Where Legends Never Die!

Mythlok is a gateway to the world’s mythic traditions. From gods and heroes to spirits, monsters, sacred places, and forgotten legends, it brings together the stories that shaped civilizations and continue to influence culture, imagination, and storytelling today.

Across cultures and centuries, mythology was humanity’s first way of explaining creation, power, morality, fear, and the unknown. These stories took many forms. Creator gods and cosmic forces, tricksters and underworld rulers, legendary weapons, sacred landscapes, rituals, festivals, and folklore passed down through generations. Together, they form a vast and interconnected mythic world.

At Mythlok, you can explore this world in all its depth and diversity. Discover mythological characters and creatures, ancient and modern legends, symbolic artifacts, sacred locations, regional traditions, and the stories that still echo through films, books, games, and popular culture. From Asia and Africa to Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, Mythlok brings global mythologies together in one place.

Whether you arrive out of curiosity, research, or creative inspiration, Mythlok invites you to step into a world where stories are never truly lost, only waiting to be rediscovered.

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Characters

Gods, spirits, heroes, creatures, and urban legends

Kaulu, the Hawaiian kupua trickster demigod, shown as a youthful boy with an unassuming appearance that subtly conceals immense supernatural power.

Kaulu : The Hawaiian Kupua and Trickster Demigod

Kotan-kor-kamuy manifested as a colossal Blakiston’s fish owl

Kotan-kor-kamuy : The Ainu Guardian of Village and Land

Wakea, the Hawaiian Sky Father, depicted as a tall, regal humanoid figure

Wakea : The Sky Father of Hawaiian Sacred Tradition

a Heyoka sacred clown standing beneath a storm-filled sky

Heyoka : The Sacred Contrarian of the Sioux Traditions

the Bongcheon-Dong Ghost, in dirty pink pajamas with twisted limbs and bloodied face crawling unnaturally

Bongcheon-Dong Ghost : South Korea’s Infamous Digital Horror Legend

Wahieloa, an ancient Hawaiian warrior chief standing on a volcanic shoreline at dawn

Wahieloa : The Hawaiian Ancestral Voyager and Chiefly Hero

Avatea standing at the boundary of land and ocean, vertically divided form with one half human and the other half fish

Avatea : The Cook Islands Deity of Light and Creation

Útburður from Icelandic folklore, a pale spectral child with hollow eyes

Útburður : Iceland’s Abandoned Child Spirit

Uli, the Hawaiian goddess of sorcery and serenity, shown as a luminous feminine presence formed from moonlight and mist

Uli : The Hawaiian Goddess of Sorcery, Serenity, and Moral Balance

Kiaklo from Zuni tradition, shown as a weary yet dignified spiritual figure standing near a sacred desert lake at dawn

Kiaklo : The Zuni Sacred Seeker and Bearer of Ritual Law

Concepts

Creation, underworlds, curses, blessings, and mythic ideas

Sun Chariots across cultures emerging from a shared cosmic horizon

The Many Sun Chariots That Carried the Sun Across the Heavens

Asian unicorn inspired by the Qilin, blending deer body, dragon scales,

7 Asian Unicorns That Shaped Ancient Beliefs Across Asia

the Bongcheon-Dong Ghost, in dirty pink pajamas with twisted limbs and bloodied face crawling unnaturally

Bongcheon-Dong Ghost : South Korea’s Infamous Digital Horror Legend

Amaterasu Ōmikami emerging in radiant sunlight, golden aura illuminating the heavens, Three Sacred Treasures floating before her

Sacred Treasure Blessing: Amaterasu and Japanese Sacred Tradition

Wagar, an abstract force of balance symbolised as flowing light binding desert, river, and people together.

Wagar and the Architecture of Power in the Horn of Africa

close-up of a traditional Thai Khon mask, richly detailed with gold leaf, mirrored glass inlays, and intricate painted patterns.

Khon Masks in Thai Culture and Classical Performance

Helheim beneath the roots of Yggdrasil, icy mist swirling through a vast shadowed underworld,

Helheim : The Norse Realm of the Dead Beyond Valhalla

Hanuman across South East Asia in one composition.

How South East Asia Reimagined Hanuman Through Regional Traditions

Nine Muses from Greek tradition standing on Mount Helicon at dawn

The 9 Muses of Greece and What They Represent

a vintage early-20th-century motor vehicle, a driver grips the steering wheel in panic as the large hairy hands of Dartmoor overpowering his own.

Hairy Hands of Dartmoor : Phantom Hands That Seized Control

Weapons & Artifacts

Objects of power, symbols of legend

Slavic Perun's axe resting on a stone altar beneath a stormy sky.

Perun’s Axe : The Thunderous Blade

Mjölnir : The Devastating Hammer

Varunastra : The Fluid Weapon

Fragarach the legendary Celtic sword of vengeance

Fragarach : The Retaliator

Brionac : The Legendary Spear

An ancient Norse magical wand known as Gambanteinn, carved from glowing ash wood, inscribed with runes of power

Gambanteinn : The Enigmatic Wand

Mutya ng Saging : The Full Moon Jewel

Bhargavastra, shaped like a radiant arrow suspended mid-air, surrounded by swirling flames.

Bhargavastra : The Fiery Weapon

Image of the Vajranakha

Vajranakha : The Diamond Claw

Kiviuq’s Spear : The Spirit of Nature

Experiences

Where myth is lived, remembered, and reimagined

Magayon Festival showing the dramatic birth of a volcano with vibrant cultural elements.

Magayon Festival : Birth of a Volcano

Losar, The Tibetan New Year being celebrated in the Himalayas

Losar : Tibetan New Year

Aerial view of Sigiriya Rock Fortress in Sri Lanka, rising dramatically from lush green forests with ancient ruins visible on the summit.

Sigiriya : The Rock Fortress

Samhain : The Original Halloween

The Labyrinth of Knossos : The Ultimate Maze

Chaco Canyon : The Spiritual Hub

Obon : Festival of the Dead

Front view of Jokhang Temple, the spiritual heart of Tibetan Buddhism in Lhasa.

Jokhang Temple : The Spiritual Core

Machu Picchu : The Lost City

Nyepi : The Silent Festival

Races, Epics & Languages

The peoples, stories, and sacred tongues of mythic worlds

medieval scene inspired by the Nibelungenlied. Siegfried stands in dark forest light beside a slain dragon, his armor splashed with blood and ash.

Nibelungenlied : The Germanic Epic of Honor and Tragedy

ancient Sanskrit written in Devanāgarī script on aged palm-leaf and birch-bark manuscripts

Sanskrit : The Sacred Language of Indian Tradition

Image representing the Shahnameh: an ancient Persian king seated on a weathered stone throne at the center of a vast, timeless landscape

Shahnameh : Persia’s Epic of Kings, Heroes, and Fate

depiction of the Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, standing at the entrance of Xibalba in the Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh : The Maya Epic of Creation, Heroes, and Ancestral Memory

An epic scene from the Ramayana: Prince Rama, with a bow in hand, standing beside Sita and Lakshmana in a lush forest, while Hanuman kneels in devotion

Ramayana

An image representing the Epic of Giglamesh

Epic of Gilgamesh

portrait of Odysseus standing on the deck of a weathered ancient Greek ship

Odyssey : The Hero’s Path Through Myth, Peril, and Destiny

cinematic illustration inspired by the Ramakien epic

Ramakien : The Legendary Tale at the Heart of Thailand

depiction of the Mahabharata’s Kurukshetra battlefield at dawn

Mahabharata : India’s Greatest Epic of Duty and Destiny

Sundiata Keita standing before the Battle of Kirina, West African savannah at dawn in the Epic of Sundiata

Epic of Sundiata : A Living West African Epic

Experts

Voices interpreting myth today

A profile picture of Amish Tripathi

Amish Tripathi

Photograph of the mythology expert Mary Beard

Mary Beard : Rethinking Rome and Classical Antiquity

Image of mythology expert Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes

Devdutt Pattanaik

Joseph Campbell

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Image of mythology expert Maria Tatar

Maria Tatar

A photograph of mythology expert Jack Zipes

Jack Zipes

Image of Thai folklore expert Dr Siraporn Nathalang

Dr. Siraporn Nathalang : Thailand’s Foremost Folklore Scholar

Georges Dumézil

Mythic Snapshots

Short visual stories (Web Stories) from mythic traditions around the world

5 Tragic Love Stories from Mythology
5 Tragic Love Stories from Mythology
9 Goddesses Who Define Feminine Power
9 Goddesses Who Define Feminine Power
7 Forgotten Gods of Ancient India
7 Forgotten Gods of Ancient India
8 Mythical Weapons More Powerful Than Mjölnir
8 Mythical Weapons More Powerful Than Mjölnir

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