Ys (pronounced /ˈiːs/), also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ville d'Ys in French, is a mythical city on the coast of Brittany that was swallowed up by the ocean.
It's safe to say that when one thinks about mythology, Greece is the first country that pops to mind. The lore of Ancient Greek gods remains to this day an important part of the Western cultural heritage.
Atlantis is the best example of a mythical lost world. A paradise hidden in the ocean, Atlantis was originally envisioned by Plato but now its reality is constantly questioned.
El Dorado is considered to be a legend city because it has never been found despite many expeditions to locate it. Noteworthy expeditions were led by the Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada and English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh.
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World. Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire.
Just outside the remote Russian village of Dargavs, a medieval necropolis holds the remains of more than 10,000 people. Just outside the remote Russian village of Dargavs lies a medieval necropolis fittingly called the “City of the Dead”.
Mythology of Europe includes the classical areas of Greek and Roman mythology, but also includes Celtic (Ireland), Norse (Scandinavian) and Germanic / Teutonic (Germany).
According to the Greek poet Homer, heaven was located on the summit of Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece and the logical home for a weather god. The other members of the pantheon resided there with Zeus and were subject to his will.
Greece. The crown jewel of the Mediterranean, where some of history's greatest myths and mysteries reside among the beachcombers and night owls, the foodies and the backpackers.
1. The Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris, which was to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the French Revolution.
The myth of Europa. This myth is about a beautiful girl that was abducted and then seduced by Zeus, the chief of the Gods. This concept is pretty usual in the Greek mythology. The remarkable thing is that this girl gave her name to the whole continent of Europe.
In Greek mythology, Europa (/jʊəˈroʊpə, jə-/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρώπη, Eurṓpē, Attic Greek pronunciation: [eu̯. rɔ̌ː. pɛː]) was a Phoenician princess from Tyre, Lebanon and the mother of King Minos of Crete. The continent of Europe may be named after her.
One of the earliest attested and thus one of the most important of all Indo-European mythologies is Vedic mythology, especially the mythology of the Rigveda, the oldest of the Vedas.
Chaos. In Hesiod's creation myth, Chaos is the first being to ever exist. Chaos is both seen as a deity and a thing, with some sources seeing chaos as the gap between Heaven and Earth. In some accounts Chaos existed first alongside Eros and Nyx, while in others Chaos is the first and only thing in the universe.
The first monotheist human, Adam, was likely a god, in the Mesopotamian mythology, just as the Hebrew Genesis reluctantly revealed, and the assertive Quran slightly hinted. Specifically, he was the pre-monotheist, Sumerian god, Idim, who was also called GodEa and many other nicknames over the millenniums.
Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic mythology. It was a key element of Germanic paganism.
French myth has been primarily influenced by the myths and legends of the Gauls (or Celts) and the Bretons as they migrated to the French region from modern day England and Ireland. Other smaller influences on the development of French mythology came from the Franks.
Elements of the Matter of Britain, Welsh mythology and Cornish mythology which relate directly to England are included, such as the foundation myth of Brutus of Troy and the Arthurian legends, but these are combined with narratives from the Matter of England and traditions from English folklore.
The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa; locally pronounced as al-'arafa), is a series of vast Islamic-era necropolises and cemeteries in Cairo, Egypt.
Plato told the story of Atlantis around 360 B.C. The founders of Atlantis, he said, were half god and half human. They created a utopian civilization and became a great naval power. Their home was made up of concentric islands separated by wide moats and linked by a canal that penetrated to the center.
Asgard: The high placed city of the gods, built by Odin, the chief god of the Norse pantheon. Asphodel Meadows: In Greek mythology, the section of the underworld where ordinary souls were sent to live after death.
