类
This passage recounts the myth of Prometheus, who defied Jupiter to create and aid humanity by br...