World Mythology

Explore the myths and traditions of the peoples of the world, our collective distant ancestors, their wisdom, and their perception of life, death, and reality.

Contents

• Introduction to World Religion
• Mesopotamian Religion
  • Sumerian Religion
  • Babylonian Religion
  • Abrahamic Religion
    • Judaism
    • Christianity
    • Islam
• Ancient Egyptian Religion
• Vedic Religion & Hinduism
• Norse Religion
• Celtic Mythology
• Greek Mythology
• Native American Mythology

Introduction To World Religion

• Introduction
• The Great Ancient Religions of the World [beta]
• General Themes of Myth
  • Tree of Life
  • Sky Father

Vedic Religion & Hinduism

• Chapter I — Introduction
  • Vedic Religion [beta]
    • # The Vedas
    • # Vedic Cosmology
    • # Vedic Gods & Goddesses
    • # The Historical Context of Vedic Religion
    • # The Roots of Vedic Religion
  • The Vedas [beta]
    • #Contents
    • #Origins of the Vedas
    • #The Rigveda
    • #The Brahmanas
  • The Mahabharata [beta]
  • Shatapatha Brahmana [beta]
• Chapter II — Vedic Cosmology
  • Vedic Cosmology
  • The Asuras and Devas of Hinduism [beta]
    #The Blurred Line Between Asuras and Devas
  • Asuras [beta]
  • Devas [beta]
  • Adityas [beta]
  • Danavas [beta]
  • Saptarishi s
    • Saptarishi — The Vedic Seven Sages
  • Hiranyagarbha — The Golden Embryo of Creation
• Chapter III — Vedic Gods & Goddesses
  • Aryaman [beta]
  • Bhrigu [beta]
  • Brahma [beta]
  • Indra [beta]
    • # Description and Characteristics
    • # Family and Parentage
    • # Aspects and Character
    • # The Myths of Indra
    • # The Associations of Indra
    • # Indra In Other Religions
  • Prajapati [beta]
  • Shukra [beta]
• Chapter IV — Vedic Myths & Legends
  • a
• Appendix
  • Vedic Religion & Hinduism [Category Archive]

Norse Mythology

• Introduction
  • Introduction to Norse Religion
  • Norse Mythology Table of Contents
• II — The Cosmos of Norse Religion
  • The Nine Realms of Norse Mythology
    • Nifleheim
      • Hvergelmir
      • Nastrond
  • Yggdrasil
• III — Norse Gods and Goddesses
  • Aesir
  • The Nine Daughters of Aegir and Ran
• IV — Myths and Legends of Norse Religion
• Appendix

Celtic Mythology

• Fionn mac Cumhail and the Salmon of Knowledge
• The Dagda
• Eriu :: A Great Goddess of the Feminine Trinity of Ancient Ireland

Greek Mythology

• Introduction
  • The Greek Gods [beta]
• The Pantheon of Greek Gods
  • Poseidon
    • The Origins of Poseidon
• Greek Gods & Goddesses
  • The Nine Muses of Ancient Greece
  • Gods & Goddesses (Alphabetical)
    • Calypso | Nymph | Greek Mythology 
    • Danae
    • Erebus :: God of Darkness
    • Nyx :: Greek Goddess of Night 
    • Thanatos :: The Greek God of Death
• Greek Heroes and Kings
  • Perseus
• Greek Myths and Legends
  • Poseidon, King Minos, and the Cretan Bull

Native American Religions

• Native American Stories, Legends, and Mythology
• Anishinaabe Mythology
  • The Anishinaabe Myth of the Seven Miigis [I]
• Cree Myths & Legends
  • Wesakechak [beta]