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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Pan

Anthropology; Mythology

Pan, in Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature, of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, as well as the companion of the nymphs. He has the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Asclepius

Anthropology; Mythology

Asclepius is the god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek religion. He was one of Apollo's sons. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, remains a symbol of medicine today.

Aeolus

Anthropology; Mythology

In Greek mythology, Aeolus was king of the winds, keeper of the Anemoi, master of the seasonal winds.

Orpheus

Anthropology; Mythology

Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth. The major storeys about him are centred on his ability to charm all living things and even stones with his ...

Asphodel Fields

Anthropology; Mythology

The Asphodel Meadows is where the souls of people who lived lives of near equal good and evil rested. It essentially was a plain of Asphodel flowers, which were the favourite food of the Greek dead. ...