These texts set out the traditional story of the foundation of Japan and its people, and demonstrate the very close relationship between the gods and the ... during the birth of the kami of ...

This statue covered in gold leaf and semiprecious stones may have been used in ancient Mesopotamian sunrise rituals.

Theogony of the ancient Greek poet Hesiod is a poem on the birth of the gods. Painting by Eugène Delacroix entitled Hesiod and the Muse Credit: Sotheby’s London Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Western ...

The basketball gods had other plans, however. Duke was upset in the conference tournament by an inferior Clemson team that it had twice defeated in the regular season, dashing any dreams of a March ...

As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and the notion of lucky charms, double rainbows, good fortune and the benevolent blessings of the fickle gods, we are casting an eye on the not-so-easy birth ...

On five special days before the New Year, Nut gave birth to the gods Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis, and Nephthys. Except for Horus, the rest of them were usually referred to as the “children of Nut.” ...

In the treatise, the author writes that the poem, which pertains to the birth of the gods, should be taken as an allegory rather than literally. The anonymous author’s argument includes ...

India celebrates the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, alongside the auspicious Diwali festival, often referred to as the "Diwali of Gods." The twin celebrations highlight spiritual ...

They were a group of gods borne from a union of the Earth (personified as Gaia ... Cronus made the extreme decision to devour all of his children after their birth. He swallowed three would-be ...

There, Áile performs a sacrifice ritual to grant Odin a vision of the future, causing an outbreak of panic from the All-Powerful God and the birth of a new god who could challenge the orthodoxy.