Mythology

Articles about myths, legendary figures and traditional stories.

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Uranos

Uranos (Ouranos) — primordial Greek personification of the sky

Urashima Tarō

Urashima Tarō: The Japanese fisherman's tale of the Dragon Palace

Urban legend

Urðarbrunnr

Väinämöinen

Väinämöinen — Wise singer and culture hero of Finnish mythology

Valhalla

Váli (son of Odin)

Valkyrie

Valkyrie: Norse Choosers of the Slain

Vamana

Vamana — Vishnu’s Brahmin Avatar and the Trivikrama Legend

Vampire

Vampire (legendary creature)

Vanaheimr

Vanaheimr — Home of the Vanir in Norse Cosmology

Vanir

Vár

Varaha

Vayu

Vayu — the wind deity in Hindu tradition

Venus (mythology)

Venus (Roman goddess of love, beauty, and civic ancestry)

Veritas (mythology)

Veritas (Roman goddess and personification of truth)

Vesta (mythology)

Vidar

Víðarr (Vidar) — Norse god of vengeance and survival

Vikramaditya

Vikramaditya: legendary Indian monarch and regnal title

Vili and Vé

Vili and Vé — brothers of Odin in Norse mythology

Vör

Vulcan

Vulcan (mythology)

Wadj-wer

Wadjet

Wadjet — Ancient Egyptian Cobra Goddess and Protector of Lower Egypt

Wayland

Wepwawet

Werethekau

Weret Hekau — Egyptian personification of great magic and protection

Werewolf

Werewolf (Lycanthropy): Myth, History, and Cultural Significance

Wiglaf

William Tell

William Tell: Swiss folk hero and founding legend

Willy Wonka

Witch

Witch: practices, history, and modern identities

A concise overview of the figure known as a witch: definitions, common practices, historical perceptions and persecutions, modern movements such as Wicca, and contemporary meanings

Wizard

Wosret

Xochiquetzal

Xochiquetzal: Aztec goddess of flowers, fertility, and the arts

Yama

Yama — god of death and judge of the dead in Hinduism and Buddhism

Yama is a pan-Asian deity associated with death, moral judgment and the afterlife. Found in Vedic, Hindu and Buddhist literature, he appears in varied regional forms such as Enma i

Yamata-no-Orochi

Yamata-no-Orochi: The Eight-Headed Serpent of Japanese Myth

Yamata-no-Orochi is a prominent multi-headed serpent from Japanese mythology, known for its role in the Susanoo legend and for producing the sword Kusanagi; it appears in ancient c