Honi the Circular

Many years ago when Israel was dry, everything was dry, everything was thirsty for rain. The rain didn’t pour and the rainy months have past.

Everything was thirsty for water - the people, the trees and the animals were thirsty. The…

Song of Amergin

Song of Amergin is an ancient Celtic calendar-alphabet, found in several purposely garbled Irish and Welsh variants, which briefly summarizes the prime poetic myth.

I am a stag:of seven tines,
I am a flood:across a plain,
I am a wind:on a deep lake,
I…

Queen Aji Bidara Putih

Muara Kaman county lies along the Mahakam River, in eastern Borneo.  In the past the county was a kingdom, ruled by Queen Aji Bidara Putih.  She was a typical queen of myths:  beautiful, wise, and sensitive.  Many princes and kings…

Landorundun - Mario Rustan

This story comes from Tana Toraja, in South Sulawesi (Celebes).

Landorundun was a young beautiful girl with long hair.  One day she took a bath in the river, and combed her hair.  One of her hair was fallen, and when she…

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