Mythology

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Blink and you might miss surviving homage to a monstrous spider that was once worshipped here.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

Three rare “road guardian” stelae with reliefs of the Tengu can be found in the town of Naruse.

According to legend, after Hades pulled Persephone into the underworld, one of her attendant nymphs cried so much that her tears formed this spring.

According to legend, this is the burial place of a mythical three-legged death omen horse.

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.

A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.