The World of Heroji

Fujin And His Bag Of Winds – East Wind, West Wind

Who let the winds out, who, who? In ancient representations, Fujin, the Japanese wind god is often shown with disheveled hair, bulging eyes and a bag around his neck that contains all the winds. T...

Nut and The Sycamore. A Shade for The Soul.

Nut, the Egyptian sky goddess is often pictured arched over the Earth, her naked blue body covered with stars. But she also protected the deceased in their journey to the underworld. In that task s...

Pan and Syrinx, The Wind in the Reeds

A parcel of straws Flutes are one of the most ancient musical instruments in the world. They were made with any material at hand: hollow bones of small birds, clay,  reeds, bamboo, straw. From ear...

Olokun and the Chameleon: Reflections on Troubled Waters

The StoryOlokun challenges sky god Olorun to a weaving contest. The supreme god does not wish to compete personally so he sends his messenger, Agemo, the Chameleon to take his place. Each time Olok...

The Inspirational Spiral of the Pachamama

Spirals are everywhere Inca gods are represented by statues but also by symbols, some of which are quite obvious: Inti, the Sun, is a golden disk with rays. It is perhaps more difficult to underst...

Xochipilli and The Dance of The One Day Butterfly

The Aztec god Xochipilli is associated with four animals, the mischievous monkey, the hocco, the royal Eagle but most of all, the butterfly, which is fitting with  his name of Flowerprince (xochi:...

I got my peaches out in Kunlun!

Get ready to jump feet first into the vibrant world of Chinese culture, where peaches aren’t just fruits – they’re the keys to an epic realm of legend and symbolism. Imagine this: the Kunlun mounta...

Mielikki and the Mythical Otso – More Than Just a Bear Story!

Spinning A Celestial Tale: The Birth of Otso Mielikki, the Finnish forest goddess, has always shared an enchanting connection with all forest creatures, but none more so than with Otso, the first ...

Yawkyawk and the Water Lilies

The yawkyawk are guardians of fresh waters. They have the upper part of a young woman and the lower part of a fish. They are worshiped by the Aboriginal people of the Western Arnhem Land, Northern ...

The Ax of Perun, The Striking Slavic Sky God

Magic weapons and epic tales Perun is the god of thunder and lightning but he is also a warrior and has been endowed with an impressive array of weapons : thunderbolts, bow and arrow, mace, hammer...