http://www.mythologycentral.com Myths and legends of the Ancient and Modern World Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:24:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ra (Pronounced Rah) (Rê and later Amun-Ra; reconstructed as *ri:ʕu) is the ancient Egyptian sun god. He is a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion by the fifth dynasty. Identified primarily with the mid-day sun, though he was said to be the sun in one form or another at all ... http://www.mythologycentral.com/egyptian-god-ra/ An urban legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them. The term is often used to mean something akin to an "apocryphal story." Like all folklore, urban legends are not necessarily false, but they are often distorted, exaggerated, or sensationalized ... http://www.mythologycentral.com/what-is-an-urban-legend/ In Egyptian mythology, Bast (also spelled Ubasti, and later Bastet) is an ancient solar and war goddess, worshipped at least since the Second Dynasty. In the late dynasties, the priests of Amun began to call her Bastet, a repetitive and diminutive form after her role in the pantheon became diminished ... http://www.mythologycentral.com/egyptian-goddess-bast-bastet/ In Greek mythology, Ares (Ancient Greek: Ἄρης [á.rὲεs], Μodern Greek Άρης ['a.ris]) is the son of Zeus and Hera. Though often referred to as the Olympian god of warfare, he is more accurately the god of savage warfare, bloodlust, or slaughter personified: "Ares is apparently an ancient abstract noun meaning ... http://www.mythologycentral.com/greek-god-ares/