All mythologies

Choose a mythological tradition to explore its gods, heroes, creatures and great stories. Each card highlights a visual entry point.

Bellini and Titian's Feast of the Gods, an assembly of deities in a landscape

Eastern Mediterranean, the ancient Greek world · 124

Greek mythology

Introduction to Greek mythology: the Olympian pantheon, ancient sources, heroes and major narrative cycles.

Odin's Wild Hunt crossing the sky, painted by Peter Nicolai Arbo

Scandinavia, Iceland, Germanic Northern Europe · 23

Norse mythology: gods, myths, and the cosmos of the Norse

A complete guide to Norse mythology: the Asgardian pantheon, Odin, Thor, Loki, the Nine Worlds of Yggdrasil, Ragnarök, and the key sources of the Eddas.

The scribe Nebqed and his family before Osiris, a colorful detail from the Book of the Dead

Northeast Africa — Nile Valley · 22

Egyptian mythology: gods, myths and civilization of the Nile

A complete guide to Egyptian mythology: pantheon overview, cosmogony, Osirian cycle, major myths, ancient sources and religious traditions of ancient Egypt.