European Archive
An archive of the myths, legends and folktales belonging to people of the European Continent. This archive is divided into five geographical regions that include Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Europe.
Northern Europe
Northern Europe (Scandinavia) is made-up of the Northern Germanic Peoples of what is today Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
The Norse creation story. This is how it all began. Creation of Gods, Dwarfs, Elves, Man, the Earth and everything else.
Odin (All-father) is the highest god of Norse mythology. Associated with wisdom, healing, victory, sorcery, and poetry.
Southern Europe
Southern Europe consists of European countries that border the Mediterranean Sea. They include Italy, Malta, Greece, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Slovenia, Spain, Cyprus, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Eros causes Apollo to fall hopelessly in love with Daphne, the river nymph.
Fleet footed Atalanta decides to marry whoever could beat her in a footrace. Meleager thinks he can win.
Echo falls in love with Narcissus, Narcissus falls in love with himself, and love may be the death of both.
Leander is a youth who lived in a town and within sight of Hero's tower. But the Hellespont stands between them.
Perseus' exploit against the Gorgon, Medusa is well known. But that's just a small part of the overall adventure.
The Underworld was dreaded by all mortals. And the ruler Pluto, inspired men with great fear.
On their wedding night Eurydice was stung by a serpent, and died. Orpheus went down to Hades to claim his wife.