Myths Collection

This tragic myth recounts the curse of the nymph Echo, who could only repeat the words of others, and her unrequited love for the beautiful but vain Narcissus. After rejecting Echo and many...

The wild god Pan fell in love with the chaste nymph Syrinx and pursued her through the rugged landscape of Arcadia. To escape him, she fled to the banks of the River Ladon and begged for...

The beautiful youth Adonis, loved by the goddess Aphrodite, meets a tragic end during a hunt near the sacred grotto of Afqa. Despite warnings to avoid dangerous beasts, Adonis is mortally gored...

After Apollo mocks the god of love, Eros retaliates by striking Apollo with a golden arrow of desire and the nymph Daphne with a leaden arrow of revulsion. This leads to a relentless pursuit...

After the initial creation of the cosmos, the gods Odin, Hœnir, and Lóðurr discovered two driftwood logs on a desolate shore. The gods bestowed upon these wooden forms the gifts of breath,...

Njord, the Norse god of the sea, and Skadi, the goddess of the mountains, attempted to merge their lives after a divine marriage arrangement. Their union faltered because neither could endure the...

In the furthest northern reaches of the world sits the giant Hræsvelgr, who takes the form of a colossal eagle. By flapping his massive wings at the edge of the heavens, he generates the winds...

Following their unusual marriage, the sea god Njord and the mountain giantess Skadi attempted to reconcile their vastly different lifestyles by alternating their residence. They spent nine nights...

After the death of her father Thjazi, the giantess Skadi marches to Asgard seeking restitution from the gods. To settle the blood-feud, the Aesir grant her the right to choose a husband from...