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Tag: mythology

Life-Giving, Lethal, Prophetic
Art + Stories, World + People
Dreams and Visions, Fiction

Life-Giving, Lethal, Prophetic

The mythologies and meanings of water across history and various cultures seem to share some similarities – from its life-giving properties to the flood myth.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Mythology and Mitochondria
World + People
Science

Mythology and Mitochondria

Oren Harman, author of “Evolution: Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World”, talks about Daedalus and Icarus, the power of myths, and the role of storytelling in science.
Tomasz Sitarz
Walking for Water
Soul + Body
The Four Elements

Walking for Water

According to some fairy-tales, wild springs can give us the water of life. Yet according to other folk legends, water sources can also take life away...
Renata Lis
A Drinking Deer
Soul + Body
The Four Elements

A Drinking Deer

From natural springs flow a sort of mysticism; a keen mixture of their purity and rumoured life-giving properties. Where do such tales come from?
Monika Kucia
Pure, Invincible, Magical
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Pure, Invincible, Magical

The myths and history of the ancient Greeks and Romans reveal the ways in which they viewed the sun.
Paweł Janiszewski
The Ghosts of Warmia-Masuria
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Ghosts of Warmia-Masuria

Warmia-Masuria is the home of the Polish lake district and a popular holiday destination. Yet among its rivers and swamps – even in the houses of its locals – live all sorts of menacing creatures...
Marcel Kruger
Conceiving God
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Conceiving God

Countless deities exist across the various pantheons of human history; alongside those deities are written manifold origin stories. What might these mythologies tell us about how we view childhood?
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Birds of a Feather
Humor + Variety
Variety

Birds of a Feather

World mythology is full of fantastic winged creatures – some bringing terror, some bringing salvation, and some merely playing pranks.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
The Dirty Dozen
Humor + Variety
Variety

The Dirty Dozen

You never know when Lucifer might rear his evil head! Keep a look out with our pocket guide to malevolent beings from across the world.
Adam Węgłowski
An End That Marks a Beginning
Art + Stories
Experiences

An End That Marks a Beginning

The ouroboros, a serpent devouring its own tail, has been a symbol of cyclical renewal for thousands of years. A scholar presents its history across different cultures.
Paweł Janiszewski