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87The Navagrahas or nine Planetary Gods in Hindu Religion and their Significance
Navagrahas refer to the 9 Planetary Gods in Hindu Religion. Hindus worship these 9 Planets as Gods. It is believed that these celestial bodies in the cosmos influence every aspect of human lives and is responsible for all the good or bad times one faces in life.
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87philippine folklore: or the stuff filipino nightmares and fantasy are made of
Philippine folklore, as in other cultures, is predominantly about heaven and hell, good and evil. A duality that is present in most things. And similarly, it too has survived a long history of domination and...
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84A - Z of Mythological Creatures (Just 'D')
I know, I know, ‘D’ is supposed to be all spooky as hell. Here, I get to talk about some of the really old, popular creatures. Creatures you inadvertently talk about on a daily basis. I mean you got...
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90Totem Animals and Their Symbols
Many of you will have seen totem poles, but do you know what they represent? The totem pole represents the totem animals. What is a totem animal? We all have our own individual totem animals. Every animal...
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89Guarani Mythology: Myths, Legends, And Monsters From Paraguay Part 1
Paraguay is a small, land-locked, kidney-shaped country in the heart of South America. I lived there from 1997 to 1999 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Paraguay has two official Languages; Spanish and Guarani...
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80A - Z of Mythological Creatures (Just 'A')
Afrit... Mythology kills me, I must confess. I love the Odyssey and practically all Greek myths. I like the Norse, Celtic, Roman, Egyptian, Japanese, Chinese, African, Indian and all myths from all...
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74Rahu Mantras and Remedies
According to Hindu Mythology Rahu swallows the Sun or the Moon causing eclipses.Rahu is normally depicted as a dragon head with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. Rahu is considered as a malefic planet and its effects are equated with that of Shani by Vedic Astrologers. When the Rahu is afflicted one faces several miseries and obstacles in the way of success and remedies should be done to reduce the ill effects by chanting the planetary mantras, wearing gemstones etc.
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75Playing in Woods with Fairies - Celtic Tree Folklore
This section of the series 'Playing in Woods with Fairies' is about the trees present in a particular Scottish wood and their associations in Celtic folklore. The series includes information on related Celtic animal, festival and fairy / deity lore.
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86Mammal Hybridization: The Truth and The Myths
We've probably all heard the stories about Frankenstein experiments gone awry and creatures being crossed that would never have bred together in nature. Or perhaps we heard stories growing up about cabbits...
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82Mythical Gods And Creatures
In Greek mythology living beings come under two categories, that is, they are either gods and heroes, or creatures. Gods have most characteristics of humans, but along with this they also have supernatural...
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