Love Stories from LegendCross-Cultural Themes
Shah Jahan and Mumtaz
An emperor's grief transforms into a marble masterpiece dedicated to his beloved queen.
Shah JahanMumtaz Mahal
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Fables and Folklore
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Love Stories from LegendCross-Cultural Themes
Cleopatra and Mark Antony
A Roman general and an Egyptian queen risk their empires for a love that ends in tragic sacrifice.
CleopatraMark Antony
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Heloise and Abelard
A forbidden 12th-century romance of intellect and soul that survived tragedy and time.
HeloisePeter Abelard
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Underworld JourneysCross-Cultural Themes
Orpheus in the Underworld
A legendary musician braves the land of the dead to save his love, only to lose her to a single look.
OrpheusEurydice
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Underworld JourneysCross-Cultural Themes
Inanna's Descent
A powerful goddess surrenders her divinity to face death and rebirth in the ancient abyss.
InannaEreshkigal
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Izanagi in Yomi
A grieving god's descent into the land of the dead leads to a terrifying eternal separation.
IzanagiIzanami
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Aeneas Visits the Underworld
A hero journeys through the land of the dead to secure the future of a new empire.
AeneasThe Sibyl
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Odysseus Consults the Dead
Odysseus braves the realm of Hades to unlock the secrets of his journey home.
OdysseusTiresias
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Constellation MythsCross-Cultural Themes
Orion the Hunter's Story
A legendary hunter's boast leads to a tragic end and an eternal place among the constellations.
OrionArtemis
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Constellation MythsCross-Cultural Themes
The Big Dipper and the Drinking Gourd
A celestial map in the stars guides the enslaved toward freedom and a brighter future.
Peg Leg JoeEnslaved Seekers
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Constellation MythsCross-Cultural Themes
Cassiopeia's Vanity
A queen's boastful beauty leads to a daughter's peril and an eternal, upside-down seat in the stars.
CassiopeiaPoseidon
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The Scorpion and Orion
A boastful hunter's pride leads to an eternal celestial chase across the night sky.
OrionThe Scorpion
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The Seven Sisters Pleiades
Seven sisters escape a hunter’s pursuit to become an eternal, shimmering cluster of stars.
MaiaElectra
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Constellation MythsCross-Cultural Themes
The Bear in the Sky
A mother and son find eternal peace as the Great and Little Bears in the night sky.
CallistoArcas
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The Southern Cross Origins
A mortal's journey into the sky creates the Southern Cross to guide the world.
The First ManThe Great Spirit
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The North Star's Story
A young prince's devotion transforms him into the eternal guide of the night sky.
Prince DhruvaThe Supreme Creator
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Flood MythsCross-Cultural Themes
Noah's Ark (Extended)
Noah builds a giant ark to save his family and animals from a world-ending flood.
NoahNoah's Family
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Utnapishtim's Flood
A wise man builds a massive ark to survive a divine deluge sent to silence the world's clamor.
UtnapishtimEnki
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Deucalion's Flood
Two survivors of a global flood repopulate the world by throwing stones that turn into humans.
DeucalionPyrrha
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Flood MythsCross-Cultural Themes
Manu and the Fish
A sage saves a tiny fish that grows into a god to rescue him from a world-ending deluge.
ManuMatsya
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Yu the Great's Flood
Yu the Great tames the wild rivers of China through thirteen years of selfless labor and wisdom.
Yu the GreatGun
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The Ojibwe Flood
Nanabozho and a humble muskrat recreate the world on a turtle's back after a great flood.
NanabozhoMuskrat
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The Hopi Flood
Virtuous people escape a drowning world by climbing through reeds into a new life of balance.
SotuknangSpider Woman
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Dragon Slayer TalesCross-Cultural Themes
Beowulf and the Dragon (Detailed)
An aging king fights his final battle against a fire-breathing dragon to save his kingdom.
BeowulfWiglaf
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