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Mythology
African Mythology
Ancient Middle Eastern Mythology
Creation Stories
Egyptian Mythology
Greek Mythology
Mythology
Native American Mythology
Roman Mythology
Scandinavian Mythology
see also Religion
all articles about mythology
Aëdon
Achates
Acheron
Achilles
Acrisius
Actaeon
Aditi
Adonis (mythology)
Adrasteia
Aeacus
Aegir
Aegis
Aegisthus
Aegyptus
Aelurus
Aeneas
Aeolus
Aerop-Enap
Aesculapius
Aesir
Agamemnon
Aglaia
Agni
Aither
Ajax
Ajax the Lesser
Alcestis
Alcmaeon
Alcmene
Amanominakanushi-no-kami
Amazons
Amon
Amphiaraus
Amphitrite
Amphitryon
Anchises
Andromache
Andromeda (mythology)
Antaboga
Antigone
Antiope
Anubis
Aphrodite
Apis
Apollo (mythology)
Apsaras
Apsu
Arachne
Arcadia (mythology)
Ares
Arethusa (mythology)
Argonauts
Argus
Ariadne
Aristaeus
Artemis
Asclepius
Asgard
Ashera
Astarte
Astyanax
Atalanta
Ate
Athena
Atlantis
Atlas (mythology)
Atreus
Atreus, House of
Atum
Augean Stables
Autolycus
Balder
Bast
Batara Kala
Bel
Bellerophon
Bellona
Bes
Boreas
Brownie
Brunhild (mythology)
Cadmus
Caduceus
Calchas
Calypso (mythology)
Cassandra
Cassiopeia (mythology)
Castor and Polydeuces
Cecrops
Centaurs
Cerberus
Ceres (mythology)
Chaos
Charon (mythology)
Chimera (mythology)
Cimmerians
Circe
Clytemnestra
Creon
Cronus
Cupid
Cybele
Cyclops
Daedalus
Dagon
Dana
Danaüs
Danae
Daphne (mythology)
Daphnis
Dardanus
Demeter
Deucalion
Devas and Asuras
Diana
Dido
Diomedes
Dionysus
Dodona
Dreaming, The
Dryad
Ea
Echo (mythology)
Egyptian Mythology
Electra
Elysium
Endymion
Epigoni
Erinyes
Eris (mythology)
Eros (mythology)
Eshu
Eumenides
Europa (mythology)
Eurydice
Fates
Faunus
Flora
Fortuna
Frei
Freya
Frigg
Gaea
Galatea (sea nymph)
Gandharva
Ganymede (mythology)
Garuda
Genius
Golden Age
Golden Fleece
Gordian Knot
Gorgon
Graces (Greek goddesses)
Greek Mythology
Griffin
Hades
Harmonia
Harpies
Hathor
Hebe
Hecate
Hector (mythology)
Hecuba
Hel
Helen of Troy
Helios
Hellen
Hephaestus
Hera
Hercules (mythology)
Hermaphroditus
Hermes
Hermione
Hero (mythical priestess)
Hesperides
Hestia
Hippolyte
Hippolytus
Horus
Huangdi
Huitzilopochtli
Hyacinthus
Hydra (mythology)
Hylas
Hymen
Hyperion (mythology)
Idomeneus
Iliad
Inanna
Io (mythology)
Iphigenia
Iris (mythology)
Ishtar
Isis (mythology)
Ixion
Janus (mythology)
Jason
Jinni
Jocasta
Juno (mythology)
Jupiter (mythology)
Laius
Laocoön
Laodamia
Laomedon
Lares
Leda (mythology)
Lethe
Leto
Liber
Loki
Manes
Marduk
Mars (mythology)
Marsyas
Medea
Medusa
Meleager
Memnon
Menelaus
Mentor (mythology)
Mercury (mythology)
Midas
Minerva
Minos
Minotaur
Mnemosyne
Monkey (mythology)
Morpheus
Muses
Myrmidons
Mysteries (ancient rituals)
Mythology
Naiads
Nanna
Narcissus (mythology)
Nebo
Nemesis
Neoptolemus
Neptune (mythology)
Nereids
Nereus
Nestor
Nike
Nimrod
Niobe
Nymphs
Oceanus
Odin
Odysseus
Odyssey
Oedipus
Oreads
Orestes
Orion (mythology)
Orpheus
Orphism
Osiris
Palladium (mythology)
Pan (mythology)
Pandarus
Pandora (mythological figure)
Paris (mythology)
Patroclus
Pegasus (mythology)
Peleus
Pelias
Pelops
Penates
Penelope
Persephone
Perseus (mythology)
Phaëthon
Philemon and Baucis
Philoctetes
Phlegethon
Phoenix (mythology)
Pleiades (mythology)
Pluto (mythology)
Polyphemus
Poseidon
Priam
Priapus
Procrustes
Prometheus (mythology)
Protesilaus
Proteus (mythology)
Psyche (mythological figure)
Ptah
Pygmalion
Python (mythology)
Quetzalcoatl
Quirinus
Ra
Remus
Rhadamanthus
Rhea (mythology)
Roc
Roman Mythology
Romulus (mythology)
Saturn (mythology)
Satyrs
Savitar
Savitri
Scandinavian Mythology
Scylla and Charybdis
Sea Serpent
Sekhmet
Selene
Semele
Serapis
Seven Against Thebes
Sheba, Queen of
Sibyl
Silenus
Silvanus
Siren (mythology)
Sisyphus
Somnus
Sphinx
Styx
Tammuz
Tantalus
Tartarus
Telamon
Telemachus
Tellus
Tethys (mythology)
Teucer
Tezcatlipoca
Themis
Thersites
Theseus
Thetis
Thor
Thyestes
Tipitaka (scripture)
Tiresias
Titans
Tithonus
Tjurunga
Tripitaka (legendary figure)
Triptolemus
Triton (mythology)
Troll
Tuatha Dé Danaan
Unicorn
Unkulunkulu
Uranus (mythology)
Valhalla
Valkyries
Venus (mythology)
Vesta (mythology)
Vulcan
Yakshas and Yakshis
Zephyrus
Zeus
animals in mythology – amphibians, reptiles, and dragons
animals in mythology – birds
animals in mythology – bugs and insects
animals in mythology – fantastic animals
animals in mythology – mammals
animals in mythology – marine animals
animals in mythology – transformations
art and architecture
common types of myths – animal stories
common types of myths – creation stories
common types of myths – hero legends
common types of myths – stories about death and the afterworld
contrast with legends and folktales
derivation of months’ names
excerpts from Bulfinch’s Mythology
figurative meanings
function of Greek myths
humans in mythology
modern myths and legends