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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Gandvik

Anthropology; Mythology

A large lake from Norse mythology. It was considered very dangerous and often not traversed. Modern theories claim it may be the Baltic Sea.

Élivágar

Anthropology; Mythology

From Norse mythology, these are rivers that existed in Ginnungagap - the void at the beginning of time.

Bilskirnir

Anthropology; Mythology

The hall of the Norse god Thor. It is located in Asgard and contians 540 rooms, possibly the most of any of the gods halls.

Ragnarok

Anthropology; Mythology

A future event foretold in Norse mythology. The ragnarok will be a large war between mythical beings, including gods, giants, einherjar as well as humans. The events will engulf all the worlds in ...

Io

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, Io is a priestess of Hera who was later seduced by Zeus. He then transformed Io into a heifer to hide her from his wife Hera. Hera was not fooled and sent Argus Panoptes, a giant ...

satyr

Religion; Mythology

In Greek mythology, a satyr is a half-man, half-goat like creature that is described to be roguish but faint-hearted folk — subversive and dangerous, yet shy and cowardly. They were originally seen ...

unicorn

Religion; Mythology

The unicorn is a mythical horse like creature with a long single straight horn growing from its forehead. It's usually depicted as a fabled white horse symbolic of virginity or purity. It's ...