mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology...

In Greek mythology, Kratos, also known as Cratus or Cratos, is the divine personification of strength. He is the son of Pallas and Styx. Kratos and his...

Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was originally passed down orally in the prehistoric era. In the early medieval...

Chinese mythology (simplified Chinese: 中国神话; traditional Chinese: 中國神話; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or...

American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the...

Mayan or Maya mythology is part in of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all of the Maya tales in which personified forces of nature, deities, and the...

In Greek mythology, Pygmalion (/pɪɡˈmeɪliən/; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων Pugmalíōn, gen.: Πυγμαλίωνος) was a legendary figure of Cyprus. He is most familiar...

Out Music. It is a concept album dealing with the story of Atlantis, ancient Egyptian mythology, and astrology. The album is the band's first to feature...

only one of Rome's many agricultural deities to be listed among the Dii Consentes, Rome's equivalent to the Twelve Olympians of Greek mythology. The Romans...

Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central...

In Greek mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα, romanized: Médousa, lit. 'guardian, protectress'), also called Gorgo (Ancient Greek:...

The coat of arms of the state of New Jersey includes: A shield with three plows, representative of New Jersey's agricultural tradition. A forward-facing...

in mythology is unusually large, either for their species or in relation to humans. The term giant carries some ambiguity; however, in mythology, definitions...

professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human...

Amalthea may refer to: Amalthea (mythology), the foster-mother of Zeus in Greek mythology Amalthea (moon), a moon of Jupiter MV Amalthea, a cargo ship...

Greek mythology holds many cases of superfecundation: Leda lies with both her husband Tyndareus and with the god Zeus, the latter in the guise of a swan...

Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN 1-55521-812-1. OCLC 27192394. Yang Lihui & al. (2005), Handbook of Chinese Mythology, Oxford: Oxford...

is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers over...

Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak, and Ken Willcox classified solar eclipse mythologies into four distinct genres: A celestial being (usually a monster) attempts...

Indo-European mythologies. Famous prototypical draconic creatures include the mušḫuššu of ancient Mesopotamia; Apep in Egyptian mythology; Vṛtra in the...

mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere mythology that reign over all other birds. Males and females were originally termed...

some of the milk's portion that was released fell down on the earth, and transformed into a lily, a flower as white as Hera's milk. Mythology portal...

The lynx, a type of wildcat, has a prominent role in Greek, Norse, and North American mythology. It is considered an elusive and mysterious creature, known...

to a Roman understanding of rightness and finally to a Nietzschean sense of justice and a will to power. In Roman mythology, Veritas (Classical Latin:...

Michael (2012). The Origin of the World's Mythologies. Witzel, Michael (2005). Vala and Iwato: The Myth of the Hidden Sun in India, Japan, and beyond...

Elysian, Elysium, or Elysian Fields of Ancient Greek mythology, was a conception of the afterlife in Ancient Greek mythology where mortals related to the gods...

In Greek mythology, Adonis (Ancient Greek: Ἄδωνις, romanized: Adōnis; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤃𐤍, romanized: Adón) was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite...

Schools of Oriental Research), Boston University University of Michigan. Traditions of Magic in Late Antiquity Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology FAQ, ver...

some parts of the country, it is known also as "babau".[better source needed] Marabbecca is a malevolent water monster from the mythology of Sicily that...

Chepi is a ghost or fairy in the mythology of the Narragansett tribe of Native Americans from the Narragansett Bay region of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and...