Mythology

Articles about myths, legendary figures and traditional stories.

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Chandra

Chandravanshi

Chandravanshi (Lunar Dynasty) — origin, lineages, and cultural legacy

Changeling

Changeling

Chaos (mythology)

Charites

Charites (the Three Graces)

Charon

Charon: mythic ferryman, Pluto's moon, and cultural namesake

Charon (mythology)

Charon (mythology): Ferryman of the Greek Underworld

Charybdis

Cherokee mythology

Chimera

Chimera (mythology)

Chimera (Greek mythological hybrid)

Chinese dragon

Chinese mythology

Chinese mythology: origins, themes, and cultural influence

Chinese zodiac

Chinese zodiac (Shēngxiào): the 12‑year animal cycle

Chione

Chione (Khione) — Greek personification and goddess of snow

Chiron (mythology)

Chiron (mythology)

Chivalric romance

Chivalric romance: medieval tales of knights, love, and adventure

Chloris

Chloris (Greek mythology and personification of spring)

Christ myth theory

Chronos

Chronos

Chrysaor

Chrysaor (Greek mythology)

Chupacabra

Chupacabra (cryptid)

Churning of the Ocean

Circe

Circe: Greek goddess of magic, enchantment, and transformation

Classical mythology

Classical (Greco-Roman) mythology

Clytemnestra

Conan the Barbarian

Cornucopia

Cornucopia

Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty): Origins, Symbolism, and Uses

The cornucopia, or horn of plenty, is a horn-shaped symbol of abundance and nourishment from classical myth, widely used in art, heraldry, festivals, and as a modern metaphor for p

Cow tipping

Creation myth

Cthulhu

Cthulhu: fictional cosmic entity created by H. P. Lovecraft

Culture hero

Culture hero: mythic figures who bring arts, knowledge and order to people

Cupid

Cupid

Cupid (Amor) — Roman god of love and desire

Cupid, called Amor in Latin, is the Roman god associated with erotic desire and attraction. Often shown as winged youth or cherub, he wields arrows that cause people to fall in or

Curse

Curse (supernatural imprecation and cultural practice)

Cybele

Cybele — Anatolian mother goddess of nature, mountains, and wild animals

Cyclops

Cyclops: one‑eyed giants of ancient Greek mythology

Daedalus

Daedalus: Mythic Craftsman, Architect of the Labyrinth, and Symbol of Ingenuity

Dagr

Daikokuten

Daitya

Daitya

Danaë

Dangun

Dangun: Legendary Founder of Gojoseon and Korea's Ancestral Figure

Daphne (mythology)

Dattatreya

Death (personification)

Deimos

Deimos: Greek God of Terror and the Small Moon of Mars

Dellingr

Deluge myth

Deluge myth — flood narratives, motifs, and cultural meanings