The project
About Mythos Atlas
An illustrated encyclopedia of world mythology, built so that gods, stories and places connect instead of sitting in separate entries.
Why this atlas exists
Mythos Atlas is built for learners who want mythology to stick: students, self-taught readers and curious explorers who need more than isolated encyclopedia entries.
It connects pantheons, deities, stories, places and family trees so you can move from quick orientation into deeper study, then reinforce what you learn with quizzes and review. Open a deity, follow their stories and relations, test yourself, and return with a clearer sense of the culture that shaped them.
Four ways in
Follow a family
Family trees and a knowledge graph show who descends from whom and which figures echo each other across traditions.
Read the myths
Retellings drawn from primary sources such as the Eddas, the Theogony and the Popol Vuh, each with its citations.
Compare traditions
Set figures side by side to see where sky fathers, tricksters and rulers of the dead meet and where they part.
Make it stick
Quizzes, a daily myth and spaced-repetition review turn reading into something you remember.
About the images
The pictures of deities, heroes, creatures, artifacts, places and stories in the catalog are illustrations made for Mythos Atlas. 826 were generated with an AI image model; 130 are ornamental plates drawn by code, with a border, an emblem and a name.
They are interpretations to help you find your way. They are not historical artworks or archaeological finds, and they are not evidence of how a tradition pictured its gods. Pages mark them with an Illustrative image label.
Historical objects are shown separately with their museum records: the institution, accession number and image rights appear beside each one, linked to the museum's own page.
The star chart printed behind the home page title is the Draco plate from Johannes Hevelius's Firmamentum Sobiescianum (Gdańsk, 1690), a public-domain engraving digitised by the Polona digital library.
If an illustration misrepresents a tradition, please tell us and it will be reviewed or replaced.
Who makes it
Mythos Atlas is written, designed and built by Elizabeth Stein, a developer and mythology enthusiast who combines technical craft with a deep appreciation for ancient cultures and storytelling.
“I built Mythos Atlas because I couldn't find a mythology resource that combined scholarly accuracy with good design. These stories deserve better than dusty encyclopedias or clickbait listicles.”
Project status
The atlas is an ongoing, independent project with regular updates. It currently spans 26 traditions, and each release deepens source coverage and the links between them. The changelog lists what changed and when; the sources page lists the works every entry draws on.
Built with Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, A static JSON content layer, ReactFlow and D3, Vercel hosting. Last updated August 2026.