Roman mythology was filled with terrifying creatures at the edges of the known world. From serpent-like killers to man-eating beasts, these monsters reflected ancient fears and imagination. This video ...

Journey to the West’s most well known character is arguably Sun Wukong, the monkey king who joins the monk on his pilgrimage to retrieve sacred buddhist texts in the Chinese novel. For English ...

Mermaids have enchanted people for centuries, but the older legends behind them are far darker than their modern image suggests. In mythology and folklore, these mysterious beings of the deep were ...

Mermaids are multicultural mythical figures, reflecting the continuing human fascination with the sea in stories echoing thousands of years into the past. Mermaids are found in cultures across the ...

Humans have long used stories to explain things we can’t understand, and an eclipse is no different. In today’s Academic Minute, part of Indiana University’s Total Solar Eclipse segment, Moira Marsh ...

Folklore has served as the basis for so many of the world’s most famous stories. Whether it is pure folklore or fairy tales, many include mystical or mythical creatures that help in world-building and ...

Dragons, double-headed rats and blood-drinking sword-wielding tigers; Black Myth: Wukong is filled with fantastical creatures, known as Yaoguai, who have their origin in Chinese Mythology, and ...