Discover the realm of mythology, where ancient legends and timeless tales shaped civilizations across cultures and millennia.
More than 3,000 gods and goddesses appear in ancient sources. The most important were the 12 Olympian deities, the Titans, and the Primordial gods.
Here are the most important gods from ancient Egypt’s pantheon of more than 2,000 deities – gods of the sun, the underworld, crocodiles, and wisdom.
Some Egyptian gods became so popular in the Roman world that they were even worshiped in Rome itself, including Isis, Serapis, Osiris, and Anubis.
Get to know ten mythological figures who have had a chemical element named after them.
Cursed from birth, Meleager of Calydon was the hero who defeated the Calydonian Boar with the assistance of some of Greek mythology’s most famous heroes.
The mythology of the "Sacred Planet", from the ancient Mother Earth archetype to the modern myth of Avatar's Pandora.
The three-headed Chimera is a legendary monster with parts of a lion, a goat, and a serpent, known for its battle with the hero Bellerophon.
Discover the influences from Greek mythology that informed Frank Herbert’s famous science-fiction novel, Dune.