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How many myths of old, or of ancient cultures, do you know of being assimilated into the successive cultures? I know of the myths that seem to have become the Jesus story (Ossirris for instance) but what else has found its way into our every day lives?

The Australian Aborigines have their creation stories, the Dreamtime. It contains so much that is personal to them, regarding the local layout of the land and so on, so is there any real, true root to it?

When you were growing up, were you ever exposed to the local urban legends? If they were frequently told around you, did you fear them, or did you generally just take no notice of them?

Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen Hapus i pawb! Or happy Saint Diwrnod day in English. Today is the Welsh St. Valentine's day. Legend has it that a girl called Dwynwen fell in love with a man called Maelon. Their relationship was frowned upon, banned by her father. She was instead betrothed in marriage to...

There are a number of sites in Wales that are associated with King Arthur, and certain people who have concluded that he was of Welsh descent. What are your thoughts on that-who was Arthur and what was his real place in history?