Egyptian mythology
The Egyptian Creation Myth: Atum and the Ennead
The Egyptian creation myth: from the primordial Nun to Atum, the birth of the Heliopolitan Ennead and the order of the world against the chaos of Apophis.
Mythological stories
Greek mythology
The Greek Creation Myth: from Chaos to the Olympians
The Greek creation myth in Hesiod's Theogony: from primordial Chaos to Gaia, from the Titans to the Olympians, the ordered birth of the cosmos.
Norse mythology
The Norse Creation Myth: Ymir and the Ginnungagap
The Norse creation myth: from the yawning void of Ginnungagap to the body of the giant Ymir, how Odin and his brothers shape the world and the first humans.
Egyptian mythology
The Judgment of the Dead in ancient Egyptian mythology
The Egyptian Judgment of the Dead: the Hall of Two Truths, the Negative Confession before forty-two divine assessors, and Anubis weighing the heart against Maat's feather.
Egyptian mythology
The Osiris myth: death, resurrection and the judgment of the dead in Egypt
The complete Osiris myth: murder by Seth, Isis's quest, dismemberment, reassembly and resurrection — the founding narrative of ancient Egyptian funerary theology.
Norse mythology
The death of Baldr: the darkest myth of Norse mythology
The death of Baldr: Frigg's oath, the fatal mistletoe guided by Loki, Hel's refusal to release him, and Loki's punishment — the inevitable herald of Ragnarök.
Origins
3Greek mythology
The Abduction of Persephone: the Greek myth of the seasons
The abduction of Persephone by Hades: Demeter's grief-stricken search, the pomegranate seeds, and the bargain with Zeus that explains the origin of the seasons.
Greek mythology
The Myth of Pandora: the jar of evils and the origin of human suffering
The Greek myth of Pandora: the first woman fashioned by the gods, her marriage to Epimetheus, the jar that unleashed all evils, and the Hope that remained inside.
Greek mythology
Prometheus and the Theft of Fire: the punished benefactor
The myth of Prometheus: the Titan who steals fire from the gods for humankind, tricks Zeus at the sacrifice, and endures eternal torment in the Caucasus.
Greek mythology
Jason and the Golden Fleece: the quest of the Argonauts in Greek mythology
Jason assembles the Argonauts to seize the Golden Fleece from Colchis: the Clashing Rocks, Medea's magic, fire-breathing bulls, and the sleepless dragon.
Greek mythology
The Twelve Labors of Heracles: the cycle of impossible trials
The Twelve Labors of Heracles: the origin of the cycle, the twelve impossible tasks imposed by Eurystheus, and the meaning of this founding heroic journey.
Greek mythology
The Odyssey: Odysseus's journey home in Greek mythology
Homer's Odyssey: Odysseus's ten-year journey home from Troy to Ithaca — Cyclops, Circe, the Underworld, and the final revenge against the suitors.
Greek mythology
The Judgement of Paris: the apple of discord and the Trojan War
The Judgement of Paris: the apple of discord, the three goddesses' rival offers, Paris's fatal choice of Aphrodite, and the abduction of Helen that triggers the Trojan War.
Greek mythology
Titanomachy: the war between the Olympians and the Titans
The full story of the cosmic war between Zeus and the Olympians against Cronus and the Titans, which established the Greek divine order.
Greek mythology
The Trojan War: the great epic of Greek mythology
The Trojan War in Greek mythology: from the Judgment of Paris to the sack of Ilium — ten years of siege, immortal heroes, and the quarrelling gods of Olympus.
Greek mythology
The Myth of Narcissus: Fatal Love of One's Own Reflection in Greek Mythology
The myth of Narcissus: Echo's punishment by Hera, the beautiful hunter's fatal obsession with his own reflection, and his transformation into a flower in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Greek mythology
Perseus and Medusa: the myth of the hero and the Gorgon
The Perseus and Medusa myth: how the hero beheads the Gorgon with divine aid, gives birth to Pegasus, rescues Andromeda, and creates the Gorgoneion of Greek art.
Norse mythology
The Theft of Mjolnir: Thor disguised as a bride in Norse mythology
The theft of Mjolnir by the giant Thrym: Thor's disguise as a bride, Loki's scheme, and the bloody vengeance that closes the most comic story in the Eddas.