The Chimera
The Chimera was the monstrous offspring of Typhon and Echidna. It had the body of a lion with an extra head of a goat and a tail ending in the head of a snake. The Chimera was slain by the Greek hero Bellerophon.
This is my first ever non-mythology post, so I apologize in advance, but this was very close to the topic and definitely worth sharing! Its about ancient Rome, so it sort of half counts…
Basically its a website (made by Stanford University) that lets you calculate how long it would take to make a trip in ancient Rome. It has all sorts of options (like if you want to take a military route, if you want to take roads vs rivers, and that sort of thing) and is a great resource to anyone who wants to write a very accurate historic novel!
“Yggdrasil” The World Tree
by ~fenix42
In Norse Mythology, there were 9 worlds, all of which were connected to Yggdrasil.
Runes for Thor’s Hammer “Mjöllnir”
According to this website the vikings would more than likely write “Mjolnir” with these runes:
This depicts a scene from Book 5 of the Iliad, which WarriorofDestiny posted with this drawing.
Diomedes (in blue) is given power by Athena (depicted over his shoulder) to fight the Trojans.
Diomedes and Odysseus were Athena’s favorites in the Trojan War. I actually think that the goddess favored Diomedes more than Odysseus because though she allows Odysseus to suffer hardships from time to time Diomedes does nothing but wreck and win at everything he does.
hey i'm real keen to learn more about norse mythology do you know any good tomes that'd help me??? also your background is epic what is it depicting???
The best historic document of Norse myths, in my opinion, is the Poetic Edda.If you’re really new to the subject I might pick up an introductory book your local bookstore. Simple books on the subject can be great to get your feet wet but keep in mind that a lot of modern authors tend to simplify mythology a little too much or sometimes try to “make it nicer”. Honestly, you can find a lot of really good information for free on Wikipedia. I hope that helps!
Edit: Sorry, I forgot your other question! I actually just searched for “Fantasy Wallpaper” on Google Images to find my background. Heres the full wallpaper if you’re looking for it.
Hi, I just found your blog and I really enjoy it. (being a huge fan of Mythology. Lol) Anyway I was curious exactly what mythologies does your blog cover? All of them or just certain ones?
Thanks! I blog a lot about Greek/Roman mythology because thats what I know most about, but I also blog a lot of Norse mythology pictures because there are some fantastic ones out there! I find that most western fantasy is based heavily on Norse myths so thats why there are so many stunning graphics on the internet. I want to try to blog more about other mythology (specifically Egyptian) in the future.
