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Hebrew patriarch according to the Hebrew Bible

Greek mythological hero

First man according to the Abrahamic religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam

The first man and woman according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions

Trojan hero in Greco-Roman mythology

Principal pantheon in Norse mythology

Figure from Greek mythology

Ballistic missile, India

Goddess of the sun in Shinto

Ancient Egyptian god

African folktale character, totem of wisdom and stories

Andromeda (mythology)

Aethiopian princess in Greek mythology

Babylonian deity

Ancient Egyptian god of funerary rites

Ancient Egyptian deity

Ancient Greek goddess of love

Greek god of music, prophecy and healing

Ancient Greek god of war

Heroes in Greek mythology, companions of Jason

Location in Norse Mythology

Ancient Semitic goddess

Ancient Egyptian god

Goddess of wisdom and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology

Fictional island in Plato's works, now a synonym for supposed prehistoric lost civilizations

Atlas (mythology)

Deity in Greek mythology who held up the heavens or sky

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Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology

Ritual and traditional history of the Indigenous peoples of Australia

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The world center in some religions and philosophies, as the connection between Heaven and Earth

Hindu god and brother of Krishna

Female spirit in Irish mythology

Loa of Haitian Vodou, Louisiana Voodoo and folk beliefs

Legendary reptile in European mythology

Biblical creature

Alleged North American creature

Mythological antagonist

Creator god in Hinduism

Mythical creature from Aboriginal mythology

The first sons of Adam and Eve in the Bible

Castle and court associated with King Arthur

Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda)

Figure in Greek mythology; queen of Aethiopia and wife of king Cepheus

Celtic Otherworld

Realm of the deities in Celtic mythology

Multi-headed dog in Greek mythology

Creature in European folklore

Ferryman of Hades in Greek-Roman mythology

Chimera (mythology)

Mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals

Legendary creature in Chinese mythology

Chinese mythology

Myths and practices of the Chinese people

Tribal leader of the Nine Li tribe in ancient China

Christian mythology

Body of myths associated with Christianity

Chthonic deities

Deities or spirits of the underworld

Legendary creature; first purported sighting in Puerto Rico

Comparative mythology

Comparison of myths from different cultures

Common motif in mythology and cosmogony

Coyote (mythology)

Mythological character

Mythical dog-wolf of India or Ethiopia

Subculture and pseudoscience asserting the existence of folklore creatures

Irish mythological hero

One-eyed giants in Greek and Roman mythology

Demon, ogre or giant from Persian mythology

Daniel (biblical figure)

Protagonist of the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible

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Woman described in the Book of Judges

Greek goddess of the harvest, grains, and agriculture

Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage

Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine

Large, serpentine, legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide

Ancient Mesopotamian god

Principal Hindu goddess

Dwarf (folklore)

Being in mythology

Egyptian mythology

Myths of the Ancient Egyptians

Northwest Semitic word for "god"

Legendary city in South America

Figure from Greek mythology

Supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore

Biblical prophet

Prophet and wonder-worker in the Hebrew Bible

Deity or deities in the Hebrew Bible

Name of God in Judaism

God in Sumerian mythology

Ancient Mesopotamian god

Builder of Uruk in Sumer

Chinese deity associated with flood control

God of Death in Turkic and Mongolic mythology

Greek god of love and sex

Older son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible

Biblical Jewish queen of Persia and Medes

Rationalizing method of interpretation of mythology

Europa (consort of Zeus)

Greek mythology character, daughter of Agenor

European dragon

Mythical creature in European folklore

Legendary sword of King Arthur

Prophet in the Abrahamic religions

Figure in early Jewish history

Mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore

Expressive culture shared by particular groups

Fountain of Youth

A spring that supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters

Gabriel (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Greek primordial deity, goddess of Earth

Hindu god of new beginnings, wisdom and luck

Ganymede (mythology)

Young male figure from Greek mythology, "the most beautiful of mortals"

Biblical garden of God

Topics referred to by the same term

Supernatural being originating in folklore

Jinn-like being often associated with eating human flesh in Arabian folklore

Giant (magazine)

Sumerian ruler and protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh

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Artefact in Greek mythology, part of the Argonauts' tale

Being in Jewish folklore made from clay

A Philistine giant in the Bible

Female monster in Greek mythology

Supreme being in many Native American cultures

Greek hero cult

Devotion to a hero in ancient Greek religion

Greek mythology

Body of myths originally told by ancient Greeks

Greek primordial deities

First generation of deities in Greek mythology

Greek underworld

Location in Greek mythology

Greek water deities

Characters of Greek mythology

Legendary animal

God of the underworld in Greek mythology

Biblical character

Hindu god and a companion of the god Rama

Major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion

Daughter of Zeus in Greek Mythology

Greek god of blacksmiths

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Divine hero in Greek mythology

Hermes (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Person or character who combats adversity through ingenuity, courage, or strength

Hindu mythology

Mythology in India

Cup, dish, or stone with miraculous powers, important motif in Arthurian literature

According to the Gospel of John, lance that pierced the side of Jesus as he hung on the cross

Egyptian war deity

Chinese mythological archer

Mesoamerican deity figuring in the pantheons of pre-Columbian cultures

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Hyperion (Titan)

Titan in Greek mythology

Icarus (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Ancient Mesopotamian goddess

One of the principal kami of Shinto

Mythological creature who lies upon sleeping women

Hindu god of rain, lightning, storm and weather

Iram of the Pillars

An ancient tribe mentioned in the Quran

Irish mythology

Pre-Christian Mythology of Ireland

Isaac (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Israelite prophet

Hebrew Prophet of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Islamic mythology

Body of myths associated with Islam

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Mythical creature from American folklore

Regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites, later given the name Israel

Representation of the first god

Japanese mythology

A collection of traditional Japanese legends and folktales.

Greek mythological hero

Vocalization of the divine name YHWH

Biblical prophet

Jethro (biblical figure)

Biblical and Quranic character

Jewish mythology

Body of myths associated with Judaism

Job (biblical figure)

Biblical figure

Biblical and Quranic prophet

Sea serpent in Norse mythology

Joseph (Genesis)

Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel

Central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua

Race of beings in Germanic mythology

Juno (mythology)

Ancient Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth

King of the gods in ancient Roman religion and myth

Spirit being in western Pueblo religious beliefs

Major deity in Indian religions symbolising power, time, and death

Divine being in Shinto

Kappa (folklore)

Japanese mythical creature

Hindu god of victory and war

Shape-shifting water spirit in Scottish folklore

Fox spirits in Japanese folklore

Fertility deity venerated by some Native American cultures

Korean mythology

Mythology that existed in the Korean Peninsula

Mythical monster of the sea

Major deity in Hinduism

A principal Hindu goddess, goddess of fortune, wealth, love and beauty

Irish legendary creature

Ancient serpent-like chthonic water monster, with reptilian traits, that possessed many heads, in Greek mythology

Biblical sea monster

Female entity in Near Eastern mythology

Aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva

Loch Ness Monster

Mythical creature in Scotland

Lot (biblical person)

Person mentioned in the Book of Genesis and the Quran

Name of various mythological figures associated with the planet Venus

Irish god of skills and the arts

Manannán mac Lir

Sea god in Irish mythology

Fundamental life force among Algonquian groups in the Native American mythology

Mythical lion beast in Persian folklore

National god of the Babylonians

Mars (mythology)

Roman god of war, guardian of agriculture

Polynesian mythological hero and trickster

Chinese sea goddess of East and Southeast Asia

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Medusa (disambiguation)

Person in the Bible; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)

Legendary aquatic creature with an upper body in human female form

The longest lived of all figures mentioned in the Bible

Michael (archangel)

Archangel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic teachings

Mythological Greek king able to turn what he touches to gold

Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, justice, law, commerce, glory, victory, trade and defense

Creature of Greek mythology

Indo-Iranian divinity

God of the hunt in several Mesoamerican cultures

Hammer of the god Thor in Norse mythology

A term used in the Hebrew Bible for a Canaanite deity or form of sacrifice.

Spirits in Japanese classical literature and folk religion

Fearsome and/or grotesque legendary being

Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt

Modern urban legend

Type of traditional narrative

Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Manifestation of Hindu goddess

Central figure of the biblical Book of Nehemiah

Ancient Egyptian goddess

Sumerian goddess

Revered figure in Abrahamic traditions

Norse mythology

Body of mythology of the North Germanic people

Egyptian goddess of the sky

Mother goddess of Chinese mythology

Widely revered deity in Germanic mythology

Legendary Greek king of Ithaca

Mythical Greek king of Thebes

Legendary monster featuring in mythology, folklore, and fiction

Kind of yōkai from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls

Ancient Egyptian god of war

Orion (mythology)

Giant huntsman in Greek mythology

Ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife

Andean fertility goddess

Greek mythological artifact

A place of exceptional happiness and delight

Major goddess in Hinduism

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The goddess of volcanoes and fire, creator of the Hawaiian Islands in Hawaiian religion

Malay folk monster / witch

Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae

Persian mythology

Personifications of death

Personification of death

Philosopher's stone

Legendary alchemical substance

Phoenix (mythology)

Long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn in Greek mythology

Phosphotungstic acid-haematoxylin stain

Biological stain used for staining of tissues

Pluto (mythology)

God in Roman mythology (Greek: Hades)

Ghost that causes physical disturbances

Polynesian mythology

Indigenous religion

Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes and horses

Historical figure in the Abrahamic religions

Aztec feathered serpent god

Ra (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Hindu goddess of love and chief consort of the god Krishna

Legendary king of Denmark and Sweden

End times in Norse mythology

Japanese god of lightning

Rainbow Serpent

Creator god and common motif in the art and religion of Aboriginal Australia

Rama (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Raphael (archangel)

Archangel responsible for healing in most Abrahamic religions

Primary antagonist in the Hindu epic Ramayana

Biblical character

Ghost or corpse brought to life to terrorize the living

Roman mythology

Traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system

Romulus and Remus

Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth

Legendary creature in folklore

Ruth (biblical figure)

Protagonist of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible

Figure in the Book of Judges

Biblical figure

Principal Hindu goddess; goddess of knowledge, music, and speech in Hinduism and Jainism

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First king of the United Kingdom of Israel

Type of dragon described in various mythologies

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Ancient Egyptian goddess

Egyptian god of the desert, storms, violence, and foreigners

A son of Adam and Eve

Seven Cities of Gold

North American myth popular among 16th-century conquistadors

Ancient Mesopotamian Sun god and god of justice

Synonym of an earthly paradise, particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia

The ability to physically transform through an inherent ability, divine intervention or generic tendencies

Mythological Chinese deity

Fictional character in Germanic and Norse mythology

Siren (mythology)

Creature in Greek mythology

Sita (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Odin's eight-legged horse

Ancient Egyptian deity

Sodom and Gomorrah

Cities destroyed by God in the Book of Genesis

Biblical monarch of ancient Israel

Egyptian mythological creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion

Sprite (folklore)

Fairy-like creatures from mythology and folklore (for sprites from a work of fiction see Q30318085)

Demon or supernatural entity in female form that seduces men

Solar deity in Hinduism

Susanoo-no-Mikoto

Shinto/Japanese god

Story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual

Ancient Egyptian goddess

One of the names for the primary chief deity

A type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion

Central deity in Aztec religion

Sacred era in Australian Aboriginal mythology

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Thor (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Ancient Egyptian deity of the moon, learning, writing

Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors

Mythic rulers and culture heroes of ancient China

Thunderbird (mythology)

A legendary indigenous creature.

Mythical tower described in the Book of Genesis

Tree of life (biblical)

Tree first described in chapter 2, verse 9 of Genesis

Tree of the knowledge of good and evil

One of two specific trees in the story of the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2–3, along with the tree of life

Literary archetype

Hinduism's triple deity of supreme divinity

Supernatural being in Scandinavian folklore

Tuatha Dé Danann

Pantheon of pre-Christian Ireland

Guardian or patron deity of a locality in Chinese folk religion

Twelve Olympians

Major deities of the Greek pantheon

Goddess of fertility in Turkic mythology and Tengriism

Legendary single-horned horse-like creature

Form of modern folklore

Utopia (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Hindu mother goddess

Enormous hall located in Asgard, in Norse mythology

Figures in Norse mythology

Subgroup of Norse deities

Venus (mythology)

Ancient Roman goddess of love, sex and fertility

Creator deity in Inca mythology

One of the principal deities in Hinduism

Vulcan (mythology)

Ancient Roman god of fire, volcanoes, and metalworking

Ancient Egyptian snake-headed goddess, symbolizing Lower Egypt

Mythical being in Native American folklore

Mythological human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolflike creature

A creture in folklore; type of female ghost

Mythical figure common in western European legend

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Common motif appearing in many mythologies and religions

Legendary bipedal dragon

National god of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah

Mythical Chinese sovereign

Alleged ape-like creature from Asia

Immense mythical tree in Norse cosmology, connecting the Nine Worlds

Primeval being in Norse mythology

Supernatural beings from Japanese folklore

Japanese word for the land of the dead

Ape-like mythical creature from Australian folklore

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