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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Tartarus

Anthropology; Mythology

Tartarus or Tartaros, in ancient Greek mythology, is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. As far below Hades as the earth ...

Thalassa

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, Thalassa ("sea") is a primordial sea goddess, daughter of Aether and Hemera. With sea god Pontus, she was the mother of the nine Telchines and Halia. Sometimes, she was ...

ourea

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, the ourea ("mountains") were progeny of Gaia, members of the Greek primordial deities, who were the first-born elemental gods and goddesses, children of Gaia. The ten ...

oread

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, an oread or orestiad ("mountain") was a type of nymph that lived in mountains, valleys, and ravines. They differ from each other according to their dwelling: the Idaeae ...

Oceanus

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, this world-ocean was personified as a Titan, a son of Uranus and Gaea. In Hellenistic and Roman mosaics, this Titan was often depicted as having the upper body of a muscular man ...

Hyperion

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, Hyperion ("The High-One") was one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky or Heaven) who, led by Cronus, overthrew Uranus and were themselves later ...

Gaia

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, Gaia ("land" or "earth"; also Gaea, or Ge) was the personification of the Earth, one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia was the great mother of all: the ...