Sirens – Mythopedia The Sirens were sea monsters whose beautiful singing caused sailors to forget their home and throw themselves into the sea Some heroes, including the cunning Odysseus, managed to outsmart them and escape their seductive song intact
Marsyas – Mythopedia Marsyas was a satyr who roamed the woodlands of Phrygia A virtuoso of the panpipes, he foolishly challenged Apollo, the god of music himself, to a music contest Upon being defeated, Marsyas was flayed alive for his hubris
Centaurs – Mythopedia Centaurs were hybrid creatures, human from the waist up but with the body and legs of a horse They lived an untamed and brutal existence in the forests and mountains of Greece, where they battled many famous Greek heroes
Ra – Mythopedia Ra was the Egyptians’ ultimate creator deity, whose eyes became the sun and the moon Appearing in various forms and incarnations over millennia of worship, the falcon-headed god was the patron of the sun, kings, and order
Horus – Mythopedia Horus was the falcon-headed Egyptian god of sun, sky, and kingship Appearing in many manifestations over thousands of years, his best-known role is as the son of Osiris and Isis, destined to retake his father’s throne
Yoruba Religion – Mythopedia The Yoruba religion is the traditional belief system of Yorubaland (modern-day Nigeria, Benin, and Togo) It features a pantheon of over 400 deities, known as orishas (oriṣas)
Orishas – Mythopedia The orishas are the primary gods of the Yoruba pantheon, consisting of over 400 deities The Supreme Being, Olorun, rules this pantheon from his home in the heavens
Ampelus – Mythopedia Ampelus—one of the half-human, half-animal satyrs—was known for his charming good looks He was a lover of the god Dionysus, who mourned him bitterly after his untimely death
Khoisan Religion – Mythopedia The Khoisan religion is the traditional belief system of the Khoekhoe and San peoples of Southern Africa It features a wide range of deities and heroes as well as rituals such as trance dances
Erebus – Mythopedia Erebus, son of Chaos and personification of darkness, was one of the first gods that populated the cosmos Together with his sister-consort Nyx, Erebus fathered numerous children, representing various personifications and abstractions