Jesus Christ is one of the most famous revenants in human history. The effect of his Christian icon stems primarily from the fact that he was able to rise from the dead after everyone saw his lifeless corpse hanging on the cross, it was taken down and placed in a burial place. Representing Jesus as a rotting corpse involves different levels of expression: On the one hand [...]

Hephaestus, the god of fire, created Pandora at the behest of Zeus as a punishment for humanity for Prometheus' theft of fire. Her name means something like “all-gifts”. Endowed by the gods of the Greek pantheon with all the gifts they could bestow on her, she was absolutely irresistible to men. Epimetheus is [...]

Dullahan can be found in Ireland. There they appear as dead, often armed and headless riders. The appearance of a Dullahan, also known as a Gan Ceann, is a terrible death omen. The Gan Ceann can actually speak, but only the name of the person whose imminent death it announces. Particular caution should be exercised at the end of August / beginning of September and [...]