Myths Collection

The master musician Orpheus descends into the depths of the Underworld to rescue his beloved wife Eurydice after her tragic death. Through the power of his lyre, he convinces Hades to let her go,...

Svipdagr, guided by the ghost of his mother Gróa, embarks on a perilous quest to find the maiden Menglöð. He must cross a wall of flickering fire and answer the riddles of a giant gatekeeper to...

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...

Idas, a prince of Messene, wins the hand of Marpessa through a daring chariot race using Poseidon's gift. When the god Apollo attempts to steal her away, Zeus intervenes and allows Marpessa to...

Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite in Sestos, and Leander, a young man from Abydos, fell deeply in love despite the treacherous Hellespont separating them. Every night, Leander swam across the strait...

This myth tells of the profound and haunting love between Selene, the Titan personification of the Moon, and a mortal shepherd named Endymion. To preserve his youth and beauty forever, Selene...