Every year near the fortress of Fragokastello, a phantom army of shadows known as the Drosoulites emerges from the morning mist. Discover the history of the 1828 battle and the enduring Cretan legend of these ‘Dew Men.’
Explore the deep, iron-dark waters of Loch Ness and the enduring Celtic legends of its silent guardian. From Saint Columba’s 6th-century encounter to modern sightings, discover how oral tradition shaped the mystery of the Great Glen.
In the high Andes, a legend tells of Cusi, the Fire Keeper, whose sacred duty was to tend the communal Mother Fire, the heart of her village. When a Great Frost threatened to extinguish the vital flame, Cusi embarked on a perilous journey to the mountain peaks to save her people from the eternal cold.
In a West African village, a profound forgetting takes hold as people lose their names and stories. A young man, Zola, journeys to the Great River, believed to hold the land’s memory, to reclaim his people’s lost past. This folk tale explores the vital importance of tradition and ancestral wisdom.
In the time before the Great Lights, the world existed in a state of perpetual twilight. This article explores “The Birth of the Sun and Moon,” an ancient Inuit legend of Malina and Anningan, chronicling their flight and transformation into the celestial bodies. It delves into their story, revealing how a moment of betrayal led to the eternal chase across the sky.
In the primordial era, Obatala descends from the sky realm, Orun, to create solid land from Olokun’s vast waters using sacred sand and a five-toed hen. This Yoruba creation myth details the molding of the first humans and the founding of Ile-Ife, recounting challenges and the establishment of balance between land and sea.
Explore the Indigenous Australian oral tradition of The Dreaming, where the Great Rainbow Serpent awakens to carve mountains, fill rivers, and breathe life into a silent, featureless world, shaping the landscape and its people.
In the vast Rub’ al Khali, a traveler encounters the mysterious “Singing Sands,” a phenomenon central to Arabian oral tradition. This narrative explores the deep stillness and powerful voices of the desert, echoing ancient tales for a thousand years.
High in the Alpine peaks, a shepherd named Hans stumbles upon a hidden city within the Great Sentinel mountain. Bathed in eternal golden light, this ancient realm offers peace but at the cost of time in the sunlit world. Hans’s choice reveals the profound difference between the unchanging deep and the fleeting lives of men.
High in the jagged embrace of the Pindus mountains, the village of Koryphi guarded its communal heart: the Eternal Flame. Tended by Elian, this sacred fire faced the Great Winter, threatening to plunge the village into eternal darkness. Elian’s unwavering dedication to the ancient tradition became a moral test, preserving the spark of life and hope.
