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![Roman Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3624.jpg?v=1716971896)
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Roman Mythology
The ancient Romans had a rich mythology and, while much of it was derived from their neighbors and predecessors, the Greeks, it still defined the rich history of the Roman people as they eventually grew into an empire. Roman writers such...
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Mythology
Myths are a part of every culture in the world and are used to explain natural phenomena, where a people came from and how their civilization developed, and why things happen as they do. At their most basic level, myths comfort by giving...
![Chitrali Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13226.jpg?v=1696127586)
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Chitrali Mythology
Chitrali mythology developed in the region of Chitral, the tallest portions of the Hindu Kush mountains, where the Chitrali people, at the juncture of South, Central, West, and East Asia, were exposed to many external cultural influences...
![Roman Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1237.jpg?v=1720296547)
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Roman Religion
In many societies, ancient and modern, religion has performed a major role in their development, and the Roman Empire was no different. From the beginning Roman religion was polytheistic. From an initial array of gods and spirits, Rome added...
![Greek Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/712.jpg?v=1717480866)
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Greek Mythology
Greek mythology was used as a means to explain the environment in which humankind lived, the natural phenomena they witnessed and the passing of time through the days, months, and seasons. Greek myths were also intricately connected to religion...
![Interview: Egyptian Mythology by Garry Shaw](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14741.jpg?v=1636242303)
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Interview: Egyptian Mythology by Garry Shaw
World History Encyclopedia is joined by Egyptologist and author Garry Shaw to chat about his new book Egyptian Mythology: A Traveller's Guide from Aswan to Alexandria. Kelly (WHE): Do you want to start with telling us what the book...
![Norse Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7527.jpg?v=1721819824)
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Norse Mythology
Norse mythology refers to the Scandinavian mythological framework that was upheld during and around the time of the Viking Age (c. 790- c. 1100 CE). Complete with a creation myth that has the first gods slaying a giant and turning his body...
![Ancient Egyptian Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/775.jpg?v=1721615709)
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Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Egyptian mythology was the belief structure and underlying form of ancient Egyptian culture from at least c. 4000 BCE (as evidenced by burial practices and tomb paintings) to 30 BCE with the death of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic...
![Ancient Persian Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11596.jpg?v=1687198863)
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Ancient Persian Mythology
The mythology of ancient Persia originally developed in the region known as Greater Iran (the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia). The Persians were initially part of a migratory people who referred to themselves as Aryan...
![A Visual Who's Who of Greek Mythology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3351.jpg?v=1717936865)
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A Visual Who's Who of Greek Mythology
Achilles The hero of the Trojan War, leader of the Myrmidons, slayer of Hector and Greece's greatest warrior, who sadly came unstuck when Paris sent a flying arrow guided by Apollo, which caught him in his only weak spot, his heel...