All Articles

Kagutsuchi

Kagutsuchi: the Short-lived Japanese God of Fire and Volcanoes On a volcanic island like Japan, a god of fire such as Kagutsuchi gets a lot of atte...

April 2nd, 2002

By Timeless Myths

Izanagi

Izanagi: Meet the Creator God in Japanese Mythology Izanagi or Izanagi-no-Mikoto is the creator god of the Japanese kami, or gods, in Japanese myth...

April 2nd, 2002

By Timeless Myths

Inari

Inari: The Androgynous Protector and God of Agriculture Inari is the god of prosperity in Japanese mythology. Because their characteristics and att...

April 2nd, 2002

By Timeless Myths

Fukurokuju

Fukurokuju: One of the Seven Japanese Lucky Gods Fukurokuju (福禄寿) is one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese Mythology, representing wisdom and lon...

April 2nd, 2002

By Timeless Myths

Fujin

Fujin: The Legacy of the Japanese God with the Wind Bag Fujin is the Japanese god of wind, and he controls all the winds throughout the earth. He i...

April 2nd, 2002

By Timeless Myths

Ebisu

Ebisu: The Merry, Generous, and Disabled God of Prosperity and Luck Ebisu is a unique character in Japanese mythology, indeed, in any mythology. Th...

April 2nd, 2002

By Timeless Myths

Daikokuten

Daikokuten: One of the Seven Japanese Lucky Gods Daikokuten (大黒天) is one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese Mythology. He is considered to be a Ja...

April 2nd, 2002

By Timeless Myths

House of Pelops

Children of Pelops House of AtreusChildren of Pelops The family tree of Pelops displays his descendants, such as Agamemnon, Menelaus and Orestes. S...

July 28th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Houses of Thebes & Crete

The following two family trees show the two powerful houses of the two kingdoms of Thebes and Crete. Like the Houses of Argolis, they were descenda...

July 28th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

House of Perseus (Mycenae and Tiryns)

The family tree above shows the descendants of Io, on the Belid branch, which include such heroes as Perseus and Heracles. The names in blue are th...

July 28th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

House of Argos (Proëtids and Aeolids)

The family tree that you see above contains the link between Proetus and the Aeolids, Melampus and Bias. Their descendants would become involved in...

July 28th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe

Early House of Argos

House of Inachus Early House of ArgosHouse of Inachus The genealogy displayed above shows the common ancestry of the Houses of Argos, Thebes and Cr...

July 28th, 1999

By Jimmy Joe