Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Modern Mythology
Film and book series like Star Wars and Tarzan have strong mythological aspects that sometimes develop into deep and intricate philosophi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Modern Remnants
The indigenous Celtic beliefs and ways have had a large impact on the modern Celtic cultures. Mythology based on (though, not identical t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Modern Remnants
The indigenous Celtic beliefs and ways have had a large impact on the modern Celtic cultures. Mythology based on (though, not identical t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia - Mythology
The word mythology (from the Greek μυϑολογία mythología, "storytelling" [1]) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Modern Influences
The Germanic gods have left traces in modern vocabulary. An example of this is some of the names of the days of the week: modelled after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Modern Influences
The Germanic gods have left traces in modern vocabulary. An example of this is some of the names of the days of the week: modelled after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Modern Western Mythology
In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture. The Grim Reaper - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology
Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, the apparent religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coyote Mythology: Encyclopedia - Coyote Mythology
Coyote is a mythological figure common to many Native American cultures, based on the coyote animal. This character is usually male and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology
Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basque Mythology: Encyclopedia - Basque Mythology
Ancient Basque mythology is centered around the figure of the goddess Mari, and her consort Sugaar (also called Maju). It is considered a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology
Bilskirnir, Breidablik, Élivágar, Eliudnir, Fensalir, Fólkvangr, Gimlé, Ginnungagap, Gjallar Bridge, Gjöll, Gladsheim, Glasir, Glitn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Titan Mythology: Encyclopedia - Titan Mythology
In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek Τιταν, plural Τιτανες) are among a series of gods, some of whom opposed Zeus and the O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gwydion: Encyclopedia - Gwydion
In Welsh mythology, Gwydion is a magician appearing prominantly in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion and the ancient poem Cad Goddeu. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajarshi: Encyclopedia - Rajarshi
Rajarshi or Rajarishi (from Sanskrit rajan "king" + rishi) is in Hinduism and Hindu mythology, a royal saint and rishi. Rajarshi - Order....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia - European Dragon
In European mythology, a dragon is a serpent-like legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in the constellation Draco, comes directly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia - Elf
An elf is a mythical creature of Norse mythology which survived in northern European folklore. Originally a race of minor gods of nature ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hellenic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Hellenic Polytheism
Hellenic polytheism refers to a polytheistic religion honoring the gods of the ancient Greek pantheon. Hellenic polytheism - Ancient Hell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amazons: Encyclopedia - Amazons
In Greek mythology, the Ἀμαζόνες, Amazons were either an ancient legendary nation of female warriors or a contemporary land of w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helen: Encyclopedia - Helen
Helen (Ἑλένη) was the wife of Menelaus and reputed to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought abou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia - Decapitation
Decapitation, or beheading, is the removal of a living organism's head. Beheading typically refers to the act of intentional decapitation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Branches Of Celtic Mythology
Celtic mythology can be divided into a number of distinct, if related, subgroups, largely corresponding to the branches of the Celtic lan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Branches Of Celtic Mythology
Celtic mythology can be divided into a number of distinct, if related, subgroups, largely corresponding to the branches of the Celtic lan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coyote Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Coyote Mythology - Coyote In Mythology
Coyote mythology - The trickster. He often plays the role of trickster, although in some stories he is a buffoon and the butt of jokes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaia Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaia Mythology - Gaia In Neopaganism
Many modern Neopagans, particularly Hellenistic Neopagan sects in the United States, actively worship Gaia. Beliefs regarding Gaia vary, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaia Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaia Mythology - Interpretations
Some sources, such as authors Marijas Gimbutas and Barbara Walker, claim that Gaia as the Mother Earth is a later form of a pre-Indo-Euro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - The Druids
The druids, who have been romanticised in modern literature, were the largely hereditary class of priests responsible for transmitting an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Celtic Deities
Celtic mythology - The gods of the ancient Celts. Though the Celtic world at its greatest extent covered much of western and central Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - An Overview
The scope of Greek mythology is enormous. It extends from the horrific crimes of the early gods and the bloody wars of Troy and Thebes, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - The Druids
The druids, who have been romanticised in modern literature, were the largely hereditary class of priests responsible for transmitting an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Nature And Sources Of Greek Mythology
The general issues in studying myths are discussed in the mythography article. While all cultures throughout the world have their own myt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Did The Greeks Believe Their Myths?
"Our own myths we call reality" is one of the axioms with which Carl A.P. Ruck and Danny Staples commence The World of Classical Myth; to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Theories Of Origin
In antiquity, authors like Herodotus speculated that the Greeks had borrowed their gods wholesale from the Egyptians. Later, Christian wr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Celtic Deities
Celtic mythology - The gods of the ancient Celts. Though the Celtic world at its greatest extent covered much of western and central Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Historical Sources
Because of the scarcity of surviving materials bearing written Gaulish, it is surmised that the pagan Celts were not widely literate— a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Celtic Worship
The early Celts considered some trees to be sacred. The importance of trees in Celtic religion is shown by the fact that the very name of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaia Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaia Mythology - In Greek Mythology
Hesiod's Theogony (116ff) tells how, after Chaos, arose broad-breasted Gaia the everlasting foundation of the gods of Olympus. She brough...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Overview
Norse mythology was a collection of beliefs and stories shared by Northern Germanic tribes. It was not a revealed religion, in that it wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Norse Worship
Main articles: Norse paganism and Blót Norse mythology - Centres of faith. The Germanic tribes rarely or never had temples in a modern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Sources
Most of this mythology was passed down orally, and much of it has been lost. However, some of it was captured and recorded by Christian s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Cosmology
In Norse mythology, the earth is represented as a flat disc. This disk is situated in the branches of the world tree, or Yggdrasil. Asgar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Kings And Heroes
The mythological literature relates the legends of heroes and kings, as well as supernatural creatures. These clan and kingdom founding f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Interactions With Christianity
An important problem in interpreting this mythology is that often the closest accounts that we have to "pre-contact" times were written b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basque Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Basque Mythology - Mari And Her Court
Mari is considered the supreme goddess, and her consort Sugaar the supreme god. Mari is depicted in many different forms: sometimes as va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Nature And Sources Of Greek Mythology
The general issues in studying myths are discussed in the mythography article. While all cultures throughout the world have their own myt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - An Overview
The span of stories and characters in Greek mythology is incredibly far-reaching. Events ranging from the atrocities of the early gods to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Theories Of Origin
In antiquity, historians such as Herodotus theorized that the Greek gods had been stolen directly from the Egyptians. Later on, Christian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek Mythology - Did The Greeks Believe Their Myths?
"Our own myths we call reality" is one of the axioms with which Carl A.P. Ruck and Danny Staples commence The World of Classical Myth; to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Historical Sources
Because of the scarcity of surviving materials bearing written Gaulish, it is surmised that the pagan Celts were not widely literate— a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Celtic Worship
The early Celts considered some trees to be sacred. The importance of trees in Celtic religion is shown by the fact that the very name of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Me Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Me Mythology - Mythological Origin And Nature
The mes were originally collected by Enlil and then handed over to the guardianship of Enki who was to broker them out to the various Sum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Sources
Most of this mythology was passed down orally, and much of it has been lost. However, some of it was captured and recorded by Christian s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Cosmology
In Norse mythology, the earth was believed to be a flat disc. This disk is situated in the branches of the world tree, or Yggdrasil. Asga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Kings And Heroes
The mythological literature relates the legends of heroes and kings, as well as supernatural creatures. These clan and kingdom founding f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Interactions With Christianity
An important problem in interpreting this mythology is that often the closest accounts that we have to "pre-contact" times were written b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Titan Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Titan Mythology - The Titans In Hesiod
In Hesiod's Theogony the twelve Titans follow the Hundred-handers and Cyclopes as children of Ouranos, heaven, and Gaia, the Earth: "Aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Titan Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Titan Mythology - The Titans In The Twentieth Century
Some scholars of the past century or so, most eloquently Jane Ellen Harrison, have argued that an initiatory or shamanic ritual underlies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Titan Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Titan Mythology - The Titans In Other Greek Sources
Hesiod is not, however, the last word on the Titans. Surviving fragments of Orphic poetry in particular preserve some variations on the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Mythology - Norse Worship
Norse mythology - Centres of faith. The Germanic tribes rarely or never had temples in a modern sense. The Blót, the form of worship p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trickster: Encyclopedia Ii - Trickster - Mythology
The trickster deity breaks the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously (for example, Loki) but usually with ultimately positiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thanesar: Encyclopedia Ii - Thanesar - Mythological Importance
The new district was named Kurukshetra in order to capitalize on the purported mythological significance of the area. "Kurukshetra" is in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gwydion: Encyclopedia Ii - Gwydion - Mythological Exploits
In the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, Gwydion helps his brother Gilfaethwy rape Goewin, Math's foot-holder. To this end he steals Pryderi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Slavic Mythology
Dragons of Slavic mythology hold mixed temperaments towards humans. For example, dragons in Bulgarian mythology are either male or female...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Germanic Mythology
The most famous dragons in Norse mythology and Germanic mythology, are: Níðhöggr who gnawed at the roots of Yggdrasil; Jörmungandr, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyonesse: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyonesse - Lyonesse In Celtic Mythology
Lyonesse was central to both Cornish and Breton mythology. In Christian times it became to be viewed as a sort of Cornish Sodom and Gomor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euhemerus: Encyclopedia Ii - Euhemerus - Euhemerism In The Modern World
Rationalizing methods of interpretation that treat some myths as traditional accounts based upon actual historical events are a feature o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmarshi: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmarshi - Source And Power
The source of a brahmarishi's power is the Brahman, or Supreme Godhead. The knowledge of the Supreme is attained after years of tapasya, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmarshi: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmarshi - Modern Relevance
A Brahmarishi is a perfect example that may be taken from Hindu scriptures to describe the essential unity with Brahman that is necessary...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thanesar: Encyclopedia Ii - Thanesar - Religious & Historical Importance
Thanesar derives its name from the words "Sthaneshwar" which means the abode of God. The Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple, whose presiding deit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Apple - Golden Apples In Other Languages
In many languages, oranges are "golden apple." For example, the Greek χρυσομηλιά, and Latin pomum aurantium both literally desc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Modern Times
The dragon of the modern period is typically depicted as a huge fire-breathing , scaly and horned dinosaur-like creature, with leathery w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euhemerus: Encyclopedia Ii - Euhemerus - Euhemerism And The Early Christians
Euhemerus - Cyprian. The early Christian apologists deployed the euhemerist argument to support their position that pagan mythology was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European Dragon: Encyclopedia Ii - European Dragon - Dragons In Catalan Mythology
Dragons are well-known in Catalan myths and legends, in no small part because St. George (Catalon Sant Jordi) is the patron saint of Cata...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Apple - Greek Mythology
Golden apple - Atalanta. Three golden apples were featured in Greek Mythology, in which a hunter named Atalanta raced against a suitor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Apple: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Apple - Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, golden apples grant immortal life to the Gods. They are cultivated by the Goddess Iðunn. Golden apples are an import...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Elf - Characteristics Of Traditional Elves
Elf - Elves in Norse mythology. The earliest preserved description of elves comes from Norse mythology. In Old Norse they are called á...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyonesse: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyonesse - Appropriation Of Lyonesse In Modern English-language Fiction
It has been appropriated outside Cornwall as the setting for modern fantasy stories, notably Jack Vance's Lyonesse trilogy. In Stephen R....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elf: Encyclopedia Ii - Elf - Modern Elves
Elf - Elves at Christmas. In USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the modern children's folklore of Santa Claus typically includes dimi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyonesse: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyonesse - Lyonesse In Arthurian Legend
According to Arthurian legend, Lyonesse is the birthplace of Tristan, son of King Meliodas (or Rivalen). One of the signs of King Arthur'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyonesse: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyonesse - Kings Of Lyonesse
There is evidence that in Roman times the Isles of Scilly comprised one large island, known as Siluram Insulam (or Sylina Insula). Accord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fisher King: Encyclopedia Ii - Fisher King - Celtic Mythology
The Fisher King appears first in Perceval, but the character's roots lie in Celtic Mythology. He may be derived more or less directly fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthropomorphism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthropomorphism - In Religions And Mythologies
In religion and mythology, "anthropomorphism" refers to the attribution of a human body or of human qualities generally, to God or the go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthropomorphism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthropomorphism - In Religions And Mythologies
In religion and mythology, "anthropomorphism" refers to the attribution of a human body or of human qualities generally, to a divine bein...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helen: Encyclopedia Ii - Helen - Helen In Greek Mythology
Helen - Birth. According to later Greek mythology, Leda bore Helen and Polydeuces, children of Zeus while at the same time bearing Cast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ouroboros: Encyclopedia Ii - Ouroboros - Alchemy
In alchemy, the ouroboros is a purifying sigil. The famous Ouroboros drawing from the early Alchemical text The Chrysopoeia of Cleopatra ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ouroboros: Encyclopedia Ii - Ouroboros - Ouroboros In Modern Culture
Ouroboros - Chemistry. The organic chemist August Kekulé claimed that a ring in the shape of Ouroboros inspired him in his discovery o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drona: Encyclopedia Ii - Drona - Dronacharya
Dronacharya's legend as a great teacher and warrior exceeds Hindu mythology by strongly influencing Indian social traditions. Drona inspi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helen: Encyclopedia Ii - Helen - Helen In Modern Literature
Helen is often called "the face that launched a thousand ships", though this phrase is post-classical, from Christopher Marlowe: Is this...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fisher King: Encyclopedia Ii - Fisher King - Chrétien De Troyes' Perceval
The Fisher King first appears in Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished romance Perceval, the Story of the Grail. Neither his wound nor his fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Ring: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Ring - Magic Rings In Mythology And Folklore
The earliest known magical ring in fiction or myth is very likely the arm ring named Draupnir. It belonged to the Norse god Odin. Because...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magic Ring: Encyclopedia Ii - Magic Ring - Types Of Magic Rings
Generally, only two types of magical rings are known from mythology and fiction: arm rings and finger rings. Different magic rings can do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Some Famous Persons Who Have Been Beheaded
Decapitation - Biblical. Goliath John the Baptist in the Gospels Holofernes in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith Apostle James, trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decapitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Decapitation - Some Famous Persons Who Have Been Beheaded
Decapitation - Biblical. Goliath John the Baptist in the Gospels Holofernes in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith Apostle James, trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - What Is Mythology?
In order to consider mythology, it is first necessary to consider what is meant by the term myth. The ancient Greek Μυθος originally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Definition
In order to consider mythology, it is first necessary to consider what is meant by the term myth. Myths are generally narratives passed d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Myths By Region
Mythology - Africa. Akamba mythology - Akan mythology - Alur mythology - Ashanti mythology - Bambara mythology - Bambuti mythology - B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Religion And Mythology
Mythology figures prominently in most religions, and most mythology is tied to at least one religion. Some use the words myth and mytholo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Related Concepts
A fairy tale itself is not a myth. Myths are not the same as fables, legends, folktales, fairy tales, anecdotes or fiction, but sloppy us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Formation Of Myths
What forces create myths? Robert Graves said of Greek myth: "True myth may be defined as the reduction to narrative shorthand of ritual m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology - Myths As Depictions Of Historical Events
Although myths are often considered to be accounts of events that have not happened, many historians consider that myths can also be acco...   » Read the article