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Myths and Mythology
mythology/legends
[Varieties/Examples
(myths/mythology)]
American Indian
mythology
ancient mythology
Asian mythology
beast fable
classical mythology
Cupid and Psyche
(myth)
Echo and Narcissus
(myth)
Egyptian mythology
fable
fairy tale
folklore
folk tale
George Washington and
cherry tree legend
Germanic mythology
Greek mythology
heroic legend
Indian legend
Judgment of Paris (myth)
legend (story)
lore
myth of a golden age
myth of seasonal death
and rebirth
myth of Sisyphus
(endless toil)
myth of the cowboy
myth of the creation of
the world
myth of the flood
myth of the millenium to
come
myth of the origin of
water
Norse mythology
Orpheus and Eurydice
(myth)
Pygmalion and Galatea
(myth)
Pyramus and Thisbe
(myth)
Roman mythology
saga
Theseus and the
Minotaur (myth)
Viking saga
mythology/legends
[Varieties/Examples
(mythical beings)]
Abominable Snowman
Achilles (hero of The
Iliad)
Adonis (handsome
mythical youth)
Agamemnon (legendary
Mycenaean king)
Amazon
ancient warrior
Anubis (jackal-headed
Egyptian god)
Aphrodite (Greek
goddess of love)
Apollo (Greek god of
music/poetry)
Ares (Greek god of war)
Argus (100-eyed
monster)
Argus (Odysseus' dog)
Arjuna (hero of The
Bhagavad-Gita)
Artemis (Greek goddess
of the hunt)
Asclepius (Greek god of
medicine)
Athena (Greek goddess
of wisdom)
Atlas (god with world on
shoulders)
Baal (ancient Semitic
god)
Bacchus (Roman god of
wine)
banshee (wailing female
spirit)
Big Foot (fabled
humanoid creature)
Calliope, muse of
eloquence
Cassandra (Greek
prophet of doom)
Castor and Pollux
(mythical twins)
centaur
Cerberus (mythical 3headed dog)
Ceres (Roman goddess
of harvests)
Charon (ferryman for
the dead)
chimera (mythical
monster)
Circe (enchantress in
The Odyssey)
Clio, muse of history
Coyote the Trickster
Cronus (father of Zeus)
Cupid (Roman god of
love)
Cyclops (one-eyed
mythical giant)
Daedalus
deity
Delphic oracle
Demeter (Greek goddess
of harvests)
demigod
demon
deus ex machina
Diana (Roman
hunting/moon goddess)
Dionysus (Greek god of
wine)
dragon
Easter Bunny
elf
Erato, muse of erotic
poetry
Eros (Greek god of love)
Euterpe, muse of music
evil spirit
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fairy
Father Frost (Russian)
Father Time
Faunus (Roman God of
animals)
fertility god or goddess
fiery horse of
Apocalypse (War)
fire-breathing dragon
Furies, The (mythical
avengers)
genie
ghost
ghoul
giant (person)
gnome
goblin
goddess
gods and goddesses
Great Mother
(matriarchal deity)
Great Pumpkin, The
griffin
Grim Reaper, the
Harpies (mythical birdwomen)
Helen of Troy
Helios (Greek sun god)
Hera (wife and sister of
Zeus)
Hercules (legendary
Greek hero)
Hesiod
Huitzilopochtli (Aztec
god of war)
huntress
Hydra (many-headed
water monster)
Hymen (Greek god of
marriage)
Icarus (mythical youth)
Indra (Hindu god of rain
and thunder)
Ishtar (goddess of
fertility, love, war)
Isis (Egyptian goddess)
Jack Frost
Janus (Roman god with
two faces)
Jason and the Argonauts
Jimmu (Japanese
mythical god-king)
Juno (Roman goddess)
Jupiter (Roman supreme
god)
Kali (Hindu death
goddess)
knight in shining armor
Knights of the Round
Table
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Kris Kringle
Lady Godiva
La Llorona (legendary
wailing woman)
leprechaun
Little Mermaid (Disney
cartoon character)
Loch Ness monster
Lorelei (siren of the
Rhine River)
maenad
Mars (Roman god of
war)
Maya (Hindu deity)
Medusa (one of the
Gorgons)
Melpomene, muse of
tragedy
Mercury (messenger of
the gods)
mermaid
Minerva (Roman
goddess of wisdom)
Minotaur (mythical
beast/man)
monster
Morpheus (god of
dreams)
mythical warrior
Nemesis (goddess of
retribution)
Neptune (Roman god of
the sea)
nine Muses
nymphs and shepherds
oceanids (sea nymphs)
Odin (Norse supreme
god)
Odysseus (hero of The
Odyssey)
Oedipus (legendary king
of Thebes)
Osiris (Egyptian god of
rebirth)
Ovid
Paul Bunyan
Pegasus (mythical winged
horse)
Pele (Hawaiian volcano
goddess)
Penelope (wife of
Odysseus)
Persephone (goddess of
underworld)
Perseus (slayer of
Medusa)
Phaedra (wife of
Theseus)
phoenix (mythical bird)
Pluto (Greek god of the
underworld)
Polyhymnia, muse of
lyric poetry
Priam (legendary king of
Troy)
Prometheus (stole fire
for mankind)
Proteus (shape-changing
Greek god)
Pythia (priestess of
Delphi)
Quetzalcoatl (feathered
snake god)
Rama (hero of The
Ramayana)
river-god
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roc (enormous mythical
bird)
Romulus and Remus
sandman
Santa Claus
satyr
Scylla and Charybdis
sea monster
sea serpent
serpent
Shango (African god of
lightning)
Siegfried (hero of the
Ring cycle)
Sinbad the Sailor
siren (sea nymph)
siren (seductive woman)
Sol (Roman god of the
sun)
sorceress
sphinx (winged monster)
spirit (ghost)
sun-god
sun-goddess
Terpsichore, muse of
dance and song
Thalia, muse of comedy
Thor (Norse god of rain
and thunder)
Thoth (Egyptian god of
wisdom)
Three Fates
Three Gorgons
Three Graces
Titans (twelve mythical
giants)
tooth fairy
Tristan and Isolde
Triton (mythic half
man/half fish)
troll (mythical cavedweller)
unicorn
Urania, muse of
astronomy
Valkyries, the (warriormaidens)
vampire
Venus (Roman goddess
of love)
Virgil
Vulcan (Roman god of
fire and forge)
water nymph
werewolf
witch
wood nymph
Zeus (Greek supreme
god)
mythology/legends
[People/Animals]
basilisk monster
bear
beast
bird
Bulfinch, Thomas
bull
Campbell, Joseph
creator
dolphin (sea mammal)
dove (bird)
dragon slayer
eagle (bird of prey)
enemy
fish that got away, the
football legend
Graves, Robert
Hamilton, Edith
herdsman
hero
heroine
Homer
Hurston, Zora Neale
ibis
idol
king (royalty)
knight
leader (person in charge)
lion
living legend
lotus-eater
lovers
messenger
owl
priest
priestess
protagonist
(male/female)
python
royalty
ruler (sovereign)
salamander
seer
shepherd
soothsayer
spider
sports legend
storyteller
victim
villain
mythology/legends
[Things/Places]
Achilles heel (vulnerable
spot)
Acropolis
Acura Legend
ambrosia (food of the
gods)
ancient coin
ancient Egypt
ancient Greece
ancient Rome
Ariadne's thread
artwork
Athens
Atlantis
Augean stables
Avalon
bed of Procrustes
Bermuda Triangle
boat
book
constellation
creation (thing created)
Crete
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disguise
earth mother figurine
El Dorado (legendary
treasure city)
Elysian Fields
Excalibur (King Arthur's
sword)
face that launched a
thousand ships
fire
flying carpet
Flying Dutchman
(imaginary ship)
fountain of youth
full moon
Golden Fleece
Gondwanaland
(hypothetcal landmass)
green goddess dressing
Hades
heaven
hell
Holy Grail
icon
identification
jewelry
Jupiter (planet)
labyrinth (maze)
laurel wreath (laurel
crown)
literary classic
lyre
Mars (planet)
Mediterranean region
Mercury's winged sandals
Middle East
monument
moon (celestial body)
moon made of green
cheese
mountain
Mount Pelion
musical instrument
Mycenae
Never-Never Land
ocean
Olympus (home of the
Greek gods)
oracle (religious shrine)
painting
Pandora's box
pantheon (temple)
Parnassus
Parthenon
phallic symbol
Pillars of Hercules
place of worship
Pompeii
ruins
sacred fire
Saturn (planet)
Scandinavia
sculpture
Shangri-la
shrine
Sphinx (Egyptian
monument)
star (celestial)
statue
Stygian cave
Styx (river encircling
Hades)
sun
Sword of Damocles
symbol
talisman
tapestry
temple
Thor's magical hammer
(Mjollnir)
town
trident
Trojan horse
Troy (ancient city)
underworld (Hades)
universe
Uranus (planet)
Utopia
Valhalla
volcano
water
weapon
wings (anatomy)
Zeus' thunderbolt
mythology/legends
[Abstractions/Intangibles
]
666 (number of the
Antichrist)
afterlife
allegory
ambition
ancestry
anthropomorphism
antiquity
archaeology
art (field of study)
astrology
authority
bad luck
belief
black magic
chaos
chastity
clairvoyance
Classical Age
courage
cowboy poetry (in oral
tradition)
cultural tradition
desire
destiny
dilemma
discord (disagreement)
distance
dynasty
emotions (feelings)
epithet
epoch
ethics
faith
fate
fear of the supernatural
fertility
fertility cult
foreknowledge
good luck
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grief
harmony (accord)
heritage
history
hope
hubris
humor
hypocrisy
imagination
immortality
infidelity
infinity
inspiration (motivation)
instinct
intuition
jinx
knowledge
language
Latin language
literature
luck
lust
magic
mental image
metaphor
Midas touch
morality
mortality
motif
music
mystery
myth
mythology
nature
night
obstacle (intangible)
occult, the
omen
order (vs. disorder)
pantheism
parable
paradox
peace
phenomenon
poetry
polytheism
portent
position
power
(authority/influence)
prayer
pride
promise
prophecy
Providence
psyche
psychology
purity
rank (order/position)
religion
religious superstition
riddle
sexuality
siren song
size
soul
sound (audible noise)
spirit (soul)
stereotype
story
superstition
symbolic meaning
symbolism
temptation
the future
theism
theocracy
time (period/duration)
tradition
twilight
values
vanity (excessive
pride/conceit)
willpower
wish
witchcraft
wrath of Achilles
mythology/legends
[Verbs]
admire
atone
avenge
betray
bewitch
blaspheme
boast
burn (verb)
cast a spell
change form or shape
chase (pursue)
commit a sin
create
deceive
deify
dream (in sleeping)
drive a stake through the
heart
fear (be afraid of)
feel
fly (verb)
frustrate
go into a trance
hate
hide (conceal)
invoke a curse
judge (verb)
know
laugh
love (verb)
lure
make an offering
poison (verb)
predict
protect
regret
rejuvenate
repent
reproduce
resort to trickery
reveal
sacrifice (offer to deity)
seduce
sing
sleep
summon
teach
transform
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travel
turn to stone
warn
worship
mythology/legends
[Activities/Events/Proces
ses]
abduction
adultery
adventure
animal worship
augury (divination from
omens)
behavior
cannibalism
ceremonial rite
ceremony
child sacrifice
combat (armed
fighting/warfare)
conflict
contest
cruelty
death (event)
destruction
disaster
disease
dream (sleep dream)
earthquake
eclipse
Eleusinian mysteries
exorcism
fire sacrifice (ritual)
flood (event)
flying
forecasting
gambling
guidance
incantation
incarnation
incest
invocation
libation
marriage
melodrama
metamorphosis
miracle
murder
mysterious illness
oath (solemn attestation)
punishment
rape (forced sexual
intercourse)
rebirth
retribution
ritual
sacrament
sacrilege
salvation
secret rites
seduction
sexual activity
shipwreck (disaster)
sorcery
storytelling
struggle between gods
and giants
suicide
transfiguration
treachery
twelve labors of Hercules
virgin birth
war
waterspout (tornado over
water)
wedding
mythology/legends
[Descriptors]
above (height)
amorous
ancient
authentic
beautiful
below (height)
between Scylla and
Charybdis
capricious
chaotic
chaste
classical
corrupt
crafty
curious
dangerous
devious
difficult
dishonest
disobedient
doomed
enchanted
envious
epic
erotic
eternal
evil (wicked)
female
feminine
from parts unknown
frustrated
generous
God-fearing
gory
greedy
happy
heroic
hot-blooded
idyllic
ignorant
illogical
immodest
immortal
impulsive
interesting
invisible
invulnerable
irresistible
jealous
large
larger than life
lascivious
legendary
legend in one's own
mind, a
legend in one's own time,
a
loyal
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male
masculine
motivated
mysterious
mythical
obedient
omnipotent
omniscient
pagan (descriptor)
passionate
pastoral (idyllic)
perpetual
possessed
primeval
quick to anger
religious
rich as Croesus
sacred
selfish
sexy
spellbinding
strange
strong
superhuman
supernatural
symbolic
tragic
uncommon
unique
unusual
vengeful
vindictive
wicked
young
mythology/legends
[Miscellaneous]
Aeneid (t)
Beauty and the Beast (t)
Big Bad John (t)
Black Orpheus (t)
Camelot (t)
Emperor's New Clothes,
The (t)
Golden Bough, The (t)
Iliad, The (t)
Lady of the Lake (t)
Legend of Sleepy
Hollow, The (t)
Odyssey, The (t)
Once and Future King,
The (t)
Ring of the Nibelung (t)
Roman Empire
Trojan War
Wizard of Oz, The (t)