24 Márta 2023 · The Phoenix was a spectacular bird about the size of an eagle, with red and gold plumage that gave it a fiery appearance. It was said to live for 500 years, after which it would die and …

1 Noll 2022 · Jiutian Xuannu (九天玄女) is the beautiful Chinese goddess of war, sex, and longevity. Her magical abilities and strategic advice helped powerful military commanders win pivotal battles for …

24 Ean 2023 · Quetzalcoatl was the Aztec’s Feathered Serpent god, controller of winds and bringer of maize. A clever shapeshifter, he used his wits to trick the Lord and Lady of Death into giving him the …

1 Noll 2022 · Sun Wukong (孫悟空) is the Chinese trickster god known as the Monkey King. Born from a magical rock, he was thrown out of the Jade Emperor’s court for his impertinence, but eventually …

But Phoenix in his tent the chief retains, Safe to transport him to his native plains When morning dawns; if other he decree, His age is sacred, and his choice is free.” Ulysses ceased: the great Achaian host, …

22 Márta 2023 · The Griffin was a hybrid creature, usually represented with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. The Greeks imagined them as fierce hunters, and some sources believed …

20 Beal 2023 · Chiron was the wisest and most honorable of the Centaurs, a race of half-man, half-horse creatures. He is best remembered for tutoring the great heroes of Greek mythology, including Jason, …

8 Noll 2022 · Thor was the fiercest of Norse deities, god of thunder and lightning and always raring for a fight. Wielding his powerful hammer Mjölnir, he defeated many monsters and jötnar in service of the …

11 Iúil 2023 · Meleager, son of Oeneus, was a hero and prince of Calydon. He was best known for his role in the famous Calydonian boar hunt and for his tragic death at the hands of his own mother.

Greek mythology is the body of work detailing the origins of the ancient Hellenic world and the many deities who ruled over it. It includes the histories of gods and goddesses, heroes and monsters, as …