Phoenix - Mythopedia
Mar 24, 2023 · The Phoenix, a creature with links to Egyptian mythology, was a bird that resembled a fiery eagle, with red and gold plumage. Its mythology primarily focused on its death and subsequent rebirth. In the most familiar account, it would live for 500 years, after which it would burn itself on the altar of the sun in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis ...
Chiron - Mythopedia
May 20, 2023 · Wise Chiron, the son of Cronus and Philyra, was one of the Centaurs, a powerful race of part-man, part-horse creatures. While the other Centaurs were known for their violent and lecherous ways, Cronus was a gentle and helpful being. He was famously skilled in the arts of warfare, medicine, and music. Chiron was honored by both gods and mortals ...
Europa – Mythopedia
Feb 15, 2023 · Europa was a Phoenician princess, the daughter of either Phoenix or Agenor. Zeus fell in love with her and, in the form of a flying bull, carried her off to the island of Crete. There, Europa bore Zeus Minos and Rhadamanthys as well as (in later accounts) Sarpedon before marrying the Cretan king Asterius. Europa was given marvelous gifts by ...
Amaterasu – Mythopedia
Nov 29, 2022 · Amaterasu is the great and glorious goddess of the sun. An embodiment of the rising sun and Japan itself, she is the queen of the kami and ruler of the universe. The Japanese Imperial Family claims to have descended from her, and this is what gives them the divine right to rule Japan. She is the center of Shinto, and Japanese spiritual life.
Guanyin - Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 · Overview. In Chinese mythology, Guanyin (觀音) is the goddess of mercy and considered to be the physical embodiment of compassion. She is an all-seeing, all-hearing being who is called upon by worshipers in times of uncertainty, despair, and fear. A Ming official from the 14th century composed the following poem to praise the goddess:
Quetzalcoatl – Mythopedia
Jan 24, 2023 · Quetzalcoatl (pronounced Ket-zal-ko’-wat) was the Aztec version of the Feathered Serpent god that permeated Mesoamerican mythologies. Though he originated as a vegetation god, Quetzalcoatl’s role in the Aztec mythos expanded over time. By the time the Spanish arrived in the New World, Quetzalcoatl was regarded as the god of wind, patron of ...
Eight Immortals - Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 · The Immortals are comprised of Cao Guojiu (曹國舅), Han Xiangzi (韓湘子), He Xiangu (何仙姑), Lan Caihe (藍采和), Li Tieguai (李鐵拐), Lü Dongbin (呂洞賓), Zhang Guolao (張果老), and Zhongli Quan (鍾離權). He Xiangu is the only woman of the group. Each of the Ba Xian have their own special object from which they draw ...
Dido - Mythopedia
Feb 13, 2023 · Dido, also known as Elissa, was a Phoenician princess, the daughter of a king of Tyre known to Virgil as Belus. When her greedy brother Pygmalion murdered her rich husband Sychaeus, Dido fled to Africa, where she founded the city of Carthage. As queen of Carthage, Dido gave hospitality to the Trojan refugee Aeneas when he was shipwrecked on her ...
Sun Wukong – Mythopedia
Dec 1, 2022 · In Chinese mythology, Sun Wukong (孫悟空), also known as the Monkey King, is a trickster god who plays a central role in Wu Cheng’en’s adventure novel Journey to the West. Wukong is blessed with unmatched superhuman strength and the ability to transform into 72 different animals and objects. Each of his hairs have transformative powers ...
Cadmus - Mythopedia
Jul 10, 2023 · Cadmus was a prince and hero born in the eastern Mediterranean. As a young man, he was forced to leave home in search of his sister (or niece) Europa, who had been carried off by Zeus. After Cadmus had scoured the earth and finally exhausted his search, he decided to settle in Greece. On a fertile site in the region of Boeotia, he fought and ...