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Mythology

These are lists are various gods, people, and creatures of mythology in whom I have been interested. These lists are far from complete and probably never will be.

Mythology outline

This is an outline that I had lying around but can not remember where I got it from.

  1. How myths began
  2. Kinds of myths
    1. Nature myths
      1. Creation of the World
        1. Greek and Roman myths
          1. Chaos
          2. Erebus
          3. Gaea
          4. Rhea
          5. Saturn
          6. Uranus
        2. Norse
          1. Odin
          2. Yggdrasil
        3. Egyptian - Re
      2. Creation of Man
        1. Greek and Roman
          1. Deucalion
          2. Pandora
          3. Prometheus
        2. Norse - Odin
      3. Change of Seasons - Greek and Roman
        1. Adonis
        2. Porserpina
    2. Myths of Sin and Punishment
      1. Greek and Roman
        1. Aesclelapuis
        2. Andromeda
        3. Arachne
        4. Atlas
        5. Bellerophon
        6. Cassandra
        7. Circe
        8. Deadlus
        9. Galatea
        10. Harpy
        11. Jason - Argonauts
        12. Laocoon
        13. Madea
        14. Medusa
        15. Midas
        16. Marcissus
        17. Memesis
        18. Niobe
        19. Oedipus
        20. Orion
        21. Pandora
        22. Phaedra
        23. Phaethon
        24. Polyphemus
        25. Prometheus
        26. Pygmalion
        27. Semele
        28. Sisphus
        29. Tantalus
      2. Norse - Loki
      3. Egyptian - Set
    3. Aesthetic Myths - Greek and Roman
      1. Alcestis
      2. Andromache
      3. Antigone
      4. Arethusa
      5. Ariadne
      6. Atalnta
      7. Baucis and Philemon
      8. Cadmus
      9. Calypso
      10. Castor and Pollux
      11. Daphne
      12. Egeria
      13. Electra
      14. Endymion
      15. Europa
      16. Eurydice
      17. Ganymede
      18. Hercules
      19. Iphigenia
      20. Orestuse
      21. Orpheus
      22. Perseus
      23. Pamona
      24. Psyche
      25. Scylla
      26. Theseus
      27. Ulyssies
  3. The Gods and Goddesses
    1. Comparison of the Gods of Greece and Rome
    2. The Principle Gods
      1. Agriculture
        1. Ceres - Roman
        2. Cronus - Greek
        3. Demeter - Greek
        4. Isis - Egyptian
        5. Osiris - Egyptian
        6. Saturn - Roman
      2. The Arts
        1. Athena - Greek
        2. Minerva - Roman
        3. Muses - Greek and Roman
        4. Thoth - Egyptian
      3. Astronomy - Urana - Muse - Greek and Roman
      4. Banquets - Graces - Greeks
      5. Beauty
        1. Aphrodite - Greek
        2. Balder - Norse
        3. Freyja - Norse
        4. Venus - Roman
      6. Beginnings
        1. Hera - Greek
        2. Janus - Greek
        3. Juno - Roman
      7. Blacksmithing
        1. Hephaestus - Greek
        2. Vulcan - Roman
      8. Comedy - Thalia - Muse - Greek and Roman
      9. Commerce
        1. Hermes - Greek
        2. Mercury - Roman
      10. Dance
        1. The three Graces - Greek
        2. Hatha - Egyptain
        3. Terpischore - Muse - Greek and Roman
      11. Dawn
        1. Aurora - Roman
        2. Eos - Greek
      12. Rulers of the Dead
        1. Hades - Greek
        2. Hecate - Greek
        3. Hel - Norse
        4. Pluto - Roman
        5. Proserpina - Greek and Roman
      13. Death
        1. Mors - Roman
        2. Thanatos - Greek
      14. Destiny
        1. Fates - Greek and Roman
        2. Jupiter - Roman
        3. Norns - Norse
        4. Zeus - Greek
      15. Domestic Life - Vesta - Roman
      16. Enemies of the Greeks - Titan - Greek
        1. Atlas
        2. Prometheus
      17. Epic Poetry - Caliope - Muse - Greek and Roman
      18. Evil
        1. Loki - Norse
        2. Set - Egyptian
      19. Family - Lares and Penatus - Roman
      20. Fire
        1. Hephaestus - Greek
        2. Promethues - Greek
        3. Vulcan - Roman
      21. Flowers
        1. Chloris - Greek
        2. Flora - Roman
        3. Proserpina - Greek and Roman
      22. Fruit and Fruitfulness
        1. Astarte - Phoenician
        2. Frey - Norse
        3. Pomona - Roman
      23. Gambling
        1. Hermes - Greek
        2. Mercury - Roman
      24. Gates - Janus - Roman
      25. Good
        1. Balder - Norse
        2. Osiris - Egyptian
      26. Graciousness - The three Graces - Greek
      27. Healing
        1. Aesculapius - Greek and Roman
        2. Isis - Egyptian
        3. Serupis - Egyptian
      28. Health - Hygeia - Greek
      29. Hearth - Vesta - Roman
      30. Heaven
        1. Hera - Greek
        2. Juno - Roman
        3. Jupiter - Roman
        4. Odin - Norse
        5. Uranus - Greek
        6. Zeus - Greek
      31. Herds - Faun - Roman
      32. Hills and Mountains - Oreads - Greek and Roman
      33. History - Clio - Muse - Greek and Roman
      34. Home - Lares and Penatus - Roman
      35. Horsemanship - Castor - Greek
      36. Hunting
        1. Artemis - Greek
        2. Astarte - Phoenician
        3. Diana - Roman
      37. Joy
        1. Comos - Greek
        2. Euphrosyne - Grace - Greek
        3. Hathor - Egyptian
      38. Judgment - Anubis - Egyptian
      39. Life
        1. Amon - Egyptian
        2. Frigg - Norse
      40. Light
        1. Apollo - Greek and Roman
        2. Hera - Greek
        3. Horus - Egyptian
        4. Juno - Roman
      41. Lightning
        1. Jupiter - Roman
        2. Zeus - Greek
      42. Love
        1. Aphrodite - Greek
        2. Cupid - Roman
        3. Eros - Greek
        4. Freyja - Egyptian
        5. Hathor - Egyptian
        6. Venus - Roman
      43. Love Poetry - Erato - Muse - Greek and Roman
      44. Luck
        1. Fortuna - Roman
        2. Tyche - Greek
      45. Lyric Poetry - Eutape - Muse - Greek and Roman
      46. Magic - Isis - Eqyptian
      47. Marriage
        1. Hera - Greek
        2. Hymon - Greek
        3. Juno - Roman
      48. Medicine - Aesclepius - Greek and Roman
      49. Messengers of the Gods
        1. Hermes - Greek
        2. Isis - Greek
        3. Mercury - Roman
        4. Valkyrie - Norse
      50. Mirth - Comus - Greek
      51. Moon
        1. Astarte - Phoenician
        2. Luna - Roman
      52. Mother Earth
        1. Gaea - Greek
        2. Terra - Roman
      53. Music and Song
        1. Apollo - Greek and Roman
        2. The three Graces - Greek
        3. Hathor - Egyptian
      54. New Year - Janus - Roman
      55. Night
        1. Nox - Greek
        2. Nyx - Greek
      56. North Wind - Boreas - Greek and Roman
      57. Ocean and Sea
        1. Neptune - Roman
        2. Njord - Norse
        3. Nymph - Greek and Roman
          1. Arethusa - Greek
          2. Calypso - Greek
          3. Galatea - Greek
          4. Nereid - Greek
          5. Scylla - Greek
          6. Siren - Greek
        4. Posideon - Greek
        5. Proteus - Greek
        6. Triton - Greek
      58. Pastoral Poetry - Thalia - Muse - Greek and Roman
      59. Peace - Mercury - Roman
      60. Poetry - Apollo - Greek and Roman
      61. Productiveness
        1. Magna Mater - Roman
        2. Rhea - Greek
      62. Queen of the Gods
        1. Hera - Greek
        2. Juno - Roman
      63. Rain
        1. Frey - Norse
        2. Uranus - Greek
      64. Rainbow - Iris - Greek
      65. Riches - Pluto - Roman
      66. Rivers, Springs, and Fountains
        1. Alphlus - Greek
        2. Egeria - Roman
        3. Naiad - Greek and Roman
        4. Raneus - Greek
      67. Rulers of the Gods and Men
        1. Amon - Egyptian
        2. Jupiter - Roman
        3. Odin - Norse
        4. Osiris - Egyptian
        5. Zeus - Greek
      68. Sacred Poetry - Polyhymnia - Muse - Greek and Roman
      69. Sailors
        1. Castor and Pollux - Greek and Roman
        2. Serapis - Egyptian
      70. Science - Thoth - Egyptian
      71. Silence
        1. Anubis - Egyptian
        2. Horus - Egyptian
      72. Sleep
        1. Hypnos - Greek
        2. Morpheus - Greek
        3. Somnus - Roman
      73. Social Matters - The three Graces - Greek and Roman
      74. Soul - Psyche - Greek
      75. Sports
        1. Castor and Pollux - Greek and Roman
        2. Hercules - Greek
      76. Spring
        1. Chloris - Greek
        2. Flora - Roman
        3. Proserpina - Greek and Roman
      77. Strife - Loki - Norse
      78. Sun
        1. Apollo - Greek and Roman
        2. Helios - Greek
        3. Hyperion - Greek
        4. Marduk - Babylonian
        5. Nebo - Babylonian
        6. Re - Egyptian
      79. Sunshine - Frey - Norse
      80. Thieves
        1. Hermes - Greek
        2. Mercury - Roman
      81. Thunder
        1. Jupiter - Roman
        2. Thor - Norse
        3. Zeus - Greek
      82. Time
        1. Cronus - Greek
        2. Saturn - Roman
      83. Tragedy - Melpomene - Muse - Greek and Roman
      84. Trees
        1. Dryad or Hemadryad - Greek and Roman
        2. Pomona - Roman
      85. Underworld
        1. Charon - Greek
        2. Hades - Greek
        3. Hel - Norse
        4. Pluto - Roman
      86. Vengeance
        1. Furies - Greek
        2. Nemesis - Greek
      87. Victory - Nike Apteros - Greek
      88. War
        1. Ares - Greek
        2. Athena - Greek
        3. Mars - Roman
        4. Minerva - Roman
        5. Thor - Norse
        6. Tyr - Norse
      89. Watchman of the Gods - Heimdall - Norse
      90. Water - Nelro - Babylonian
      91. Wealth
        1. Pluto - Roman
        2. Plutus - Greek
      92. Weather
        1. Jupiter - Roman
        2. Zeus - Greek
      93. West Wing - Zephyrus - Greek
      94. Wickedness
        1. Loki - Norse
        2. Set - Egyptian
      95. Winds - Aeolus - Greek
      96. Wine
        1. Bacchus - Roman
        2. Dionysus - Greek
      97. Wisdom
        1. Athena - Greek
        2. Balder - Norse
        3. Minerva - Roman
        4. Nebo - Babylonian
        5. Odin - Norse
        6. Thoth - Egyptian
      98. Witchcraft - Hecate - Greek
      99. Womanhood
        1. Hera - Greek
        2. Juno - Roman
      100. Woodlands
        1. Faun - Roman
        2. Pan - Greek
        3. Satyr - Greek
      101. Youth - Hebe - Greek
  4. Mortal Characters in Mythology
    1. Greek and Roman
      1. Achales
      2. Achilles
      3. Actason
      4. Adonis
      5. Aeneas
      6. Agememnon
      7. Ajax
      8. Alcestis
      9. Amazon
      10. Amphytryon
      11. Andromache
      12. Andromeda
      13. Antigone
      14. Arachne
      15. Argonauts
      16. Ariadne
      17. Atalanta
      18. Baucis and Philemon
      19. Bellerophone
      20. Cadmis
      21. Cassandra
      22. Cecrops
      23. Cepheus
      24. Circe
      25. Clylemnestra
      26. Daphne
      27. Deucalion
      28. Dido
      29. Electra
      30. Endymion
      31. Europe
      32. Eurydice
      33. Ganymede
      34. Hector
      35. Hecuba
      36. Helen of Troy
      37. Hellespont
      38. Hercules
      39. Hermore
      40. Hero and Reander
      41. Hesperides
      42. Io
      43. Iphigenia
      44. Jason
      45. Laocoon
      46. Medea
      47. Memnon
      48. Menelaus
      49. Mentor
      50. Midas
      51. Minos
      52. Narcissus
      53. Nausicaa
      54. Neotolemus
      55. Nestor
      56. Oedipus
      57. Old Man of the Sea
      58. Orestes
      59. Orion
      60. Orpheus
      61. Pandora
      62. Paris
      63. Penelope
      64. Perseus
      65. Phedra
      66. Phaëthon
      67. Phrixus
      68. Priam
      69. Protesilaus
      70. Pygmalion
      71. Rhadamanthus
      72. Semele
      73. Sisyphus
      74. Tantalus
      75. Terra
      76. Theseus
      77. Ulysses
    2. Norse
      1. Brunhild
      2. Nibelung
      3. Siegfried
      4. Sigurd
      5. Wayland the Smith
    3. Babylonian - Semisamis
  5. Mythological Creatures
    1. Greek and Roman
      1. Argus
      2. Centaur
      3. Cerberus
      4. Charybdis
      5. Chimera
      6. Cyclopes
      7. Polyphemirs
      8. Dryad
      9. Farnese Bull
      10. Faun
      11. Gorgon
      12. Medusa
      13. Graese
      14. Griffin
      15. Harpy
      16. Hydra
      17. Hercules
      18. Minotaur
      19. Labyrinth
      20. Pegasus
      21. Python
      22. Satyr
      23. Typhon
    2. Arabic and Persian
      1. Genii
      2. Roc
    3. Egyptian
      1. Apis
      2. Phoenix
    4. Norse
      1. Fafnir
      2. Gnome
      3. Nix
      4. Werewolf
    5. In several cultures
      1. Giant
      2. Mermaid
      3. Unicorn
  6. Places and Events
    1. Greek and Roman
      1. Abydos
      2. Acheron
      3. Aganippe
      4. Arcadia
      5. Atlantis
      6. Augean Stables
      7. Cyclodes
      8. Delphi
      9. Dodona
      10. Elysian Fields
      11. Etna
      12. Hades
      13. Hellespont
      14. Temple of Hephaestus
      15. Hesperia
      16. Ionian Sea
      17. Ithrace
      18. Labyrinth
      19. Lethe
      20. Olympus
      21. Parnassus
      22. Pellion
      23. Pillars of Hercules
      24. Styx
      25. Tartarus
      26. Thebes
      27. Troy
    2. Norse
      1. Asgard
      2. Niflheim
      3. Valhalla
  7. Objects and Symbols
    1. Greek and Roman
      1. Aegis
      2. Ambrosia
      3. Caduceus
      4. Golden Fleece
      5. Gordian Knot
      6. Necter
      7. Nepenthe
      8. Palladium
      9. Trojan Horse
    2. Norse - Yggdrasil
  8. Mythology and Ancient Religion - Greek and Roman
    1. Ceremonies and Worship
      1. Acropolis
      2. Fire
      3. Hecatomb
      4. Lupercalia
      5. Mysteries
      6. Pantheon
      7. Parthenon
      8. Pontifex
      9. Quirinal
      10. Saturnalia
    2. Communication
      1. Augur
      2. Oracles
        1. Delphi
        2. Doduna
      3. Sibyl

Greek Gods

Nymphs

Nymphs by type
TypeLocation
Alseidsglens, groves
Auloniadspastures
Auraibreezy
Crinaeaefountains
Daphnaielaurel trees
Dryadsforests
Eleionomaemarshes
Epimeliadssheep
Hamadryadsoak trees
Hesperidesgolden apple trees
Hydriadswater and sea
Ieimakidsmeadows
Limnades or Limnatideslakes
Limoniadsmeadows and flowers
Maenadsorgies
Meliads or Meliaeash and fruit trees
Naiadsrivers, streams, and lakes
Napaeaeglens
Nereidssea
Oceanidsclouds and sea
Oreadsmountains, grottos, and mountain pines
Pegaeaesprings
Pleiadesstars
Potameidesrivers

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