Mythology
Articles about myths, legendary figures and traditional stories.
Njord
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark: Biblical account, descriptions, and cultural legacy
Norns
Norns: Fate-weavers of Norse Mythology
Norse mythology
Nótt
Nótt — Norse personification of the night
Nu
Nu: letter, words, names and abbreviations
Nut (goddess)
Nymph
Nyx
Nyx — Greek primordial goddess of the night
Oberon
Oberon — King of the Fairies in Literature and Culture
Oberon is the legendary king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance storytelling, best known from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. This article summarizes his origins,
Odin
Odysseus
Odysseus — Greek epic hero, king of Ithaca
Odyssey
The Odyssey — Ancient Greek Epic Poem
The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer that follows Odysseus's long voyage home after the Trojan War, exploring themes of cunning, hospitality, fate and the meani
Óðr
Oedipus
Oeneus
Oeneus — King of Calydon and Patron of Winemaking
Oeneus, a mythic king of Calydon in Aetolia, credited with introducing winemaking after instruction by Dionysus; central to the Calydonian Boar myth and ancestor to several legenda
Ogre
Ogre (mythical creature)
Okeanid
Okeanids (Oceanids): water nymphs of Okeanos and Tethys
Okeanos
Omen
Omen: signs, interpretation, history and cultural roles
One-inch boy
Issun-bōshi (One-inch Boy): summary, motifs, origins and cultural influence
Oneiroi
Oni (folklore)
Oni (Japanese folklore): appearance, history, and cultural roles
Onryō
Onryō: Vengeful Spirits of Japanese Folklore, Theater, and Film
Ophiotaurus
Ophiotaurus — the Bull-Serpent of Greek Myth
Oracle
Oracle of Delphi
Orc
Orc: Mythical Origins, Literary Development, and Modern Fantasy
Orion (mythology)
Orpheus
Orphism (religion)
Orphism (ancient Greek religious movement)
Orsinian Tales
Osiris
Osiris: Egyptian god of the afterlife, resurrection, and fertility
Osiris, a principal deity of ancient Egypt, symbolizes death and rebirth, fertility, and kingship. His myth explains Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife and underpins funerary pra
Otrera
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Ouroboros
Paean (god)
Paean (Greek god of healing)
Palaemon
Palaemon — Greek sea-god (formerly Melicertes)
Pallas
Pallas (Titan) — figure in Greek mythology
Pan (mythology)
Pan (mythology): god of the wild, shepherds, and rustic music
Pandora
Pandora's box
Pandora's box: myth, meaning, and cultural legacy
Parcae
Parcae (Roman Fates)
Paris (Trojan prince)
Parvati
Parvati: Hindu goddess of fertility, devotion, and power
Pasophae
Pasophae (Pasiphaë): Cretan queen, mythic lover of a bull, and mother of the Minotaur
Pasophae (often Pasiphaë) is a figure of Greek mythology: daughter of Helios, wife of King Minos of Crete, mother of several legendary children and central to the story of the Mino