...that according to Hindu mythology, the deity Revanta (pictured) was born from the union of the sun-god Surya and his wife Saranya in the form of horse and mare?

...that the Two Ladies was a euphemism used for the Ancient Egyptian deities Wadjet and Nekhbet, represented on the royal crowns of the merged Upper and Lower Egypt as a cobra and a vulture, respectively?

...that Maximón, a saint venerated in the highlands of Guatemala, drinks whiskey, smokes cigarettes and grants prayers for revenge?

...that according to Greek mythology, Adonis was slain by a boar at the foot of the waterfall in Apheca in modern-day Lebanon?

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... that Tamil Hindu parents dedicate their one-month-old children to the goddess Periyachi (pictured), who is depicted ripping a woman's womb?

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... that the self-decapitated Hindu goddess Chhinnamasta (pictured) standing on a copulating couple signifies that life, death and sex are interdependent?

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... that on every Wednesday and Saturday, the demons of Sri Lanka assemble to give an account of their activities to their king?

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... that the legend of Sumbha and Nisumbha, demons from Hindu mythology, is used as a warning against the dangers of seduction in Shashi Tharoor's novel The Great Indian Novel?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/5

...that Chamunda (pictured), a fearsome aspect of the Hindu Divine Mother, was worshipped by ritual human and animal sacrifices along with offerings of wine?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/6

... that the demon Maha Sohona, whose head has been replaced with that of a bear, haunts graveyards and feasts on human flesh?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/7

... that Reeri Yakseya, who is believed to be the most cruel and powerful demon in Sinhalese folklore, can assume 18 different apparitions?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/8

...that according to Hindu mythology, the deity Revanta (pictured) was born from the union of the sun-god Surya and his wife Saranya in the form of horse and mare?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/9

... that the Engkanto, a Philippine mythical creature, might be based on early encounters with European friars?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/10

...that the Tigmamanukan, a Philippine mythological bird, can be a good or bad omen depending on the direction of its flight?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/11

...that the tiyanak is an infant-like creature from Philippine mythology that is said to attack tourists with its fangs and claws?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/12

... that in Chinese mythology, Wu Gang had to chop down a tree on the moon that always healed itself, forcing him to keep trying forever?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/13

... that the supreme god of the southern African Bushmen is Cagn, a trickster who shapeshifts into a praying mantis?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/14

...that Ewale a Mbedi may have been the first Duala leader to trade with Europeans in Cameroon?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/15

...that the most popular deity worshipped by the Duala peoples of Cameroon is a mermaid called a jengu?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/16

...that the Two Ladies was a euphemism used for the Ancient Egyptian deities Wadjet and Nekhbet, represented on the royal crowns of the merged Upper and Lower Egypt as a cobra and a vulture, respectively?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/17

... that according to Hindu mythology, the "first king" Prithu chased the Earth in the form of a cow (pictured), who eventually agreed to yield her milk as all the world's grain and vegetation?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/18

... that in Hindu mythology, the demoness Putana (pictured, centre) tried to kill the infant-god Krishna by breastfeeding him poisoned milk?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/19

...that Ugaritic culture hero Danel may have been a model for the Biblical Daniel of Ezekiel?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/20

... that, in the lives of saints, the appearance of roses (example pictured) sometimes announces the presence or activity of God?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/21

... that in Inuit mythology, an Angakkuq, or shaman, is told to be able to fly with the assistance of a spirit companion, or tuurngaq?

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... that some modern K'iche' Maya revere rival syncretised forms of the pre-Columbian Moon goddess Awilix that are said to be the lovers of St. James?

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...that according to Muisca mythology, Bochica (statue pictured) saved his people from a flood by creating the Tequendama Falls with a strike from his staff?

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... that the pre-Columbian Zapotec storm god Cocijo was said to have created the world from his breath?

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...that in Colombian folklore the legendary Alligatorman (Hombre Caiman) is said to be a fisherman converted by the spirit of the Magdalena River into an alligator, that returns every year on St. Sebastian´s Day to hunt human victims?

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... that in Mesoamerican folklore, it is believed that a dog (mythical dog pictured) carries the newly deceased across a body of water into the afterlife?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/27

... that the origin of the Postclassic K'iche' Maya patron deity Jacawitz has been traced back to a historical event at the city of Seibal?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/28

... that the cult of Kukulkan, the Yucatec Maya feathered serpent deity, was the first Mesoamerican religion to transcend earlier linguistic and ethnic divisions?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/29

...that according to Inca mythology, lunar eclipses are caused by animals attacking Mama Quilla, the goddess of the moon?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/30

...that Maximón, a saint venerated in the highlands of Guatemala, drinks whiskey, smokes cigarettes and grants prayers for revenge?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/31

... that in Hopi mythology, the Kachina Nataska enforces good behavior among children?

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...that Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli (pictured) was the god of the planet Venus in Aztec belief?

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... that human sacrifices to the K'iche' Maya patron deity Tohil had their severed heads placed on a rack in front of the temple?

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... that in Maya mythology, wayob were the powerful spirit forms of lords, priests and gods?

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... that the worshippers of Xipe Totec (pictured), the Aztec god of renewal, wore the flayed skins of their sacrificial victims?

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... that Xiuhcoatl was a mythological Aztec fire-serpent, viewed as the spirit form of Xiuhtecuhtli, the fire god, and was the lightning-like weapon of the god Huitzilopochtli?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/37

... that Xiuhtecuhtli (mask pictured), the Aztec god of fire, was one of the nine Lords of the Night even though he was a solar deity?

Portal:Myths/Did you know/38

...that the Deluge or "flood myth" is a widespread theme in religion and mythology, with examples such as the story of Noah in the Torah or Gilgamesh flood myth?

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... that the white horse in mythology is associated with the sun chariot, warrior-heroes, fertility or an end-time saviour?

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...that in Ovid's Metamorphoses, the love between Acis and Galatea ended when a jealous suitor named Polyphemus killed Acis with a boulder?

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...that in Greek mythology, Antiope was the only Amazon known to have married?

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...that in Greek mythology, Arion (or Areion) was an extremely swift immortal horse that could talk?

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...that the Ancient Greeks credited Broteas, the ugly son of Tantalus, with an ancient rock-cut cliff-face carving of the Great Mother of the Gods in modern Turkey?

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... that in classical mythology, Cerberus (pictured) is a monstrous dog with multiple heads that guards the gates to the underworld?

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...that Apaliunas, a Luwian deity of Wilusa (Troy) attested among gods in a treaty inscription, ca. 1280 BCE, is a likely precursor of Apollo of Greek mythology?

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...that according to Greek mythology, Adonis was slain by a boar at the foot of the waterfall in Apheca in modern-day Lebanon?

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