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Adonis
According to the earliest mention of Adonis (Ἄδωνις) in the Catalogues of Women (attributed to Hesiod), as well as in Apollodorus' Library , Adonis...
By Jimmy Joe
Gunther
In the Nibelungenlied , Gunther ( Gunnar ) was the son of Dancrat and Uote (Uta). However, in Waltharius , Gunther was a son of Gibicho, instead of...
By Jimmy Joe
Well of Knowledge
The Well of Knowledge was near one of the three roots of Yggdrasill. Yggdrasill or the World Tree was the giant cosmic ash tree that covered the ni...
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Idomeneus
Idomeneus (Ἰδομενεές) was a son of Deucalion . He was also the brother of Crete and the half-brother of Molus. Idomeneus was the nephew of Catreus ...
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Peleus
A king of Phthia, in Thessaly. Peleus (Πηλεύς) was the son of Aeacus (Aiacos), king of Aegina, and Endeïs. He and his brother Telamon plotted to ki...
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Penelope
Penelope was the heroine of the Odyssey. Penelope (Πηνελόπη) was the daughter of Icarius , brother of King Tyndareüs of Sparta. Her mother was name...
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Elaine of Corbenic
In the Vulgate Cycle and later works, Elaine of Corbenic was a lover of Lancelot and mother of Galahad. In Chretien de Troyes' Conte du Graal , he ...
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Giant of Clay
Odin encountered the giant Hrungnir at Griotunagardar (frontier of Giantland), where he told the frost-giant there was no better horse in Giantland...
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Fabulous Voyages
The following myths contain the adventures involving heroes and their companions in their fabulous voyages. Often, their journeys would take them t...
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The Spoils of Annwfn
The Spoils of Annwfn or Preiddiau Annwfn is a short Welsh poem (c. 9th century) found in the manuscript known as the Book of Taliesin . The Book of...