November 2025

Indian mythology - Kannaki curses Madurai in Silappatikaram

Indian Mythology: Lost Epics, New Heroes

Introduction: Indian mythology is often thought of as just the Ramayana and Mahabharata, but beyond these familiar epics lies a vast tapestry of forgotten sagas. Imagine a righteous queen whose fury scorches a city, or a humble sage whose verses reshape society — these stories pulse through lesser-known texts and folk traditions. Exploring them matters […]

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In Hindu mythology, Nagas are not just fearsome—many are guardians of divine treasures hidden deep beneath the earth.

Serpent Lore in Mythology: Myths That Still Haunt the World

Serpent lore in mythology reveals how cultures across the world transformed humanity’s deepest fears into sacred symbolism. Serpents slither through nearly every mythology as powerful symbols of both fear and fascination. In many legends, they are chaos incarnate—colossal dragons to be vanquished by heroes—yet elsewhere they guard divine treasures or secrets of immortality. From India’s

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Queen Gandhari, blindfolded and sorrowful, raises her hand to curse Lord Krishna on the battlefield.

Boons and Curses in Mythology: How Gods Played with Destiny

Boons and curses in mythology are not just magical plot devices—they are cosmic forces that forge destinies, topple empires, and birth avatars. Picture a blindfolded queen standing amidst a battlefield’s carnage, cursing a god with every ounce of her grief. Elsewhere, a demon king revels in a divine boon of near-immortality, unaware of the ferocious

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Lord Kalki riding his white horse to destroy evil at the end of Kali Yuga

Armageddons Across Cultures: End-of-World Myths in Hindu, Norse, and More

Introduction A lone warrior stares at a darkening sky as flames devour the earth, while in another realm, a divine horseman gallops forth to end an age of darkness. These are not fragments of a single tale, but vivid echoes from end-of-world myths across cultures. From ancient India to the icy north, civilizations have imagined

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