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Myths featuring Thor

Explore myths where Thor appears across cultures, conflicts, sacred places, and recurring themes.

74 myths currently featured for Thor.

Ra Taking Pity on Humanity and Ordering a Lake of Beer Dyed Red with Ochre

🏺 Egyptian MythologyElephantine (Aswan), EgyptRa • Sekhmet • Hathor

When the sun god Ra grew old and faced a human rebellion, he sent the goddess Sekhmet to punish the conspirators. However, her bloodlust became uncontrollable, threatening to wipe out all of mankind until Ra intervened with a clever ruse involving thousands of jars of beer dyed red. By tricking the goddess into drinking the beer, which she mistook for blood, Ra saved humanity and transformed...

Sekhmet Slaughtering Humans in the Desert and Drinking Their Blood

🏺 Egyptian MythologyWestern Desert, EgyptRa • Sekhmet • Hathor

When the sun god Ra grew old, he discovered that humans were plotting against his divine rule. He sent his daughter Sekhmet, the lioness-headed goddess of destruction, to punish them in the harsh Western Desert. Her bloodlust became so great that she nearly destroyed all of humanity, until Ra intervened with a clever trick involving red-dyed beer.

Hathor Transforming into the Bloodthirsty Lioness Sekhmet

🏺 Egyptian MythologyMemphis (Mit Rahina), EgyptRa • Hathor • Sekhmet

When the sun god Ra becomes aged and human subjects plot against his rule, he sends his daughter Hathor to punish them. Transforming into the terrifying lioness Sekhmet, she begins a slaughter so vast it threatens to extinguish all life, forcing Ra to use a clever trick involving dyed beer to pacify her.

Ra Plucking Out His Eye and Sending It as Hathor to Punish Humanity

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHeliopolis (Cairo), EgyptRa • Hathor • Sekhmet

As the sun god Ra grew old, humanity began to plot against him, leading Ra to send his Eye in the form of a goddess to punish them. The Eye's destructive rage nearly wiped out all of mankind until Ra devised a clever plan to pacify her with red-dyed beer. This myth explains the dual nature of the goddess as both a fierce protectress and a lady of joy, as well as the origins of the Nile's...

Ra Growing Old and Humans Rebelling Against His Rule

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHeliopolis (Cairo), EgyptRa • Atum • Sekhmet

As the sun god Ra grew physically frail with age, his human subjects plotted a rebellion against his divine authority in the deserts. Ra responded by unleashing the terrifying lioness Sekhmet to punish them, but he eventually used a clever ruse involving red-dyed beer to save humanity from total extinction.

Hathor Restoring Horus's Eye with Gazelle Milk

🏺 Egyptian MythologyDendera Temple ComplexHorus • Hathor • Set

Following a brutal confrontation with his uncle Set, the sky god Horus is blinded and left helpless in the desert. The goddess Hathor, hearing his cries, finds him and uses the milk of a gazelle to restore his sight. This act of divine healing transforms Horus's eye into the Wedjat, a potent symbol of protection and cosmic balance.

Thoth Replacing Isis's Severed Head with the Head of a Cow

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHermopolis (El Ashmunein)Thoth • Isis • Horus

Following a violent clash where the sun-god Horus decapitated his mother Isis in a fit of rage, the wisdom-god Thoth intervened to restore her life. Using his supreme magical knowledge at Hermopolis, Thoth replaced Isis's lost head with that of a cow, transforming her appearance and forever linking her to the goddess Hathor. This act preserved the balance of the divine family and illustrated...

The Legendary Giant Starkad Slain, His Torso Running Without a Head

🪓 Norse MythologyUppsala, SwedenStarkad • Odin • Thor

Starkad the Old, a legendary giant and warrior cursed by Thor and blessed by Odin, reaches the end of his three unnaturally long lifespans. Seeking a warrior's death, he provokes the young nobleman Hatherus into beheading him, resulting in a supernatural display where his headless body continues to move with terrifying vitality.

Starkad and the Tragic Sacrifice of King Vikar

🪓 Norse MythologyHordaland, NorwayStarkad • King Vikar • Odin

The legendary warrior Starkad, caught between the competing wills of Thor and Odin, is manipulated into causing the death of his friend and sovereign, King Vikar. Under the guise of a mock sacrifice intended to appease the gods and bring favorable winds, Starkad uses a reed and a calf's intestine that are magically transformed into a deadly spear and a hanging noose. This dark episode...

Brynhild Orchestrating the Murder of Sigurd Out of Jealously

🪓 Norse MythologyRoskilde, DenmarkSigurd • Brynhild • Gudrun

Following a bitter revelation of betrayal and magical deception, the Valkyrie Brynhild manipulates her husband Gunnar into murdering the hero Sigurd. Having discovered that Sigurd was the one who truly braved the flames to win her hand while disguised as another, Brynhild's wounded pride and lingering love turn into a lethal obsession. This orchestration of vengeance leads to the tragic end...