Mythological Figures Dictionary — 100 Figures from Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and Korean Mythology

Myth is not an old tale. It is a map of human psychology. Zeus’s hunger for power, Loki’s mischief, Princess Bari’s devotion — every mythological figure is a face of an archetype alive within us. This dictionary organizes 100 figures from four civilizations with the same structure: core myth → archetypal reading.

Greek Mythology (25 Figures)

Zeus · Hera · Poseidon · Hades · Athena · Apollo · Artemis · Aphrodite · Ares · Hephaestus · Hermes · Demeter · Dionysus · Hestia · Persephone · Prometheus · Cronus · Gaia · Uranus · Nyx · Eros · Nemesis · Tyche · Hypnos · Thanatos

Norse Mythology (25 Figures)

Odin · Thor · Loki · Freyja · Frigg · Baldr · Heimdall · Tyr · Njord · Freyr · Hel · Fenrir · Jormungandr · Sleipnir · Valkyries · Norns · Ymir · Mimir · Bragi · Idunn · Skadi · Sif · Vidar · Surtr · Nidhogg

Egyptian Mythology (25 Figures)

Ra · Osiris · Isis · Horus · Set · Anubis · Thoth · Hathor · Bastet · Sekhmet · Ptah · Amun · Nut · Geb · Nephthys · Sobek · Khnum · Maat · Khonsu · Taweret · Apophis · Neith · Anuket · Serqet · Wadjet

Korean Mythology (25 Figures)

Dangun Wanggeom · Hwanung · Ungnyeo · Jumong · Princess Bari · Mago Halmi · Seolmundae Halmang · Jacheongbi · Gangnim Doryeong · King Yeomra · Okhwang Sangje · Samsin Halmeoni · Teojusin · Jowangsin · Seonangsin · Dokkaebi · Gumiho · Haetae · Bonghwang · Cheollima · Imugi · Sansin · Yongwang · Chilseongsin · Jeoseung Saja

How to Read Through Archetypes

Jung called myths “dreams of the collective unconscious.” If you feel unusually drawn to a certain figure, it may be a sign that the archetype is awakening in your life now.

Notice whether the figure’s core desire resembles your own.
An uncomfortable figure often reflects the shadow: the self you have turned away from.

The mythological figures dictionary reads myths as symbolic language, not as fact. Archetypes are only tools for interpretation; they do not define a person.