Frequently Asked Questions

Mythologies.wiki features interactive family trees and relationship graphs for world mythology. We cover 31 traditions including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Japanese, Celtic, and many others. Each entry (god, hero, creature, or location) includes descriptions, titles, domains, and connections to related figures. The interactive graphs let you explore how mythological figures relate — parent-child relationships, marriages, siblings, rivalries, and more. Our goal is to make mythology accessible and explorable.

We define mythology as a body of traditional stories belonging to a cultural or religious tradition. This includes the well-known pantheons (Greek Olympians, Norse Aesir, Egyptian Ennead) as well as less documented traditions like Baltic, Slavic, and Polynesian mythology. We also include folklore and legendary figures when they form part of a culture's mythic tradition — for example, King Arthur in Celtic mythology or the Tengu in Japanese folklore. Some traditions blur the line between religion and mythology; we approach all with respect, documenting them as cultural heritage rather than making claims about their truth or validity.

We prioritize primary sources: ancient texts in translation such as Hesiod's Theogony, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the Prose and Poetic Eddas, the Rigveda, the Egyptian Book of the Dead, and the Enuma Elish. When primary sources are fragmentary or unavailable, we rely on established academic scholarship and comparative mythology studies. Key references include Bulfinch's Mythology, the Oxford Classical Dictionary, and peer-reviewed journals. For less-documented traditions, we consult ethnographic studies and folklore collections. Each mythology page lists the primary and scholarly sources that inform its content. When accounts conflict or scholarly consensus is uncertain, we aim to note the most widely accepted version.

We aim for accuracy, but mythology presents unique challenges. Ancient myths were oral traditions recorded centuries after their origin, often by authors with their own agendas (Snorri Sturluson was a Christian recording pagan Norse myths). Names, relationships, and stories vary by region and time period — Zeus's parentage differs between Hesiod and Homer. We document the most widely accepted versions while noting significant variations. Family trees especially should be taken as one interpretation; ancient sources often contradict each other. If you find an error or have a source that contradicts our content, we welcome corrections.

Each entry page includes an interactive relationship graph showing connections to other figures. These graphs display parent-child relationships, marriages, siblings, and other connections like rivalries or associations. You can click any node to navigate to that entry's page. The full-screen graph view lets you explore larger networks — for example, viewing the entire Olympian family tree from Chaos to the third generation of gods. Relationships are sourced from primary texts, though we acknowledge that ancient sources often conflict. The graphs are meant to help visualize complex genealogies, not to present a single 'canonical' family tree.