Mythology Facts for Kids
Epic tales and facts from ancient myths
Thoth is the Egyptian god of knowledge, writing, and the moon.
Hathor was an Egyptian goddess often shown as a cow and was associated with music and love.
Sobek is the Egyptian god with the head of a crocodile and was associated with the Nile River.
Many cultures around the world have myths about the universe beginning from a giant egg.
In Norse mythology, the world was created from the body of a giant frost giant named Ymir.
According to Greek mythology, the universe began as a dark void called Chaos.
Aztec mythology tells of five different suns, or worlds, that existed before the current one.
The Maya creation story is written in the Popol Vuh, one of the most important Mayan texts.
In Chinese mythology, a giant named Pangu separated the sky from the earth to create the world.
The Chinese goddess Nuwa repaired the broken sky using colorful stones.