Time Lords had a culture ofmyths andlegends, sometimes referred to asTime Lord mythology. (PROSE:The Quantum Archangel^[+]Loading...["The Quantum Archangel (novel)"],Coldheart^[+]Loading...["Coldheart (novel)"])

Many myths and legends originated from theDark Times, (PROSE:Introduction to Myths & Legends^[+]Loading...["Introduction to Myths & Legends (short story)"]) including theTime Shades, a powerfulpantheon of liminal beings who both represented and helped to maintain various aspects ofTime. (AUDIO:Damned If You Do^[+]Loading...["Damned If You Do (audio story)"])

Time Lord mythology also included theMenti Celesti, gods of theAncient Gallifreyans. (PROSE:Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible^[+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)"],Lungbarrow^[+]Loading...["Lungbarrow (novel)"]) TheGreat Vampires were central to Gallifreyan legend, (TV:State of Decay^[+]Loading...["State of Decay (TV story)"]) having fought anEternal War againstRassilon's forces. (PROSE:The Pit^[+]Loading...["The Pit (novel)"])

The Time Shades, Great Vampires,Krafayis andVortisaurs were all realspecies that were nonetheless considered myths, mere "nonsense", inNarvin andValyes's time. (AUDIO:Damned If You Do^[+]Loading...["Damned If You Do (audio story)"])

Tales for Gallifreyan children[[edit] |[edit source]]

Common legends told to Time Lord children included beings such as theChronovores, (PROSE:The Quantum Archangel^[+]Loading...["The Quantum Archangel (novel)"])Shakri, (TV:The Power of Three^[+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"])the Smiley, (PROSE:Smiley's Mirror Exhibit^[+]Loading...["Smiley's Mirror Exhibit (short story)"]) thePantheon of Discord, (TV:The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith^[+]Loading...["The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"]) andthe Solitract. (TV: It Takes You Away^[+]Loading...["It Takes You Away (TV story)"])

The Toclafane were the subjects offairy tales. (TV:The Sound of Drums^[+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"])Romana II knew the namesRassilon,Zagreus,Salyavin,Shakri and Krafayis fromnursery rhymes. (AUDIO:Babblesphere^[+]Loading...["Babblesphere (audio story)"])