Europe is home to some of the most enchanting forests, steeped in myth and legend. These forests offer a glimpse into the ...

(Photo credit: Royal Ballet, Swan Lake, 2018) In Western European folklore, humans could be transformed into swans as a curse, or swans could shape-shift into humans at will, becoming swan maidens.

Perun is undoubtedly the highest god of the Slavic Pantheon. Worshipped across wide expanses of Slavic Europe and even beyond (as Perkunas he also appears in Baltic mythology), Perun is the reigning ...

It also features a depiction of what seems to be a dragon with wings or a basilisk, which is a serpent-like creature from European folklore with a deadly stare. In medieval Europe, it was common ...

The Wolf as a Mirror of Human Fears Throughout European folklore, wolves have often been depicted as antagonists, from the ...

Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.