Mythology

Articles about myths, legendary figures and traditional stories.

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Demeter

Demigod

Demon

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)

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)

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

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

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)

Europa (mythology)

Euryale

Eurybia (mythology)