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*Ballads of bravery* (1877) part ofArthurian mythology

Myth is agenre offolklore consisting primarily ofnarratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is totally different from the ordinary sense of the termmyth, meaning abelief that is not true, as the veracity of a piece of folklore is entirely irrelevant to determining whether it constitutes a myth.

Myths are often endorsed by religious and secular authorities, and may be natural or supernatural in character. Many societies group their myths,legends, and history together, considering myths and legends to be factual accounts of their remote past. In particular,creation myths take place in a primordial age when the world had not achieved its later form.Origin myths explain how a society'scustoms,institutions, andtaboos were established and sanctified.National myths are narratives about a nation's past that symbolize the nation's values. There is a complex relationship betweenrecital of myths and the enactment of rituals. (Full article...)

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The goddess Frigg sits on her throne, accompanied by two goddesses:Fulla, holding a wooden box, and Hlín, standing and observing everything. Facing them are the warrior goddessGná and her horseHófvarpnir. Illustration byCarl Emil Doepler (1882).

InNorse mythology,Hlín is agoddess associated with the goddessFrigg. Hlín appears in a poem in thePoetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, theProse Edda, written in the 13th century bySnorri Sturluson, and inkennings found inskaldic poetry. Scholars have debated whether the stanza referring to her in theProse Edda refers to Frigg.Hlín serves as a given name in Iceland, and Hlín receives veneration in the modern era in Germanic paganism's modern extension,Heathenry. (Full article...)

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Winged hippocamp in anArt Deco fountain,Kansas City, Missouri, (1937)

Thehippocampus, orhippocamp, (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps;Ancient Greek:ἱππόκαμποςhippókampos, fromἵππος, 'horse', andκάμπος, 'sea monster') is amythological creature mentioned inEtruscan,Greek,Phoenician,Pictish andRoman mythologies (though its name has a clear Greek origin), typically depicted as having the upper body of a horse with the lower body of a fish. (Full article...)

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Image 1Väinämöinen, the wisedemigod and one of the significant characters ofFinnish mythological 19th-century epic poetry,The Kalevala(Väinämöinen's Play, Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1866) (fromMyth)
Image 2alt=Spiral hieroglyphic inscriptions on the Phaistos Disc (fromComparative mythology)
Image 3Yama with his famous Yama Pasha (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 4Ahimelech giving the sword ofGoliath toDavid, byAert de Gelder. (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 5The third gift — an enormous hammer (1902) byElmer Boyd Smith and the ring Draupnir is visible among other creations by theSons of Ivaldi (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 6Lichas bringing the garment of Nessus to Hercules (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 7The Flying Dutchman (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 8Vishnu with his Panchajanya (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 9Ancient Sumeriancylinder seal impression showing the godDumuzid being tortured in theUnderworld bygalla demons (fromComparative mythology)
Image 10Greek God Kronos/Saturnus with sickle (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 11The Dispute ofMinerva andNeptune (c. 1689 or 1706) by René-Antoine Houasse, depicting thefounding myth ofAthens (fromNational myth)
Image 12Thor's Fight with the Giants (1872) byMårten Eskil Winge.Thor is the god of thunder inNorse mythology. (fromMyth)
Image 13Goetia seal of solomon (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 14Artist's impressions of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 15Adam's Bridge also called as Rama Setu (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 16An angel (Camael) expelling Adam and Eve with a flaming sword (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 17Joan of Arc with her famous sword (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 18The Crown of Immortality, held by theallegorical figureEterna (Eternity) (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 19Amenonuhoko (天沼矛 or 天之瓊矛 or 天瓊戈,"heavenly jeweled spear") is the name given to the spear inShinto used to raise the primordial land-mass,Onogoro-shima, from the sea (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 20Jacob blesses Joseph and gives him the coat of many colors (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 21Ancient Roman relief from theCathedral of Maria Saal showing the infant twinsRomulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf (fromComparative mythology)
Image 22Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 23Snake and world egg of the inhabitants of Tyre (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 24Opening lines of one of theMabinogi myths from theRed Book of Hergest (written pre-13th century, incorporating pre-Roman myths of Celtic gods):
Gereint vab Erbin. Arthur a deuodes dala llys yg Caerllion ar Wysc...
(Geraint the son of Erbin. Arthur was accustomed to hold his Court at Caerlleon upon Usk...) (fromMyth)
Image 25Giza pyramids (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 26Riding a Flying Carpet, an 1880 painting byViktor Vasnetsov (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 27Early Hebrew Conception of the Universe (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 28Houyi, the God of Archery (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 29Heracles would use arrows dipped in the Hydra's poisonous blood to kill other foes during hisLabours, such asStymphalian birds and the giant (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 30Hop-o'-My-Thumb stealing the Seven-league boots from theOgre, byGustave Doré (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 3114th centuryGoryeo painting ofKsitigarbha holding acintamani (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 32Holy Robe in Trier (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 33Achilles wearing his armor (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 34Several legendary creatures fromBilderbuch für Kinder (lit. 'picture book for children') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (fromLegendary creature)
Image 35The Stone of Destiny (Lia Fáil) at the Hill of Tara, once used as a coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 36Jug from Lydian Treasure Usak (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 37Odysseus Overcome by Demodocus' Song, a mythological painting byFrancesco Hayez, 1813–1815 (fromMyth)
Image 38Tissot Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 39Lord Vishnu took the form of Beauty Mohini and distributed the Amrita (Ambrosia, Elixir) to Devas. When Rahu (snake dragon) tried to steal the Amrita, his head was cut off (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 40Veronica holding her veil,Hans Memling, c. 1470 (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 41Shield of Achilles (illustration) (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 42Image showing the sacred tree to the right of the temple, fromOlaus Magnus'Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (1555). To the right of the tree is a depiction of a man being sacrificed in the spring (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 43seven angels with seven trumpets (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 44Prometheus (1868) byGustave Moreau. In the mythos ofHesiodus and possiblyAeschylus (theGreek trilogyPrometheus Bound,Prometheus Unbound andPrometheus Pyrphoros), Prometheus is bound and tortured for giving fire to humanity. (fromMyth)
Image 45Azoth, a universal medicine or universal solvent sought in alchemy. (Medieval legend) (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 461929Belgian banknote, depictingCeres,Neptune andcaduceus (fromMyth)
Image 47The Celestial Chariot, Pushpaka Vimana from Ramayana (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 48Claíomh Solais on an Ireland stamp printed in 1922 (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 49"The Fall of Man" byLucas Cranach the Elder and the Tree of Knowledge is on the right (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 50Yama advances to smite Ravana with the weapon of death (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 51Ballads of bravery (1877) part ofArthurian mythology (fromMyth)
Image 52Fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 53Rectangular tablets passed down by theHand of God in the 10th centuryByzantine Leo Bible (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 54A 19th-century drawing of Sun Wukong featuring his staff (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 55"Tizona", the sword attributed to El Cid, on exhibit in the Army Museum of Madrid (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 56Surya on His Celestial Chariot (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 57The famous sword of Excalibur painted byHoward Pyle (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 58Myths and legends ofBabylonia andAssyria (1916) (fromMyth)
Image 59Aura, a field of luminous radiation surrounding a person or object (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 60Perillos being forced into the brazen bull that he built for Phalaris (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 61Thor wearing the magic belt Megingjörð (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 62The Shrine of the Three Kings inCologne Cathedral (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 63Jason returns with Golden fleece (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 64Sampo, a magical artifact of indeterminate type constructed byIlmarinen that brought riches and good fortune to its holder, in the Finnishepic poetryKalevala (The Forging of the Sampo, Joseph Alanen, 1911) (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 65Erlang Shen (二郎神), orErlang is aChinese God with his spear (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 66Pied piper (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 67Voodoo doll with pins in it, Museum of Witchcraft (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 68Longinus with his famous Spear (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 69As is usual inbestiaries, the lynx in this late 13th-century English manuscript is shown urinating, the urine turning to the mythical stone Lyngurium (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 70King Svafrlame Secures the Sword Tyrfing (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 71Shiva with his Trishula (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 72The Argo (c. 1500 – 1530), painting by Lorenzo Costa (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 73Golem and Loew (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 74Thor kicksLitr onto Baldr's Hringhorni, illustration byEmil Doepler (ca. 1905) (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 75Fortune Wheel (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 76The Deluge, frontispiece toGustave Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story ofNoah's Ark, this engraving shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs. (fromComparative mythology)
Image 77Vishnu holding his legendary sword Nandaka (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 78The Fall of the Titans (1596–98) byCornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (fromComparative mythology)
Image 79The Ash Yggdrasil by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 80Golden cosmic egg Hiranyagarbha by Manaku (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 81Killing of Ravana Painting by Brahmstra of Arrow of Brahma (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 82The Honest Woodcutter, also known asMercury and the Woodman and his famousGolden Axe (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 83Edith Hamilton'sMythology has been a major channel for English speakers to learn classical Greek and Roman mythology (fromMyth)
Image 84Hanuman fetches the herb-bearing mountain, in a print from the Ravi Varma Press, 1910's (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 85Fountain of Youth (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 86This panel byBartolomeo di Giovanni relates the second half of theMetamorphoses. In the upper left, Jupiter emerges from clouds to order Mercury to rescue Io. (fromMyth)
Image 87Hand of God (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 88The fall of Icarus (fromList of mythological objects)
Image 89Symbolic power: adragon in theImperial City, Huế, Vietnam (fromLegendary creature)
Image 90The Giving of the Seven Bowls of Wrath / The First Six Plagues, Revelation 16:1–16.Matthias Gerung, c. 1531 (fromList of mythological objects)