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Vasilisa and the Skull of Fire
🌲 Slavic · c. 1860 (collected)
A gentle girl is sent to the witch of the woods for fire — and returns with more than light.
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📜 This Day in Mythology
Kojiki compiled
Japanese · 712 CE
Japan's oldest chronicle records Amaterasu and the age of the kami.
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