Mythology
Articles about myths, legendary figures and traditional stories.
Demeter
Demigod
Demon
Demon: supernatural beings, cultural roles, and modern uses
An overview of demons — spirit beings viewed across cultures, their historical development and characteristics, roles in religion and folklore, and modern meanings including comput
Diana (mythology)
Diana — Roman goddess of the hunt, moon, and chastity
Dii Consentes
Diomedes
Diomedes: Greek Hero of the Trojan War
Dione (mythology)
Dionysian Mysteries
Dionysian Mysteries: rites, history and cultural significance
Dionysus
Dionysus — Greek god of wine, ritual ecstasy and theater
Divination
Doppelgänger
Dragon
Dragon: Mythical creature, cultural symbol, and literary figure
Duat
Duat: The Ancient Egyptian Underworld
Dvergr
Dwarf
Dwarf: Myth, Folklore, and Cultural Influence
Dwarf (mythology)
Dwarf (mythology): Origins, characteristics and cultural role
Short, humanlike beings from Norse and Germanic traditions—skilled smiths and miners with varied moral roles in folklore, later shaped into modern fantasy races in literature and g
Dysnomia
Dysnomia: word‑finding difficulty, Greek daimon, and moon of Eris
Easter Bunny
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebisu
Ebisu — Japanese god of fishermen, commerce, and good fortune
Echidna (mythology)
Echo (mythology)
Edda
Eileithyia
Eileithyia — Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery
Einherjar
Eir
Eir — Norse goddess of healing
El Dorado
Elektra
Eleusinian Mysteries
Elf
Empusa
Enceladus
Enceladus: the Greek giant and Saturn's icy moon
Endymion
Endymion: the sleeping youth of Greek myth and his cultural legacy
Ennead
Ennead — the ninefold grouping of deities in ancient Egyptian religion
Enyo
Eos
Eos — Greek goddess of the dawn
Ēostre
Ēostre: Anglo‑Saxon spring figure and the name behind Easter
Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh: Ancient Mesopotamian Epic on Kingship, Friendship, and Mortality
Epic poetry
Epic poetry: definition, history, features and notable examples
Epimetheus
Epimetheus — Greek titan associated with afterthought and the Pandora myth
Erebos
Erebos (Greek god and personification of darkness)
Erinyes
Erinyes (the Furies): goddesses of vengeance in Greek myth
The Erinyes, also called the Furies or Eumenides, are three chthonic goddesses in Greek mythology who pursue and punish crimes against family, oaths, and natural order.
Eris
Eris (dwarf planet and Greek goddess)
Eros
Eros — Greek god of love and desire
Erymanthian Boar
Erymanthian Boar (Greek mythology)