Mythology

Mythology

The term mythology can refer to either the study of myths, or to a body of myths. Comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures. In the study of folklore, a myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form. Many scholars in other fields use the term "myth" in somewhat different ways. In a very broad sense, the word can refer to any traditional story.

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Rán

Anthropology; Mythology

A goddess of the sea from Nordic mythology. She has a net that she uses to capture sailors who go out to sea. She has nine daughters and is married to Ægir.

Nanna

Anthropology; Mythology

The wife of Baldr in Norse mythology and the mother of Forseti. She dies of grief when Baldr is killed and the two are placed on Baldr's ship Hringhorni which is then set alight in traditional Norse ...

Lofn

Anthropology; Mythology

A Norse goddess. She goes around arranging marriages, even when they have been forbidden.

Surtr

Anthropology; Mythology

A giant that will cause great havok during the events of the ragnarok. He will fight against Freyr and spread the flames that will envelop the world, destroying everything before a new reality is ...

Sleipnir

Anthropology; Mythology

The eight-legged horse ridden by the Norse god Odin. He is one of Loki's many bestial children.

Sköll

Anthropology; Mythology

A wolf that chases the sun across the sky every day. When the events of ragnarok transpire, it will catch up to the sun and devour it.

Ratatoskr

Anthropology; Mythology

A squirrel that runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasill, passing messaged between Nidhogg who lives at the bottom and an eagle that lives at the top.