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Myths explained, gods compared, and the behind-the-scenes of MythologyNow.
Anubis: what the god of the dead actually did all day
Why Anubis has a jackal head, what the weighing of the heart was, how he lost his top job to Osiris, and why he was never evil.
Valkyries: what Odin's choosers of the slain actually chose
What a Valkyrie really was, how they picked who died in battle, where the chosen went, and why the wings and horned helmets are wrong.
Cassandra of Troy: the prophetess nobody believed
Why Apollo cursed Cassandra, how she predicted the Trojan Horse and was ignored, and why her name still describes people who warn in vain.
Hecate: the goddess of witchcraft the Olympians never dared to cross
Who Hecate really is, why she carries two torches, what her dogs mean, and how the goddess of crossroads outranked her own pantheon.
Who is Poseidon's wife? Amphitrite, the reluctant queen of the sea
Who Poseidon married, why Amphitrite fled from him, the dolphin that changed her mind, and the sea queen's real power.
Charon, the ferryman of the dead: the coin, the crossing and the boat with no name
Who Charon is, why the dead carried a coin under the tongue, what happened to those who could not pay, and the truth about his boat's name.
Metis: the first wife of Zeus, and why he swallowed her
Who the goddess Metis was, the prophecy that made Zeus swallow his pregnant wife, and how Athena was born from his head as a result.
The 10 most powerful mythical objects (and what they cost their owners)
The definitive list of legendary objects from Greek, Norse and Egyptian mythology: weapons, bows, relics, what each one does and the hidden price of using it.
Thanatos, the actual god of death (no, it's not Hades)
Who Thanatos is, why he is not Hades, his twin brother Sleep, and the one man who put Death in chains.
Egyptian gods: the list of the 12 essential deities and what each one rules
The main gods of ancient Egypt in one table: Ra, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis and more, with their animal heads, domains and the two myths that organize everything.
The Greek gods family tree, explained generation by generation
From Chaos to the Olympians in four generations: who descends from whom, the three dynasties, and the shortcut for memorizing the whole tree.
Greek mythology summary: the study guide that fits on one page
The whole of Greek mythology in order: creation, Titans, Olympians, heroes and the Trojan War, with the five myths every exam asks about and a timeline table.
Greek vs Roman gods: the complete equivalence table
Every major Greek god and its Roman name side by side, the differences that go beyond the name, and how to tell instantly which tradition a text belongs to.
Norse mythology summary: gods, nine worlds and Ragnarok on one page
The essentials of Norse mythology for studying: the main gods table, the nine worlds, how the myth is structured from creation to Ragnarok.
The 12 Olympian Gods: the complete list with domains, symbols and Roman names
Who the twelve Olympians are, what each god rules, their symbols and Roman equivalents, and the answer to the classic exam question: Hestia or Dionysus?
Eris, goddess of discord: the golden apple that started the Trojan War
Who Eris is, what the apple of discord means, her terrifying children, Hesiod's two kinds of strife, and why a dwarf planet carries her name.
Leda and the Swan: the myth behind Helen of Troy's egg
Who Leda was, why Zeus became a swan, which child hatched from which egg, and how a single night in Sparta hatched the Trojan War.
Helen of Troy: The Woman a City Burned For
Who Helen was — daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of Menelaus, cause of the Trojan War —, whether she was abducted or eloped, and what became of her when the city fell.
The Judgement of Paris: The Apple That Started the Trojan War
What each goddess — Hera, Athena and Aphrodite — offered prince Paris, why he chose the way he did, and how one uninvited golden apple ended up burning a city.
The Secret Name of Ra: The Myth Where Isis Steals the Sun's Power
Why Ra had a secret name, how Isis forced him to reveal it with a serpent made from his own spittle, and why in Egypt knowing a true name meant absolute power.
Cronus: The Titan Who Ate His Children (and Zeus's Father)
Who Cronus is, why he swallowed his own children, in what order he ate them, and why he is NOT the god of time — that's a different figure with an almost identical name.
Calliope: What Her Name Means and Who the Nine Muses Are
The meaning of Calliope ("beautiful voice"), why she is the first of the nine Muses, her son Orpheus, and how her name ended up on a steam organ.
Laufey: Loki's Mother in Norse Mythology
Who Laufey really is in the myths — the giantess whose name Loki carries, why that was almost scandalous in Norse culture, and what Marvel flipped completely.
The 9 Realms of Norse Mythology, Explained One by One
Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim and the other six worlds of Yggdrasil — who lives in each, how they connect, and what happens to them at Ragnarök.
Nolan's The Odyssey vs. the Real Myth: Who's Who and What Changed
The full cast of Christopher Nolan's film and who each character is in Homer's poem — plus what the movie changes, adds (Sinon) and invents.
What Is Mythology? Definition, Examples and Why It Still Matters
What exactly a myth is, how it differs from a legend or a folktale, and why the stories of Zeus, Odin and Ra still explain us to ourselves 3,000 years later.
Zeus vs Thor vs Ra: Who Is the Most Powerful God?
We compare the king of Olympus, the Norse god of thunder and Egypt's living sun: domains, weapons, weaknesses, and who would win according to their own myths.
Ragnarök Explained: What Happens, Who Dies, and What Comes After
The Norse end of the world, in order: the signs, the final battle, the full list of gods who die, and the detail almost everyone forgets — what comes after.
The Osiris Myth, Explained: Death, Dismemberment and Resurrection
Egyptian mythology's central story made clear: why Set killed his brother, how Isis rebuilt him piece by piece, and why Osiris rules the dead instead of returning to the living.