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Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is totally different from the ordinary sense of the term myth, meaning a belief that is not true, as the veracity of a piece of folklore is entirely irrelevant to determining whether it constitutes a myth.

Myths are often endorsed by religious and secular authorities, and may be natural or supernatural in character. Many societies group their myths, legends, and history together, considering myths and legends to be factual accounts of their remote past. In particular, creation myths take place in a primordial age when the world had not achieved its later form. Origin myths explain how a society's customs, institutions, and taboos were established and sanctified. National myths are narratives about a nation's past that symbolize the nation's values. There is a complex relationship between recital of myths and the enactment of rituals. (Full article...)

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In Norse mythology, Hlín is a goddess associated with the goddess Frigg. Hlín appears in a poem in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in kennings found in skaldic poetry. Scholars have debated whether the stanza referring to her in the Prose Edda refers to Frigg. Hlín serves as a given name in Iceland, and Hlín receives veneration in the modern era in Germanic paganism's modern extension, Heathenry. (Full article...)

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Fenrir (Old Norse 'fen-dweller') or Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse "Fenrir's wolf", often translated "Fenris-wolf"), also referred to as Hróðvitnir (Old Norse "fame-wolf") and Vánagandr (Old Norse 'monster of the [River] Ván'), is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Fenrir plays a key role during the events of Ragnarök, where he is foretold to assist in setting the world aflame, resulting in the collapse of humanity and society, and killing the god Odin.

Fenrir, along with Hel and Jörmungandr, is a child of Loki and female jötunn Angrboða. He is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda and Heimskringla, composed in the 13th century. In both the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, Fenrir is the father of the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson, is a son of Loki and is foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr. (Full article...)

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Image 1Thor kicks Litr onto Baldr's Hringhorni, illustration by Emil Doepler (ca. 1905) (from List of mythological objects)
Image 2Yama with his famous Yama Pasha (from List of mythological objects)
Image 3The Giving of the Seven Bowls of Wrath / The First Six Plagues, Revelation 16:1–16. Matthias Gerung, c. 1531 (from List of mythological objects)
Image 4Goetia seal of solomon (from List of mythological objects)
Image 5Adam's Bridge also called as Rama Setu (from List of mythological objects)
Image 6Greek God Kronos/Saturnus with sickle (from List of mythological objects)
Image 7Claíomh Solais on an Ireland stamp printed in 1922 (from List of mythological objects)
Image 8Giza pyramids (from List of mythological objects)
Image 9The Crown of Immortality, held by the allegorical figure Eterna (Eternity) (from List of mythological objects)
Image 10Several legendary creatures from Bilderbuch für Kinder (lit. 'picture book for children') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (from Legendary creature)
Image 11Yama advances to smite Ravana with the weapon of death (from List of mythological objects)
Image 12Artist's impressions of the (unseen) Imperial Regalia of Japan (from List of mythological objects)
Image 13Lord Vishnu took the form of Beauty Mohini and distributed the Amrita (Ambrosia, Elixir) to Devas. When Rahu (snake dragon) tried to steal the Amrita, his head was cut off (from List of mythological objects)
Image 14Jacob blesses Joseph and gives him the coat of many colors (from List of mythological objects)
Image 15The fall of Icarus (from List of mythological objects)
Image 161929 Belgian banknote, depicting Ceres, Neptune and caduceus (from Myth)
Image 17Dietrich von Bern and Hildebrand fight against dragons (from List of mythological objects)
Image 18Amenonuhoko (天沼矛 or 天之瓊矛 or 天瓊戈, "heavenly jeweled spear") is the name given to the spear in Shinto used to raise the primordial land-mass, Onogoro-shima, from the sea (from List of mythological objects)
Image 19The third gift — an enormous hammer (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith and the ring Draupnir is visible among other creations by the Sons of Ivaldi (from List of mythological objects)
Image 20Erlang Shen (二郎神), or Erlang is a Chinese God with his spear (from List of mythological objects)
Image 21seven angels with seven trumpets (from List of mythological objects)
Image 22Hop-o'-My-Thumb stealing the Seven-league boots from the Ogre, by Gustave Doré (from List of mythological objects)
Image 23The Fall of the Titans (1596–98) by Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem (from Comparative mythology)
Image 24Azoth, a universal medicine or universal solvent sought in alchemy. (Medieval legend) (from List of mythological objects)
Image 25Fortune Wheel (from List of mythological objects)
Image 26Houyi, the God of Archery (from List of mythological objects)
Image 27Surya on His Celestial Chariot (from List of mythological objects)
Image 28Heracles would use arrows dipped in the Hydra's poisonous blood to kill other foes during his Labours, such as Stymphalian birds and the giant (from List of mythological objects)
Image 29The Celestial Chariot, Pushpaka Vimana from Ramayana (from List of mythological objects)
Image 30Ahimelech giving the sword of Goliath to David, by Aert de Gelder. (from List of mythological objects)
Image 31Holy Robe in Trier (from List of mythological objects)
Image 32Voodoo doll with pins in it, Museum of Witchcraft (from List of mythological objects)
Image 33A 19th-century drawing of Sun Wukong featuring his staff (from List of mythological objects)
Image 34Veronica holding her veil, Hans Memling, c. 1470 (from List of mythological objects)
Image 35Aura, a field of luminous radiation surrounding a person or object (from List of mythological objects)
Image 36Thor's Fight with the Giants (1872) by Mårten Eskil Winge. Thor is the god of thunder in Norse mythology. (from Myth)
Image 37Symbolic power: a dragon in the Imperial City, Huế, Vietnam (from Legendary creature)
Image 38Prometheus (1868) by Gustave Moreau. In the mythos of Hesiodus and possibly Aeschylus (the Greek trilogy Prometheus Bound, Prometheus Unbound and Prometheus Pyrphoros), Prometheus is bound and tortured for giving fire to humanity. (from Myth)
Image 39Achilles wearing his armor (from List of mythological objects)
Image 40Fig trees often represent talismans with the udumbara (from List of mythological objects)
Image 41Longinus with his famous Spear (from List of mythological objects)
Image 42Opening lines of one of the Mabinogi myths from the Red Book of Hergest (written pre-13th century, incorporating pre-Roman myths of Celtic gods):
Gereint vab Erbin. Arthur a deuodes dala llys yg Caerllion ar Wysc...
(Geraint the son of Erbin. Arthur was accustomed to hold his Court at Caerlleon upon Usk...) (from Myth)
Image 43Lichas bringing the garment of Nessus to Hercules (from List of mythological objects)
Image 44"Tizona", the sword attributed to El Cid, on exhibit in the Army Museum of Madrid (from List of mythological objects)
Image 45Image showing the sacred tree to the right of the temple, from Olaus Magnus' Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (1555). To the right of the tree is a depiction of a man being sacrificed in the spring (from List of mythological objects)
Image 46Vishnu holding his legendary sword Nandaka (from List of mythological objects)
Image 47The Honest Woodcutter, also known as Mercury and the Woodman and his famous Golden Axe (from List of mythological objects)
Image 48This panel by Bartolomeo di Giovanni relates the second half of the Metamorphoses. In the upper left, Jupiter emerges from clouds to order Mercury to rescue Io. (from Myth)
Image 49Fountain of Youth (from List of mythological objects)
Image 50Vishnu with his Panchajanya (from List of mythological objects)