Welcome to the Encyclopedia Mythica

Please enter the award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion.

Here you will find everything from A-gskw to Zveda Vechanyaya, with plenty in between.

The mythology section is divided to six geographical regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania. Each region has many clearly defined subdivisions that will ease your search.

The Folklore section contains general folklore, Arthurian legends, and fascinating folktales from many lands.

In addition, we feature special interest areas to enhance and refine your research. A Bestiary, legendary heroes, an image gallery, and genealogical tables of various pantheons and prominent houses.

To bring our entities to life, we have created an image gallery, where you will find hundreds of images of all kinds of deities, heroes, and strange creatures of every description.

The encyclopedia will serve the serious researcher, the student, and the casual reader with equal success. Come in and enjoy!

What's new

Currently 17,500 articles for the new edition. Reviewing older entries. Brand new design. Hope to have it ready in a few months. (Monday, 11 July 2011)
Still working on the new edition, but it is taking longer than anticipated. Meanwhile, I have set up a Twitter account which tweets daily a brief description of a deity.
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Arthurian legend

The name conjures mystical images and ideals to this day. This is evident by his continued presence in popular culture since his inception. Why exactly does the history of a 5th-7th Celtic Briton chieftain and the legend that grew up around him still fire our collective imaginations today? » Read more...