Tag: mythology
Celtic Mythology: The Invasion of Ireland - The Battle of Moytura
The First Battle of Moy Tura, where the Fir Bolg and the Tuatha De Dannan went to war.
The Legends of King Arthur
Season One Complete - Medieval Mythology in Comics
The myth of Cupid and Psyche
Psyche was born so beautiful that she was worshipped as a new incarnation of Venus, the goddess of love. But human lovers were too intimidated to approach her, and Apollo recommended her father abandon her on a crag where she would marry “a cruel and sava...
The myth of Hercules: 12 labors in 8-bits
Hercules — son of Zeus and champion of humankind — stricken with a temporary curse of madness, has just committed the most unspeakable crime imaginable. Seeking to atone for the deaths of his family, Hercules must complete twelve impossible tasks that pit...
Lilith's Incredible Story
Lilith is a female figure in Mesopotamian and Judaic mythology, alternatively the first wife of Adam and supposedly the primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Eden for not complying with and obeying Adam.
Morpheus: The God of Dreams of Greek Mythology (Sandman)
Morpheus is a god associated with sleep and dreams. In Ovid's Metamorphoses he is the son of Somnus and appears in dreams in human form.
Ancient Egypt Timeline and Mythology Family Tree
8 charts in one! Included is a family tree of the ancient Egyptian gods, a timeline of Egyptian history, a map of Upper and Lower Egypt, a guide to Egyptian hieroglyphs, information on Egypt's 12 largest pyramids, and family tree charts for the most famou...
Norse Mythology Family Tree
Fans of Neil Gaiman, Marvel's Thor, Vikings, or Magnus Chase will love this wallchart. Not only does it cover the family tree of Norse gods and other mythological creatures, it also features a map of the nine realms of Yggdrasil (the world tree), a guide...
Greek Mythology Family Tree
Fans of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson books will love this poster! Covering all three generations of Greek gods (Primordials, Titans, and Olympians), this sturdy 24x36" wallchart displays both the Greek and Roman names for the gods as well as their titles...
The Myth Of Icarus and Daedalus
In mythological ancient Greece, Icarus flew above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers, defying the laws of man and nature. To witnesses on the ground, he looked like a god, and he felt like one too. But, in his society, the line that separated god f...
The Scientific Origins Of The Minotaur
The myth of the Minotaur tells the story of an enraged beast forever wandering the corridors of a damp labyrinth, filled with a rage so intense that its deafening roar shakes the earth. But is this story just fiction, or an attempt of our early ancestors...
Anunnaki of Sumer Documentary
Descendants of ANU and the Seven Judges of the Underworld. 450,000 years ago our ancestors descended from the heavens to engineer the first human beings. To us they were Giants that ruled as Gods over mankind. Now new evidence and scientific research ackn...
How Ancient Mythologies Defy the Gender Binary
Creation, transformation, and the quest for self-knowledge – these are universal themes that appear across world mythology. But there’s another common thread within these tales: gender fluidity. It’s not only commonplace in many mythologies, but an essent...
Witches and Hags: Crash Course World Mytholog
In which Mike Rugnetta teaches you about the stories we tell about witches and hags. It's definitely unfortunate that a lot of social orders have generated stories about evil women with magical powers. Today we're going to look at a few of those stories,...