Places

Places


This is a list of mythological places which appear in mythological tales, folklore, and varying of the Norse pantheon. Asphodel Meadows, In Greek mythology, the section of the underworld where ordinary souls were sent to live after death.
Troy

Troy

Troy was a city in the region of Asia Minor in modern-day Turkey, which was the setting of one of the most famous events in Greek mythology,

Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus

in Greek mythology, Mount Olympus was the dwelling of the Olympian Gods and it was created after the Titanomachy

Sparta

Sparta

Sparta was a city-state in Ancient Greece, in the region of Laconia in the Peloponnese, that turned into the dominant military power of ancient Greece.

Athens

Athens

Athens is the capital city of Greece and has been continuously inhabited for over 7000 years. In ancient times, it was one of the main city-states that competed for power against Sparta,

Delphi

Delphi

Delphi is an ancient site in Greece and a modern town, which was an important part of various stories in Greek mythology. Ancient Greeks believed that Delphi was the centre of Grandmother Earth which Zeus was trying to find. Towards this end, the king of gods let two eagles fly in opposite directions from the top of Mount Olympus.

Lerna

Lerna

Lerna was a region in the Peloponnese in Greece, which was the backdrop for one of the Labours of Heracles in Greek mythology. It was the place where one of the best known mythical monsters dwelled,

Tauris

Tauris

Tauris was a place in the Crimean Peninsula, which appeared in the story of Iphigenia in Greek mythology. The Greeks had established a colony there, but they considered its original inhabitants,