In Norse mythology, Baldur is killed by an arrow wrapped with mistletoe (Baldur's only weakness), which…
Idun, the Norse goddess of youth carries a box of golden apples. Whoever eats the apples never grow…
The gods agree to hire a builder to build a wall around the Golden City. The builder asks for the sun,…
In Norse mythology, there is a war between the Winilers and the Vandals. Odin takes the side of the…
Loreley, a water fairy, rides her chariot drawn by two goldfish. She was a siren, singing and distracting…
"On Minerva's side Varro tells us that Cecrops found an olive tree and a fountain, and that on consulting…
"According to ancient mythology, the aegis worn by Jupiter was the hide of the goat Amalthea, which…
"Thesus and the Minotaur. (From a vase-painting in the Vatican Museum.) — The Delphian Society,…
In the Norse myth of the Mead of Poetry, a giant, Suttung, stole the mead, which is magical and makes…
In Norse mythology, Nornagesta was fated by the three Norns: Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld. Urd and Verdandi…
"Osiris was worshipped as the god of the sun, the source of warmth, life, and fruitfulness, in addition…
"Epimetheus had in his house a jar in which were kept certain noxious articles, for which, in fitting…
"Then Phaethon beheld the world on fire, and felt the heat intolerable. The air he breathed was like…
"Mercury was sent, accompanied by Spring, to demand Persephone of Pluto. The wily monarch consented,…
"Theocritus asserts that there is no rememdy for Love but the Muses. He then gives an account of the…
"The story of Pygmalion and his statue is in all probability an allegory. Pygmalion was a virtuous and…
Sigmund and his wife Sieglinde are traveling with their son, Siegfried. They are attacked by robbers.…
"Sekos- Plan of the Great Hall of the Mysteries, Eleusis, as excavated in 1888." -Whitney, 1911
"Serapis or Hermes is sometimes represented as identical with Osiris, and sometimes as a distinct divinity,…
In Norse mythology, Siegfried is a brave young man who comes upon a hill filled with fire. He runs straight…
In Norse mythology, Siegfried is a brave young man who is raised by the dwarf, Regin. He decides that…
Sigmund, the son of Volsung, lived in a castle with a giant oak tree growing out of it. A disguised…
"The Sirens were sea nymphs who had the power of charming by their song all who heard them, so that…
Skadi is a giantess and daughter of Thiassi who was killed while chasing Loki because of a trick. Skadi…
Skidbladnir, a ship build by Dvalin the dwarf. "The first present was a magic ship, It was so small…
Thor, Loki, and two children, Thialfi and Roska travel to Giant Land where they find what they think…
In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is the final battle of good and evil. During this battle, Surtur the flame…
"Castor and Pollux were the offspring of Leda and the Swan, under which disguise Jupiter had concealed…
"The Athenians were at that time in deep affiction on account of the tribute which they were forced…
"The Athenians were at that time in deep affiction on account of the tribute which they were forced…
The king of the Frost Giants tests Thor's strength by challenging him to lift his cat. Thor tries with…
Thor defeats a frost giant, Hrungnir. But as he falls, his club hits Thor, causing him to fall too.…
The Norse god of thunder, Thor rides his brass chariot drawn by his goats, Tooth-cracker and Tooth-gnasher.…
The prince of the Frost Giants steals Thor's hammer. The Frost Prince agrees to return it if he can…
"After his return Triptolemus built a magnificent temple to Ceres in Eleusis and established the worship…
"Triton was the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the poets made him his father's trumpeter. Proteus…
From a hydria or vase painted by the "Siren Painter," this image shows Ulysses and the sirens from Homer's…
Vali, the sunshine god, is found as a baby in a ship that arrives sailing by itself. The people of that…