The Aztecs believed this Aztec god waged a continuous battle against darkness and an unseen evil ... goddess of love, beauty ...

Tharzidun, the Chained God, is a primal evil deity of madness ... featuring names such as Osiris from Egyptian mythology, or the Norse goddess Freya. But there are also a plethora of original ...

The snake may be less celebrated in Chinese culture than, say, the dragon – the coming Year of the Snake does not have quite the same ring to it as the Year of the Dragon. But the reptile is ...

The best known Chinese folk representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake. The snake’s role in it has gone from ...