Egyptian mythology
The Judgment of the Dead in ancient Egyptian mythology
The Egyptian Judgment of the Dead: the Hall of Two Truths, the Negative Confession before forty-two divine assessors, and Anubis weighing the heart against Maat's feather.
Mythological stories
Egyptian mythology
The Osiris myth: death, resurrection and the judgment of the dead in Egypt
The complete Osiris myth: murder by Seth, Isis's quest, dismemberment, reassembly and resurrection — the founding narrative of ancient Egyptian funerary theology.
Norse mythology
The death of Baldr: the darkest myth of Norse mythology
The death of Baldr: Frigg's oath, the fatal mistletoe guided by Loki, Hel's refusal to release him, and Loki's punishment — the inevitable herald of Ragnarök.
Greek mythology
Jason and the Golden Fleece: the quest of the Argonauts in Greek mythology
Jason assembles the Argonauts to seize the Golden Fleece from Colchis: the Clashing Rocks, Medea's magic, fire-breathing bulls, and the sleepless dragon.
Greek mythology
The Twelve Labors of Heracles: the cycle of impossible trials
The Twelve Labors of Heracles: the origin of the cycle, the twelve impossible tasks imposed by Eurystheus, and the meaning of this founding heroic journey.
Greek mythology
The Odyssey: Odysseus's journey home in Greek mythology
Homer's Odyssey: Odysseus's ten-year journey home from Troy to Ithaca — Cyclops, Circe, the Underworld, and the final revenge against the suitors.
Greek mythology
The Judgement of Paris: the apple of discord and the Trojan War
The Judgement of Paris: the apple of discord, the three goddesses' rival offers, Paris's fatal choice of Aphrodite, and the abduction of Helen that triggers the Trojan War.
Greek mythology
Titanomachy: the war between the Olympians and the Titans
The full story of the cosmic war between Zeus and the Olympians against Cronus and the Titans, which established the Greek divine order.
Greek mythology
The Trojan War: the great epic of Greek mythology
The Trojan War in Greek mythology: from the Judgment of Paris to the sack of Ilium — ten years of siege, immortal heroes, and the quarrelling gods of Olympus.
Greek mythology
The Myth of Narcissus: Fatal Love of One's Own Reflection in Greek Mythology
The myth of Narcissus: Echo's punishment by Hera, the beautiful hunter's fatal obsession with his own reflection, and his transformation into a flower in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Greek mythology
Perseus and Medusa: the myth of the hero and the Gorgon
The Perseus and Medusa myth: how the hero beheads the Gorgon with divine aid, gives birth to Pegasus, rescues Andromeda, and creates the Gorgoneion of Greek art.