M ui Maui is the great hero of Polynesian mythology . Stories about his exploits are told in nearly every Polynesian land. Maui in most cases is regarded as a demi god, or as fully divine in some places, he is regarded as merely human Tregear 1891 233 . For major articles, see M ui M ori mythology M ui Hawaiian mythology Maui Tongan mythology Maui Tahitian mythology Maui Mangarevan mythology Ti iti i Samoan mythology External links http www.mircea eliade.com from primitives to zen 072.html The M ori story of M ui and Hine nui te p References E.R. Tregear, Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary Lyon and Blair Lambton Quay, 1891 . M. Beckwith, Hawaiian Mythology University of Hawaii Press Honolulu, 1970 . W.D. Westervelt, Legends of Maui Hawaiian Gazette Honolulu, 1910 . DEFAULTSORT Maui Mythology Category Polynesian mythology multi region no Maui mytologi ru sv Maui mytologi uk ... more details
citation style date January 2011 Lusitanian mythology is the mythology of the Lusitanians , the Proto Indo Europeans Indo European people of western Iberian peninsula Iberia , in the territory comprising most of modern Portugal , Extremadura and a small part of Salamanca . Lusitanian deities heavily influenced all of the religious practices in western Iberia, namely also in Gallaecia . They mingled with Ancient Rome Roman deities after Lusitanian War Lusitania was conquered . ref name Jean Pierre Martin 1999 Katia Maia Bessa and Jean Pierre Martin 1999 ref Main pantheon Of particular importance and popularity, especially following the Lusitania Roman conquest , were a number of deities among whom were Endovelicus , Ataegina , Nabia and Trebaruna . Endovelicus was a god of healing and also had oracle oracular functions. With ninety four separate dedications, ref name Jean Pierre Martin 1999 he appears to have been the most important of all. Ataegina is less well defined her name has been derived from Celtic languages Celtic atte gena perhaps meaning reborn . Nabia may have been two separate deities, the consort of the Lusitanian equivalent of the Roman Jupiter mythology Jupiter and another associated with earth and sacred springs ref P. Le Roux and A. Tranoy 1974 ref while Trebaruna ... the protector of the local community, often associated with the Roman Mars mythology Mars ref ... with Diana, Juno or Victoria or others from the Roman pantheon, linked to the protection and defense ... mythology Genii , were the main types of divinity worshiped, known from the Latin epigraphy , although ... languages. See also Enchanted Moura Castro culture Celtic mythology Etruscan mythology Germanic mythology Greek mythology List of deities Lusitanian language Ophiussa Pre Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula Proto Indo European mythology Roman mythology References Notes reflist Sources cite ... 200 BC DEFAULTSORT Lusitanian Mythology Category Lusitanian mythology el id Mitologi ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In Greek mythology, Memphis was the wife to Epaphus , mother of Libya mythology Libya Roman name and sometimes the daughter of Nilus mythology Nilus . She and her husband were the legendary founders of Memphis, Egypt Memphis , which bears her name. Memphis is a Naiad Nymph according to the website http www.theoi.com Nymphe NympheMemphis.html www.theoi.com Nymphe NympheMemphis.html Another name for Memphis s mother is Danaus Greek name . Argive genealogy in Greek mythology Argive genealogy in Greek mythology DEFAULTSORT Memphis Mythology Category Egypt in Greek mythology Greek myth stub br Memfis mamm Libia de Memphis Mythologie et Memphis fr Memphis mythologie hu Memphisz Neilosz le nya pt M nfis mitologia ru sr sv Memphis mytologi ... more details
Celtic mythology Breton mythology is the mythology or corpus of explanatory and herioc tales originating in Brittany , now in France . Bretons were a subset of Celts Celtic people that adopted Christianity . Celtic tradition predominates their mythology Ankou Bugul Noz Korrigan Les Lavandi res Annard Noz Morgens Morvan, legendary chief of L on viscounty L on http www.sacred texts.com neu celt lrb lrb11.htm Ys See also French mythology Welsh mythology References http www.sacred texts.com neu celt lrb index.htm Legends and Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence 1917 External links http www.timelessmyths.com celtic armorican.html Timeless Myths Armorican Connections DEFAULTSORT Breton Mythology Category Breton mythology and folklore Category Celtic mythology Brittany stub celt myth stub an Mitoloch a bretona eu Bretainiar mitologia fr Mythologie bretonne it Mitologia bretone ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 In Irish mythology , Ain and her sister wrote the Brehon Laws which protected the rights of women. DEFAULTSORT Ain Mythology Category Irish mythology Celt myth stub et Ain iiri m toloogia ... more details
Zois is a martyr in wendish mythology , probably a reference to the obotrite king Stois or Stoigar, who was beheaded by emperor Otto the Great . References Ingeman, B. S. Grundtr k til En Nord Slavisk og Vendisk Gudel re. Copenhagen 1824. DEFAULTSORT Zois Mythology Category Slavic mythology europe myth stub ... more details
for the crab genus Potamon Potamon , in Greek mythology , is one of the sons of Aegyptus and Caliadne . He married and was murdered by Glaucippe , one of the Danaids , daughter of Danaus and Polyxo . ref Apollodorus, Library , http www.theoi.com Text Apollodorus2.html 1 2.1.5 ref References references DEFAULTSORT Potamon Mythology Category Greek mythology Greek myth stub it Potamone sv Potamon ... more details
In Greek mythology , Hero was one of the sons of king Priam mentioned in Fabulae Hyginus Fabulae . ref http www.theoi.com Text HyginusFabulae2.html 90 Hyginus, Fabulae 50 99 ref His mothers name is unknown. Possibly he was killed by Achilles or Neoptolemus . References reflist DEFAULTSORT Hero Mythology Category Greek mythology Greek myth stub ... more details
Expand Catalan Puigmal mitologia topic culture date September 2010 In Catalan mythology , a Puigmal is considered the protector of trees and animals, which defends against attacks on humans.. He is said to inhabit the mountains overlooking the valley of Ribes Ripoll s . Category Catalan mythologymythology stub Catalonia stub ca Puigmal mitologia es Puigmal mitolog a ... more details
unreferenced date December 2011 The Ute mythology , is the mythology of the Ute Tribe , a tribe of Native Americans in the United States Native Americans from the western United States . Folk Tales Pokoh, the Old Man Blood Clot Porcupine Hunts Buffalo Puma and the Bear Two Fawns and a Rabbit Two Grandsons http www.native languages.org ute legends.htm Coyote & Duck References references DEFAULTSORT Ute Mythology Category Mythology of the indigenous peoples of North America Category Ute tribe NorthAm myth stub es Mitolog a ute ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In the Polynesian mythologymythology of the Cook Islands, Marama is a male lunar deity , who loved Ina goddess Ina , the goddess of light. They were married and she lives in the sky during the day and rarely sees her husband Citation needed date February 2007 . DEFAULTSORT Marama Mythology Category Cook Islands mythology Category Lunar gods Oceania myth stub ... more details
orphan date March 2010 for other uses,see Pindus disambiguation Pindus in Greek mythology was the son of Makednos . He was friend with a snake and when his three brothers killed Pindus, the snake took revenge by killing them. References http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer L Roman Texts Aelian de Natura Animalium 10 .html De Natura Animalium Liber X,48 Claudius Aelianus Chiliades 4.338 333, scholium DEFAULTSORT Pindus Mythology Category Greek mythology Category Mythology of Macedonia kingdom Greek myth stub ... more details
About the Roman goddess other uses Decima disambiguation Decima In Roman mythology , Decima was one of the Parcae , or the Fates. She measured the thread of life with her rod. She was also revered as the goddess of childbirth. Her Greek equivalent was Lachesis mythology Lachesis . Time in religion and mythology Category Roman mythology Category Roman goddesses Category Time and fate goddesses Ancient Rome myth stub ... more details
In Greek mythology , Corus or Koros was the spirit daemon classical mythology daemon and personification of surfeit and disdain. He was said to be the son of Hubris Hybris . ref Pindar , Nemean Ode 13. 10 ref ref Herodotus , Histories 8. 77. 1 ref References reflist External links http www.theoi.com Daimon Koros.html Theoi Project Koros Category Greek mythology Category Greek gods Category Personification in Greek mythology Greek myth stub ... more details
Refimprove date July 2009 confuse Mythologies book Mythology Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes is a book written by Edith Hamilton , published in 1942 in literature 1942 by the Penguin Group. ISBN 0452009855, 9780452009851 . It retells stories of Greek mythology Greek , Roman mythology Roman , and Norse mythology Norse mythology drawn from several classical sources. The introduction includes commentary on the major classical poets used as sources, and on how changing cultures have led to changing characterizations of the deities and their myths. It is frequently used in high school s and college s as an introductory text to ancient mythology and belief. Contents The book contains an introduction and seven sections Greek gods of Mount Olympus Olympus and the Greek Greek mythology Cosmogony and cosmology creation myths Greek myths involving love and adventure, including the tales of Cupid and Psyche and Jason s quest for the Golden Fleece Heroes before the Trojan War , such as Perseus , Theseus , Hercules Heracles , and Atalanta Trojan War and its heroes, including Odysseus and Aeneas Significant families in Greek mythology the house of Atreus , the royal house of Ancient Thebes Boeotia Thebes , and the royal house of Athens Lesser known stories from Greek and Roman mythology Norse myths, such as Odin and Thor Most editions include drawings by American illustrator Steele Savage . Category 1942 books Category Mythology books Category Article Feedback 5 myth stub et Antiikm toloogia simple Mythology book ... more details
In 1824 the Denmark Danish poet Bernhard Severin Ingemann 1789 1862 published his thesis on North Slavic and Wends Wendish mythology in which he established the following pantheon First line of gods good Triglav mythology Triglau Bog , Svetovid Swantewit , Radagast god Radegast , Prove god Prove , Sieba , Siebog , Schwayxtix , Zislbog , Podaga , Rugiwit , Karewit , Juthrbog , Dziewona Dziewonna , Odin Woda Odin , and Balder Balduri Balder . The second line of gods evil Chernobog Zernebog Pya , Perun Percunust , Flins mythology Flins , Zirnitra Zir , Berstuk , Marowit House God , and Hel goddess Hela Hel . Living close to Scandinavia , the Wends adopted a few gods from Norse mythology but these Continental Germanic mythology Teutonic gods never played a central role in the Wendish mythology. Mythical beings Boginki Bozaloshtsh Ipabog Plusso Pscipolnitsa Rusalki Sadko Skrzak , skrzat Zois mythology Zois See also Polish mythology Slavic mythology References B. S. Ingemann. Grundtr k til En Nord Slavisk og Vendisk Gudel re . Copenhagen 1824. B. A. Bonnerjea. Dictionary of Superstitions and Mythology . London 1927. Category Slavic mythology uk da Vendisk mytologi ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2008 In the mythology of Fiji , Gedi Ngendi is a fertility god who taught mankind the use of fire . Category Fijian mythology Category Fertility gods Category Fire gods fiji stub Oceania myth stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 In Greek mythology , Parias was a son of Philomelus and a grandson of Iasion . Parias gave his name to the Parians and the city of Parion a town in Mysia on the Hellespont . References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 Here is a list of articles pertaining to Lakota people Lakota mythology , a Native Americans in the United States Native American people of North Dakota North and South Dakota Anog Ite Anoliy Anpao Canotila Capa Lakota mythology Capa Cetan Haokah Ictinike also known as Iktomi Inyan Iya mythology Iya Ptehehincalasanwin see Whope Skan Tate god Tate Unhcegila Untunktahe Wakan Tanka or Wakan, Wakanda Wananikwe Waukheon Whope Wi mythology Wi Yuwipi Wakinyan White Buffalo Calf Woman Category Lakota mythology Category Lakota Category Mythology of the indigenous peoples of North America NorthAm myth stub ... more details
other uses2 Morta Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In Roman mythology , Morta was the goddess of death. She is one of the Parcae , related to the Roman conception of the Fates in Greek mythology , the Moirai . She is responsible for pain and death that occurs in a half wake half sleep time frame. Her father is the god of night and her mother the goddess of darkness. She visits and warns in advance of the pain or death about to be endured. Nyx mythology Nox . Time in religion and mythology DEFAULTSORT Morta Mythology Category Death goddesses Category Roman goddesses Category Roman mythology Category Time and fate goddesses Ancient Rome myth stub de Morta es Morta eu Morta pl Morta mitologia ... more details
Epirus or Epeiros Greek language Greek lang grc , in Greek mythology , is the daughter of Agave mythology Agave and Echion . She accompanied Cadmus and Harmonia mythology Harmonia while they were carrying the body of Pentheus . While in Epirus , she died and was buried in a thicket this thicket was later considered sacred to her and the entire country was renamed after her. This same thicket was also considered the place where the king s son Cichyrus accidentally slew a young girl named Anthippe while hunting. In remorse he flung himself into a ravine and was killed. The king s people, the Chaonians , founded the city of Cichyrus around the ravine. References http www.theoi.com Text Parthenius2.html 32 Parthenius. Love Stories, XXXII The Story of Anthippe. Category Greek mythology Category Epirotic mythology Category Women in Greek mythology ar el ... more details
orphan date March 2010 For other uses, see Brangas In Greek mythology , Brangas was a son of the Thracian king Strymon mythology Strymon , as well as the brother of Rhesus of Thrace Rhesus and Olynthus mythology Olynthus . When the last of these three brothers had been killed during the chase by a lion, Brangas buried him on the spot where he had fallen, and called the town which he subsequently built there Olynthus . ref Conon mythographer Coon . Narrat. 4 Stephanus of Byzantium Steph. Byz. s.v. Olynthus. ref References reflist Sources SmithDGRBM DEFAULTSORT Brangas Mythology Category Greek mythology Category Thraco Macedonian mythology ... more details
Antion , in Greek mythology , was the eldest son of Periphas and Astyaguia daughter of Hypseus , who were distantly related. According to legend, he was the great grandson of Apollo , his paternal grandfather being Lapithes hero Lapithus , the son of Apollo and Stilbe and patriot of the Lapith people. He married Perimele , and they became parents of the legendary demi god Ixion . It is sometimes said that Ares was Ixion s father, although some sources have Phlegyas , Leonteus mythology Leonteus or Antion as the real father. References Diodorus Siculus , Library of History , 4. 69. 1 3 External links http homepage.mac.com cparada GML Ixion.html Greek Mythology Link Ixion http www.mythindex.com greek mythology A Antion.html Myth Index Antion DEFAULTSORT Atymnius Category Greek mythology Category Thessalian mythology sr ... more details
merge List of giant animals in mythology date January 2011 unreferenced date January 2011 For giant animals in science and history Megafauna Image Hydra 04.jpg thumb 200px A Lernaean Hydra Hydra . The 16th century German illustration. A giant animal in mythology is gigantic in the narrated myth, either large for their species or in relation to mankind. They might dwarf a normal person. The term giant carries some ambiguity, however in mythology Definitions of what constitutes large vary, with some authors using a 40 kg minimum, others 44 kg, 45 kg, 100 kg, or 250 kg. In the last case, they may be further subdivided into small 250 500 kg , medium 500 1,000 kg and large over 1,000 kg megafauna is often one of the mytheme s of a story. The narrative may revolve around a real animal or a primordialism primordial archetype of a gigantic Animal creature , such as a dragon or the J rmungandr Midgard snake . Recent mythology Some giant animals are legends from mythology or are so rare, that they have been seen only by a few people, and are known only through folklore or mythology . Examples of megafauna multicol Africa megafauna mythology Ngoubou Werehyena Oceania megafauna mythology Bunyip Yowie Central and South America megafauna mythology Blue Crow Headless Mule Mapinguari Peuchen Yacumama North America megafauna mythology Amarok wolf Amarok Bigfoot Ogopogo Thunderbird mythology Thunderbird multicol break Eurasian megafauna mythology Bake kujira Baku spirit Baku Basan Behemoth Dragon Fenghuang most Clarify date October 2009 chinese dragon s Griffin Cockatrice Hellhound Kraken Lernaean Hydra Hydra Leviathan Loch Ness Monster J rmungandr Midgard snake Pegasus Qilin Roc mythology Roc Unicorn Timingila Yeti Ziz multicol end Hoth Megafauna Mythology Taun Taun Category Mythological archetypes ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 In Greek mythology , Lysithea was a daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus lovers. Alternatively, Lysithea is another name for Semele , daughter of Cadmus Cadmos and Harmonia mythology Harmonia sister to Agave , Autono , Ino Greek mythology Ino , and Polydorus mother of Dionysos by Zeus and who became Semele Thyone after being rescued from Hades by her divine son . Yet another Lysithea is listed by Clementine literature s author in his catalogue of Jupiter mythology Jupiter s adulteries as the daughter of Evenus mythology Evenus and mother of Helenus Recognitions , Book 10, Chapter XXI . DEFAULTSORT Lysithea Mythology Category Greek mythology Greek myth stub als Lysithea Mythologie br Lysithea mitologiezh bg de Lysithea Mythologie it Lysithea mitologia la Lysithea Oceanis pt Lisiteia sr ... more details
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