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In Japanese folklore, a kitsune is a fox with magical powers. The myth of the kitsune holds that foxes grow wiser and more powerful as they age, gaining extra tails until the oldest and strongest have nine, and that they can take human form, often as a beautiful woman. Some kitsune are faithful messengers of […]

The best-known trickster gods in mythology are Loki in Norse myth, Hermes in Greek myth, Anansi the spider in Akan and West African stories, Coyote and Raven in the stories of many Native American peoples, Èṣù in Yoruba religion and Māui across Polynesia. A trickster breaks rules, plays pranks and uses cunning instead of strength, […]

The best-known sea gods in mythology are Poseidon in Greece and his Roman counterpart Neptune, Njörðr and Ægir in Norse myth, Manannán mac Lir in Ireland, Ryūjin in Japan, Tangaroa among the Māori, Sedna among the Inuit, and Yemoja and Olokun in Yoruba religion. Seafaring and fishing peoples nearly always had a power of the […]

Sun gods in mythology include Ra in Egypt, Helios and later Apollo in Greece, Sol in Rome, Sól in Norse myth, Surya in Hinduism, Amaterasu in Shinto, Inti among the Inca and Tonatiuh among the Aztecs. Most cultures that farmed or kept calendars gave the sun a god, and the stories often explain why the […]

Gods of death appear in almost every mythology and religion, but they rarely do the same job. Some, like Thanatos in Greek mythology, are death itself; others, like Hades, Osiris, Hel or Mictlantecuhtli, rule the land of the dead; and others, like Anubis or Yama, guide and judge the souls who arrive there. Below are […]