Index

Myths and Stories A to Z

162 myths and stories, listed by name.

A

AinoFinnish
Amaterasu and the Heavenly CaveJapanese
Atrahasis and the Great FloodMesopotamian

B

Baal and Mot: The Storm-god in the Throat of DeathCanaanite
Baal and Yam: The Storm Against the SeaCanaanite
Baiame's Ngunnhu: The Brewarrina Fish TrapsAboriginal Australian
Bak Hyeokgeose and the Egg at NajeongKorean
Bunjil and the Making of Kulin CountryAboriginal Australian

C

Chang'e Flies to the MoonChinese
Changing Woman Goes West and Makes the ClansDiné
Children of the Sun: Manco Cápac and Mama OclloInca and Andean
Cuniraya and CavillacaInca and Andean
Cupid and PsycheRoman

D

Dangun and the Bear WomanKorean
Dido and AeneasRoman

E

Echo and NarcissusGreek
Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Creation EpicMesopotamian
Eshu and the Two FriendsYoruba
Etana and the EagleMesopotamian

G

Gilgamesh and Enkidu - The Birth of FriendshipMesopotamian

H

Hanuman's Leap to LankaHindu
Hiawatha and the Words of CondolenceHaudenosaunee
Hoori and Toyotama-himeJapanese
Hou Yi Shoots the SunsChinese
How Anansi Bought the World's StoriesAkan
How Hina and Maui Lengthened the DayPolynesian
How Shango Became an OrishaYoruba
Huatyacuri and the Rich Man Who Called Himself GodInca and Andean

I

Ibeji and the Care of TwinsYoruba
Icarus and DaedalusGreek
Ilmatar and the World EggFinnish
Inanna's Descent to the UnderworldMesopotamian
Izanagi's Descent to YomiJapanese

J

Journey Through the DuatEgyptian
Journey to the WestChinese
Jumong, Son of Heaven and the RiverKorean

K

Kaatsʼ and the Bear WifeTlingit and Haida
Kiviuq's JourneysInuit
KullervoFinnish
Kuniya and Liru at UluṟuAboriginal Australian

L

Lemminkäinen's MotherFinnish
Lucretia and the Fall of the KingsRoman

M

Manpasikjeok: The Flute That Calms Ten Thousand WavesKorean
Maui Fishes Up the IslandsPolynesian
Maui Slows the SunPolynesian
Maui Steals FirePolynesian
Maui’s Attempt to Conquer DeathPolynesian
Mireuk and Seokga: The Song of CreationKorean
Monster Slayer and the MonstersDiné

N

Naatsilanéi Carves the Killer WhalesTlingit and Haida
Narasimha and PrahladaHindu
Nuwa Repairs the SkyChinese

O

Odin's Self-Sacrifice on YggdrasilNorse
Oduduwa and the Creation of the EarthYoruba
Ohrmazd and Ahriman: The Two Spirits and the Assault on CreationPersian
Orpheus in the UnderworldGreek
Oshun Saves the WorldYoruba

P

Pangu Creates the WorldChinese
Pariacaca and Huallallo CarhuinchoInca and Andean
Pele and Hi'iakaPolynesian
Perseus and MedusaGreek
Princess BariKorean
Prometheus Steals FireGreek
Pygmalion and GalateaGreek

Q

Quetzalcoatl's Fall and ExileAztec
Quetzalcoatl's Journey to MictlanMesoamerican

R

Ragnarok - The Twilight of the GodsNorse
Raven and the First MenTlingit and Haida
Raven Man and the Land of TikiġaqInuit
Raven Steals the Fresh WaterTlingit and Haida
Raven Steals the LightTlingit and Haida
Romulus and Remus - Founding of RomeRoman
Rostam and SohrabPersian

S

Samudra Manthan - Churning of the OceanHindu
Shakuntala and DushyantaHindu
Sky Woman and the Making of Turtle IslandHaudenosaunee
Susanoo and Yamata no OrochiJapanese
Svantevit's Oracle Horse at ArkonaSlavic

T

Tano and Bia Divide the LandAkan
The Abduction of PersephoneGreek
The Aeneid - Journey to RomeRoman
The Banishment of SusanooJapanese
The Binding of FenrirNorse
The Birth of GaneshaHindu
The Birth of HuitzilopochtliAztec
The Childhood of KrishnaHindu
The Children of LirCeltic
The Contendings of Horus and SetEgyptian
The Contest Between Ogun and ShangoYoruba
The Cowherd and the Weaver GirlChinese
The Creation of HumanityAztec
The Creation of Ile-IfeYoruba
The Creation of JapanJapanese
The Creation of the World from YmirNorse
The Death and Rebirth of the Maize GodMesoamerican
The Death of BaldurNorse
The Death of Cu ChulainnCeltic
The Destruction of MankindEgyptian
The Disappearance of TelipinuHittite
The Dream of AengusCeltic
The Emergence Through the Lower WorldsDiné
The Epic of GilgameshMesopotamian
The Fate of the Sons of TuireannCeltic
The Finding of Changing WomanDiné
The Flaying of Xipe TotecAztec
The Forging of the SampoFinnish
The Four Hundred RabbitsAztec
The Great Flood and UtnapishtimMesopotamian
The Heliopolitan Creation MythEgyptian
The Hero Twins and the Lords of XibalbaMesoamerican
The Hero Twins' Journey to Their FatherDiné
The House of BatsMesoamerican
The Journey to MictlanAztec
The Judgment of ParisGreek
The Legend of AqhatCanaanite
The Legend of KirtaCanaanite
The Legend of NezhaChinese
The Legend of the Five SunsAztec
The Llama Who Foresaw the FloodInca and Andean
The MahabharataHindu
The Marriage of Shiva and ParvatiHindu
The Mead of PoetryNorse
The Murder and Resurrection of OsirisEgyptian
The Origin of the Three SistersHaudenosaunee
The Palace of BaalCanaanite
The Peacemaker and the Great Law of PeaceHaudenosaunee
The RamayanaHindu
The Rape of ProserpinaRoman
The Rape of the Sabine WomenRoman
The Sea Woman: Sedna, Nuliajuk, TakannaalukInuit
The Second Battle of Mag TuiredCeltic
The Separation of Rangi and PapaPolynesian
The Seven Sisters SonglineAboriginal Australian
The Solar Barque - Ra's Daily JourneyEgyptian
The Song of Kumarbi: Kingship in HeavenHittite
The Song of UllikummiHittite
The Storm-god and the Serpent IlluyankaHittite
The Storm-God's Duel with the Serpent BelowSlavic
The Sun Sister and the Moon BrotherInuit
The Tain Bo CuailngeCeltic
The Theft of the SampoFinnish
The Thunderer and the Horned SerpentHaudenosaunee
The TitanomachyGreek
The Trials of OkuninushiJapanese
The Trojan WarGreek
The Twelve Labors of HerculesRoman
The Twins: Sapling and FlintHaudenosaunee
The Voyage of BranCeltic
The Wagyl and the Derbarl YerriganAboriginal Australian
The Weighing of the Heart CeremonyEgyptian
The Wooing of EtainCeltic
Theseus and the MinotaurGreek
Thor's Journey to UtgardNorse
Tishtrya and the Demon of DroughtPersian

V

Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba YagaSlavic
Viracocha Makes the World at TiticacaInca and Andean
Vladimir's Pantheon of 980Slavic

X

Xochiquetzal and the Forbidden FruitAztec

Y

Yggdrasil - The World TreeNorse
Yima and the VarPersian

Z

Zahhak the Serpent King and Kaveh the BlacksmithPersian
Zal and the SimurghPersian