Moments & Myths explores the line between fact and fiction. Each week, you’ll find historical retellings, mythic breakdowns, and cultural storytelling.
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Sacrifice in Myth and History: From Aztecs to Abraham
Why Sacrifice? To modern minds, sacrifice often seems brutal. Why kill an animal, or even a human, for gods who may not exist? Yet for ancient cultures, sacrifice… Continue Reading
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The Inca Festival of Inti Raymi
The Sun at the Center For the Inca Empire, the sun was life. Crops, time, order, and kingship all flowed from Inti, the radiant sun god. To honor… Continue Reading
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The Celtic Cauldron of the Dagda
The Dagda: Good God, Great Father In Irish mythology, the Dagda was one of the most important deities of the Tuatha Dé Danann — a figure of immense… Continue Reading
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The World Tree Archetype: Yggdrasil, Ashvattha, Ceiba, Irminsul
The Tree as Cosmos Trees stand between worlds: roots in soil, trunk in earth, branches in sky. For cultures worldwide, the tree became a natural symbol of the… Continue Reading