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Browse figures by tradition, by what they are and by the domains recorded in their sources.

By tradition

Greek294The Olympians, the Titans, and the heroes of the great cycles: the deepest shelf in the corpus.
Norse63The Aesir and Vanir, the giants, and the doom of Ragnarok, from the Eddas and the sagas.
Anglo-Saxon1Beowulf’s struggle with Grendel, from the Anglo-Saxon epic.
Roman77The gods of Rome in their own right: the founding legends, the cults and festivals of the city.
Egyptian25The gods of the Nile: creation at Heliopolis, the judgement of the dead, the eye of Ra.
Mesopotamian20The oldest written myths: Gilgamesh, Inanna, Marduk, and the gods of Sumer and Babylon.
Celtic37The Tuatha De Danann and the hero cycles of Ireland and Wales.
Mesoamerican16Quetzalcoatl and the gods of the Aztec and Maya worlds, their calendars and sacrifices.
Slavic16Perun, Veles, and the gods of the old Slavic world before the conversion.
Levantine4Baal, Astarte, and the gods of Canaan and the wider Levant.
Anatolian2The mother goddess Cybele and the gods of ancient Anatolia.
Finnic16Ukko and the singers and smiths of the Kalevala lands.
Japanese16Kami, spirits, heroes, and yōkai from Japan’s chronicles, local traditions, and collected tales.
Indian59Deities, heroes, and cosmic beings from the Vedas, epics, and later Indian traditions.
Southeast Asian2Creation stories, spirits, and culture heroes from the many traditions of Southeast Asia.
Chinese8Culture heroes, rulers, deities, and monsters from China’s chronicles and mythic traditions.
African26Creator figures, ancestors, spirits, and heroes from the many mythic traditions of Africa.
Polynesian32Maui the trickster hero and Pele the volcano goddess, from the many traditions of the Pacific islands.
Persian6Ahura Mazda, the wise lord, and the spirits of ancient Persian and Zoroastrian tradition.
Korean29Founders, rulers, deities, and beings from Korea’s chronicles and mythic traditions.
Melanesian2Creators, ancestors, and culture heroes from the many island traditions of Melanesia.
Central Asian8Deities, spirits, and heroes from the mythic traditions of Central Asia.
North American2Deities, heroes, and beings from the many Indigenous traditions of North America.
South American2Creators, teachers, heroes, and beings from the many Indigenous traditions of South America.

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