The Wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was inspired by Merlin from Arthurian legend and Odin from ...

Each zodiac sign is paired with a mythological deity who serves as their celestial mentor, offering guidance based on their ...

A rumor has spread online for years that Vikings believed a goat whose udders produced an endless supply of beer awaited them in the afterlife, as a reward for giving their life on the battlefield. A ...

Loki's first story is an abridged adaptation of the Viking creation myth, focusing on Odin's role in creating the physical settings for the stories which then follow. Loki recalls how Odin first ...

Though characters like Thor, Odin, Loki and their respective powers are rooted in real mythology (a paradoxical phrase, we know), there’s a lot that the superhero films naturally skipped over or ...

Age of Mythology: Retold is a great remake of the 2002 RTS classic, and its theming does a great job of setting it apart from the rest of the genre.