Culture
World Mythologies
Major mythological traditions from civilizations around the world and their key characteristics.
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Mythology↕ | Region↕ | Chief Deity↕ | Sacred Text↕ | Key Theme↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Mythology | Greece | Zeus | Iliad / Odyssey | Heroism and fate |
| Norse Mythology | Scandinavia | Odin | Prose Edda | Ragnarok / destiny |
| Egyptian Mythology | Egypt | Ra | Book of the Dead | Afterlife and order |
| Hindu Mythology | South Asia | Brahma / Vishnu / Shiva | Mahabharata / Ramayana | Dharma and karma |
| Roman Mythology | Italy | Jupiter | Aeneid | Empire and duty |
| Celtic Mythology | British Isles / Gaul | Dagda | Mabinogion | Nature and otherworld |
| Japanese Mythology | Japan | Amaterasu | Kojiki | Honour and spirits |
| Chinese Mythology | China | Jade Emperor | Shan Hai Jing | Harmony and balance |
| Mesopotamian Mythology | Iraq / Syria | Marduk | Epic of Gilgamesh | Civilization and mortality |
| Aztec Mythology | Mexico | Quetzalcoatl | Codex Borgia | Sacrifice and cycles |
| Mayan Mythology | Central America | Itzamna | Popol Vuh | Creation and astronomy |
| Aboriginal Mythology | Australia | Rainbow Serpent | Oral tradition | Dreamtime |
| Persian Mythology | Iran | Ahura Mazda | Shahnameh | Good vs evil |
| Slavic Mythology | Eastern Europe | Perun | Oral tradition | Nature spirits |
| Polynesian Mythology | Pacific Islands | Maui | Oral tradition | Ocean and creation |
| African Mythology (Yoruba) | West Africa | Olorun | Oral tradition | Orishas and community |
| Inuit Mythology | Arctic | Sedna | Oral tradition | Survival and respect |
| Korean Mythology | Korea | Hwanung | Samguk Yusa | Founding legends |
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