Past lives from the 6th Age (gods and mortals)
The Greeks referred to Eros as a primordial being because love and desire have existed since the moment of creation. Even desire, passion, love and romance were depicted as winged children of Eros. The singular Eros, however, remained distinct in myth. It was he who lit the flame of love Read more
The woman who would one day become remembered as Yuki-onna is believed to have been born in the rural provinces of northern Japan. Oral accounts suggest she was of humble origins, the daughter of a traveling herbalist and a shrine attendant. She was lovely to behold, her eyes the shade Read more
Among the dreadful children of Gaia and Ouranos, none inspired such awe or terror as the Hekatonkheires and the Kyklopes. Both races were cast into Tartarus long before the Titanomachy, sealed away by their own father’s fear. When the time came for rebellion, it was Gaia herself who whispered prophecy: Read more
Long before his name became a flower, Narcissus was a boy born of riverlight and sorrow. Raised alongside the opalescent waters of the River Kephisos, cradled by the fountain nymph Liriope who loved too fiercely and too briefly, Narcissus entered the world with the curse of beauty and none of Read more
The girl was entering adolescence when her dark eyes changed to a bright gold. Her family, worried, took her to their village healer. Prayers were made to the gods, but they didn’t answer. The villagers, in fear, ostracized the young girl, eventually forcing her to leave their village. The girl’s Read more
Shuten-dōji is the most infamous oni demons from Japanese mythology. He was said to be a monstrous, towering, human-like figure with crimson or dark skin, horns, and wild hair, exuding power and terror. A lover of excess, Shuten-dōji’s name translates to “Little Drunken Boy,” a nod to his insatiable thirst Read more
Dakini (also known as Dakiniten) was originally a esoteric goddess and an important figure in Shingon Buddhism, usually depicted as a beautiful half-nude woman carrying a wish-granting jewel and riding a white fox. She served in the bloodthirsty retinue of the Hindu goddess of death, Kali, but after her conversion Read more
Beltane was a devotee of Brigid, one of her druidic high priestesses concerned with ritual protection and worship of the ruling gods. The festival that came to be most associated with her, and eventually known by her own name, was also called Cétshamhain, and was one of the four major Read more
