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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Do you know anybody who has a nickname? Did you know that the Full Moon has a bunch of nicknames? ...
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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 universe is the result of an action by a god. In Hindu ...
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Diana was the twin sister of the god Apollo. Her father and mother were Jupiter and Latona. ...
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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. One night she was carrying a bucket with water ...
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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 to the oldest Japanese religion, Shinto. He was born ...
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Ix Chel, the "Lady Rainbow," was the Moon goddess in Mayan mythology. The Mayans associated ...
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Did you know that, in
Egyptian mythology, the sky goddess
Nut married the Earth god
Geb, and that the Sun god
Re was angry, and so forced them to separate?
Did you know that the Yoruba god of the sea, Olokun, lives in a palace under the sea, with human and fish attendants?
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