Explore Myths about Moon
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Mawu is the supreme god of the Fon people of Abomey (Republic of Benin). Mawu , the Moon, brings ...
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Sometimes, in the fall, you may hear people call a Full Moon the "Harvest Moon". That's because ...
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Coyolxauhqui was the Moon goddess according the Aztec mythology. Her name means "Golden Bells." ...
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According to Hinduism, every part of the cosmos is seen as an action of a god. Time is the ...
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Diana was an ancient Italian goddess of woodland. In Capua and in Aricia, a locality near Rome, ...
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Artemis was the twin sister of the god Apollo. Her father and mother were Zeus and Latona. ...
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Rona was the daughter of the sea god Tangaroa. She was the Tide Controller. One night she ...
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Anningan is the name of the Moon god of some of the Inuit people that live in Greenland. The ...
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Tsuki-Yomi was the Moon god according the oldest Japanese religion, Shinto, which means "the ...
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Ix Chel, the "Lady Rainbow," was the old Moon goddess in Mayan mythology. The Maya people lived ...
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More about Myths about Moon
Did you know?
Did you know that the Maya believed that the Earth was flat, and that there was a jaguar called a
bacab in each corner that supported the sky?
Did you know that the Roman god, Neptune, was not only the god of the sea, but also of earthquakes?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
Shadow zonexShadow zone : The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves. The shadow zone results from S waves being stopped entirely by the liquid core and P waves being b
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Research Highlights
Conservation efforts to protect endangered corals in the Caribbean focus on the areas that have the largest variety of species. Ann Budd of the University of Iowa and John Pandolfi of the University of...
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