Though he may be less well-known than Krampus, perhaps no Christmas figure is quite as bizarre as Belsnickel. Clad in ...

Survive December 5, and you just might get some presents.

Austrian engineer Ferdinand Porsche founded Volkswagen in May 1937 in response to Adolf Hitler’s request for a “people’s car” (literally, a Volkswagen in German). The result was the Beetle, a robust, ...

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of ...

The Huma bird is said to never come to rest, living its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground (in some legends it is said to have no legs). [4] In Sufi ...

British Museum. Credit: Facebook/British Museum The mythological figure’s “Labors” are a series of feats carried out as penance for crimes he committed yet was not fully responsible for like so many ...

30 Birds, a video game developed by Belgian studios Ram Ram Games and Business Goose, has been available since November 28, 2024 on PC and Mac via Steam. Inspired by Persian mythology and ...

Another rare Classical Age myth unit which can be used in the late-game of Age Of Mythology Retold, the Valkyrie is a fantastic unit for several reasons. Not only is it a healer, and a damn good ...

Persian mythology sits at the heart of 30 Birds, and the reason Zig's been called here in the first place is to witness the awakening of Simurgh, an enormous phoenix-like creature whose god-like ...

Today, we delve into some of the most revered Hindu deities and their legendary roles in mythology ... of each cycle of time (Kalpa). In one myth, Brahma is said to have created his own daughter ...