Knowledge Encyclopedia Myths and Legends

Perseus tries to take a final look at the shield's reflection before slaying Medusa and avoid getting turned into stone.

Diorama represents Hercules and Iolaus fighting the Lernaean Hydra. Hercules cuts off the heads of the monster and Iolaus cauterizes the severed necks.

This story is from the ancient Mesopotamian mythology, the story recounts how the hero Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu the satyr slayed the Bull of Heaven. The bull was sent by the goddess Ishtar to punish Gilgamesh because he refused her advances.

The story of Lord Rama and the Golden Deer.
The Demon Maricha transforms into a magical golden deer to lure Rama away from his hermit dwelling leaving Sita unprotected so the demon king Ravana can abduct her.

The Rainbow Serpent is a central deity in many Australian Aboriginal mythologies, symbolizing creation, life, and water. It is a creator god who shaped the land and its features, such as rivers and waterholes.

The Ta'aroa legend describes the creation of the universe from the primordial god Ta'aroa, who existed in a shell called Rumia.
After breaking the shell, Ta'aroa created the world from his own body—the mountains from his spine, the ground from his skin.

The story of the Firebird,
is a classic Russian fairy tale about Prince Ivan and a magical, flame-feathered bird that helps him defeat the evil sorcerer Kastchei the Deathless.
After capturing the Firebird, Ivan is granted a magic feather in exchange.

Sigurd is a legendary hero from Norse and Germanic mythology.
Raised by a smith named Regin, Sigurd forges his father's broken sword and kills the dragon to claim the Nibelungen treasure.

The Mwindo epic is a tale about a hero, Mwindo, whose father, Chief Shemwindo, repeatedly tries to kill him after he is born with magical abilities.
Mwindo survives his father's attempts, grows to be a mighty hero who defeats his father's enemies.