mythology

The mother of Athena in the earliest extant Greek tradition is Metis , the Titan goddess of counsel, prudence, and wise counsel. In the Theogony , Metis is both the first wife o...

Merpeople are mythic aquatic beings with a human upper body and a fishlike lower body, commonly called mermaids and mermen. This concept appears across cultures as enduring symb...

Apollo, the far-shooting Greek god of music, prophecy, and healing, married the nymph Coronis in myth. In the earliest stratum of literary sources, their union produces a son, A...

Ophelia appears primarily in later Western literature rather than early Greek myth; in Greek sources her presence is minimal, and when mentioned she is usually connected with my...

Thor's daughter is named Þrúðr (Thrud or Thrud), a figure in Norse mythology associated with strength and battlefield prowess. In the primary sources, she is the daughter of...

The Percy Jackson characters cast spans a wide range of gods, demigods, monsters, and mortals drawn from Greek mythology. This guide organizes the core roster by divine lineage,...