In Irish mythology, what type of animal did the sea-god Manannán mac Lir keep that could be eaten for a feast and would come back to life the next day?

Mythology

Which Irish sea-god was said to own a magical boat that could navigate itself without sails or oars?

Manannán mac Lir, the Irish sea-god, owned a self-navigating boat and a magical pig that could be killed and resurrected daily for feasts.

Mythology

In the Sumerian myth of Ninhursag's wrath, how many diseases did she inflict on her grandson before forgiving him?

Ninhursag, a Sumerian mother-goddess, once cursed her own grandson with eight diseases out of spite—then healed him when he finally apologized.

Mythology

During the Titanomachy, the freed Hecatoncheires used their many arms to hurl boulders in support of which side, helping secure its victory?

Hecatoncheires—the hundred-handed giants of Greek myth—were imprisoned by their own father, then freed to fight Titans, becoming war heroes by accident.

Mythology

In ancient Mesopotamian myth, what determined how harshly or kindly a soul was treated after entering the underworld?

The Mesopotamian underworld had no judgment or punishment—all souls, good and evil alike, became powerless shadows eating dust forever, regardless of earthly deeds.

Mythology

Some scholars debate whether the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was seen as fulfilling a returning-god prophecy tied to which feathered deity?

Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec feathered serpent god, was so revered that some scholars debate whether Spanish conquistadors' arrival fulfilled a genuine prophecy or a post-conquest myth invention.

Mythology

In which ancient Mesopotamian epic does a great flood story appear that predates the biblical account of Noah by over a thousand years?

Gilgamesh's flood story predates Noah's by over a thousand years, appearing on Sumerian clay tablets written before the Hebrew Bible existed.