The Age of Monsters in 19th century Europe is the result of a cataclysmic explosion of art, literature, science and philosophy. Nations...

Pagan nature deities are the core of German myth and folklore . To ancient Germans, spirits reside in all natural things, not only trees,...

The Black Forest ( Ger. Schwarzwald ) in southwest Germany is treasured for its unsurpassed natural beauty. Two major rivers begin in...

Frau Holle is an ancient Goddess originating in the pagan lore of Germania. Also called Holda, Hulda or Old Mother Frost, she's often...

Loreley (Lorelei) is a rock inhabited by a spirit of the same name. At the narrowest part of the Rhine River, Germany, the beauty and...

The Butzemann, witches and Nyx are all Kinderschrecken, literally 'child frights' of German folklore. The purpose of a Kinderschreck is...

Chickens are a large part of folklore and mythology in Germany. They may be grain or harvest spirits, house spirits or dragon chickens....