Myths, Legends, Religion, and Faith: Coyote

Cultures around the world have a myth or folklore about a trickster, but it is rare that several different cultures share the same image of a trickster. From California to the Appalachian mountains various Native American cultures adopted Coyote as the trickster. Sometimes a creator, other times a destroyer, both wise and foolish, Coyote (or

Myths, Legends, and Faith: Ares-Mars

War has unfortunately been a constant throughout human history, so it is understandable that polytheistic religions have personified war in their pantheons. One such figure comes from the Greco-Roman belief system, Ares to the Greeks and Mars to the Romans. Often, Roman belief systems are seen as the Greek faith under different names, and while

Myths, Legends, and Faith: Creation Stories

Cultures throughout history have wondered how they got here. From the first recorded stories to our current efforts to find the origins of the Big Bang humans have always wanted to know how we began. As we begin 2024 it is a chance to look at how humans have told our origins throughout the millennia.