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Richly researched mythology guides for readers, students, writers and worldbuilders — every figure drawn from the primary sources, fully hyperlinked. Read for wonder, or reach for it as a reference — yours to keep.

The Flagship

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The World Mythology Compendium

Gods, heroes & monsters of the ancient world — one illustrated archive

  • Five full pantheons: Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic & Mesopotamian
  • 150+ gods, heroes, and mythical creatures — each sourced to the ancient texts
  • A cross-cultural bestiary of legendary beasts
  • Comparative-mythology chapters: creation, flood, underworld, the trickster
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Odin

“Allfather (Allföðr), The Hanged God (Hanga Týr), The One-Eyed, The Wanderer (Grímnir)” · War, wisdom, poetry,

death, magic, and the binding force of oath and kinship wisdom) According to the Poetic Edda, Odin rules from Asgard as king of the Aesir, yet he is restless—forever wandering the Nine Worlds in disguise, seeking knowledge. The myths tell that he hung himself upon Yggdrasil, the World Tree, for nine nights, pierced by his own spear, to gain wisdom of the runes. He sacrificed his eye to drink from Mimir's well of understanding. Odin fathered the fierce sons Vili and Vé; together they slew the primordial giant Ymir a…

Sources: Poetic Edda (Völuspá, Hávamál, Grímnismál); Prose Edda (Snorri Sturluson, Gylfaginning and Skáldskaparmál); Tacitus,

— one of many. Every figure in this archive is written to this standard and traced to the ancient texts.

The Full Archive

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The Norse Gods Field Guide

Aesir, Vanir & the Nine Worlds — a pocket reference

  • 40+ deities & beings, each with domain, symbols & primary-source citations
  • The Nine Worlds mapped, with their inhabitants
  • A Ragnarök timeline drawn from the Poetic & Prose Edda
  • Pronunciation guide for every name
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Greek Pantheon Family-Tree Poster

A print-ready wall chart — Chaos to the Olympians

  • A print-ready A3/tabloid landscape PDF (frame it or print at home)
  • Four generations: primordials, Titans, and both ranks of Olympians
  • Every lineage drawn from Hesiod's Theogony — source-honest, not invented
  • The MythicalArchives parchment design
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Norse Cosmos Family-Tree Poster

A print-ready wall chart — Ginnungagap to the Aesir

  • A print-ready A3/tabloid landscape PDF (frame it or print at home)
  • From Ginnungagap and Ymir to Odin, Thor and the Aesir
  • Structure drawn from the Prose & Poetic Edda — source-honest
  • The MythicalArchives parchment design
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Egyptian Pantheon Family-Tree Poster

A print-ready wall chart — the Ennead, Atum to Horus

  • A print-ready A3/tabloid landscape PDF (frame it or print at home)
  • The Heliopolitan Ennead: Atum → Shu & Tefnut → Geb & Nut → Osiris → Horus
  • Structure drawn from the Pyramid & Coffin Texts — source-honest
  • The MythicalArchives parchment design
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Celtic Gods Family-Tree Poster

A print-ready wall chart — the Tuatha Dé Danann

  • A print-ready A3/tabloid landscape PDF (frame it or print at home)
  • The Tuatha Dé Danann — the Dagda, Lug, the Morrígan, Brigid & more
  • Grouped after the Irish cycles & Mabinogion — honest where sources are thin
  • The MythicalArchives parchment design
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Mesopotamian Gods Family-Tree Poster

A print-ready wall chart — Apsu & Tiamat to Marduk

  • A print-ready A3/tabloid landscape PDF (frame it or print at home)
  • From Apsu & Tiamat through Anu to Enlil, Enki, Inanna & Marduk
  • Structure drawn from the Enuma Elish & Sumerian tradition — source-honest
  • The MythicalArchives parchment design
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Mythology Study Guide & Quiz Pack

Learn it, then test yourself — across five great traditions

  • A comparative-mythology primer — the patterns every tradition shares
  • A 35+ question quiz across Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic & Mesopotamian myth
  • A full answer key with a one-line explanation for every answer
  • Perfect for students, teachers, book clubs & trivia nights
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The Greek Pantheon Pack

Olympians, Titans, heroes & monsters

  • The twelve Olympians + Titans, primordials & chthonic powers
  • A printable Olympian family-tree wall chart (poster-ready)
  • Hero cycles: Heracles, Perseus, Theseus, Odysseus — sourced
  • A bestiary of Greek monsters with their myths
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The Egyptian Pantheon Pack

Gods of the Nile — the Ennead, the afterlife & the sacred beasts

  • The Ennead of Heliopolis + the great gods of the two lands
  • The Osiris myth and the journey through the Duat, sourced
  • The weighing of the heart & the Book of the Dead, explained
  • A bestiary of Egypt's sacred and monstrous beings
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The Celtic Pantheon Pack

The Tuatha Dé Danann, the heroes & the otherworld

  • The Tuatha Dé Danann and the great powers of Ireland & Wales
  • The Ulster and Mythological Cycles — Cú Chulainn, the Morrígan & more
  • The otherworld (Tír na nÓg, Annwn) and its logic, explained
  • A guide to Celtic sacred beasts and beings
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The Mesopotamian Pantheon Pack

The gods of Sumer & Babylon — the oldest myths we have

  • The Anunnaki — Anu, Enlil, Enki, Inanna, Marduk & the great gods
  • The creation epic (Enuma Elish) and Marduk's defeat of Tiamat
  • Inanna's descent, the Flood, and the Epic of Gilgamesh
  • A bestiary of Mesopotamian monsters and guardians
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The Greek Heroes

The great hero cycles — labours, quests & long ways home

  • The great hero cycles — Heracles, Perseus, Theseus, Jason & Odysseus
  • Each hero's key deeds recounted from the primary sources
  • The monsters they faced and the gods who helped or hindered them
  • Bellerophon, Atalanta & Achilles — the wider heroic age
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The Norse Sagas

Heroes of the North — the Volsungs, dragon-slayers & the saga age

  • The Volsung cycle — Sigurd, Fafnir's hoard, and Brynhild
  • Legendary kings & saga heroes — Ragnar Lodbrok, Sigmund & more
  • The dragons, valkyries and cursed gold of the heroic North
  • How the sagas and the Poetic Edda tell the same tales differently
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The Mythic Worldbuilder's Toolkit

Build a believable pantheon for fiction, TTRPGs & games

  • Pantheon-builder workbook (roles, domains, rivalries, gaps)
  • Myth-structure templates (creation, flood, trickster, hero's descent)
  • Fillable deity & creature stat cards (print & digital)
  • A comparative-mythology cheat sheet of recurring motifs
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The Pantheon Poster Set

All five family-tree wall charts — one download

  • All five family-tree posters — Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic & Mesopotamian
  • Each a print-ready A3/tabloid landscape PDF
  • Every lineage drawn from the primary sources
  • The matched MythicalArchives parchment set
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The Complete Archive

Every MythicalArchives download — one library

  • The World Mythology Compendium (flagship)
  • All five pantheon guides — Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic & Mesopotamian
  • Both hero-cycle guides — The Greek Heroes & The Norse Sagas
  • The Mythology Study Guide & Quiz Pack
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Questions

Is it just Wikipedia in a PDF?

No. Wikipedia is a scattered starting point — you open a tab for one god and twelve more, and retain nothing. This archive is the opposite discipline: every figure written to the same shape, cited to the same standard, and set beside its neighbours so the patterns show. It's the reference we wanted and couldn't find.

How do I read it?

It's a hyperlinked PDF. Open it in any reader on any device — tap the table of contents or the outline pane to move between pantheons and entries. Read it cover-to-cover for wonder, or keep it on your desk as the reference you reach for.

Is the mythology accurate?

Every entry is drawn from the primary ancient texts — Hesiod, Homer, the Eddas, the Pyramid Texts, the Mabinogion, Gilgamesh — and cites them. Where the sources disagree, the myths are given as myths, not stated as settled fact.

What do I get, and can I keep it?

An instant download, yours to keep forever, with free updates as the archive grows. No subscription, no account.