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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Excalibur

Anthropology; Mythology

Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain.

Sirens

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous and devious creatures, portrayed as femmes fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of ...

Morpheus

Anthropology; Mythology

Morpheus in Greek mythology is the god of dreams, leader of the Oneiroi. Morpheus has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams. His true semblance is that of a winged daemon, imagery ...

Hypnos

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the personification of sleep. His twin was Thánatos; their mother was the primordial goddess Nyx. His palace was a dark cave where the sun never shines. At the entrance ...

Cerberus

Anthropology; Mythology

Cerberus is a multi-headed hound which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping. Cerberus featured in many works of ancient Greek and ...

Scylla

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, Scylla was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an arrow's range of each ...

Charybdis

Anthropology; Mythology

Charybdis was a sea monster in Greek mythology. She takes form as a huge bladder of a creature whose face was all mouth and whose arms and legs were flippers and who swallows a huge amount of water ...