The Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology in North China's Shanxi Province has revealed new excavation findings ...

Explore the real-life inspirations behind legendary creatures like mermaids, Kraken, Pouakai, dragons, unicorns, and Roc. These mythical beings may have roots in actual animals like manatees, giant ...

But the snake in Chinese culture is not just a divine or benevolent figure. It also represents duality–wisdom and danger, good and evil. This dual nature is reflected in numerous Chinese legends, ...

In the Han Dynasty, snakes also appeared often on patterns of xuanwu, a Chinese mythical creature that’s depicted as a snake and a tortoise. In the following dynasties, snake appeared less in ...

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As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Ancient myths have influenced civilizations and can be mapped to zodiac signs. Each sign aligns with a mythological pantheon reflecting its traits, li ...

Age Of Mythology is a strategy game that transports players to a time when heroes battled with monsters of legend and gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men.