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Atlas in Greek Mythology: The Titan Who Holds Up the Sky
Atlas in Greek mythology: the Titan who holds up the sky, not the earth. Why he bears it, how Heracles outwitted him and how Perseus turned him to stone.
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Cerberus in Greek Mythology: Three Heads or Fifty?
Cerberus in Greek mythology: hound of Hades, child of Typhon and Echidna. Fifty heads in Hesiod, three in later poets, and how Heracles and Orpheus beat him.
Greek
Charon in Greek Mythology: The Ferryman of the Dead
Charon, the ferryman of the dead in Greek mythology: the coin for his fare, which river he really crossed, the heroes who rode alive, and what the sources say.
Egyptian
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses: The Major Deities Explained
Egyptian gods and goddesses explained: a list of the main deities, from Ra, Osiris and Isis to Horus, Set and Anubis, what each ruled, and where sources clash.
Myths & Comparisons
Greek vs Roman Gods: The Complete Name Map
Greek vs Roman gods side by side: a full table of Roman gods and their Greek equivalents, what changed in Rome, and which Roman gods had no Greek match at all.
Greek
Hestia in Greek Mythology: The Forgotten Hearth Goddess
Hestia in Greek mythology: goddess of the hearth and eldest child of Cronus and Rhea. Her powers, her suitors, the Dionysus myth and what the sources say.
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