Mythology & Religion
Mythology & Religion
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📜 Myth & Religion Origins 110 articles
Articles that explain the original texts — scriptures, epics, and myth systems — of each mythology and religion.
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Roman Myth Origins: The Aeneid and Rome's Founding
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Maya Myth Origins: The Popol Vuh Explained
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Aztec Myth Origins: The Codices and Five Suns
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Confucian Texts: Four Books and Five Classics
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Zoroastrian Texts: The Avesta and Dualism
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Judaism's Texts: A Guide to the Tanakh and Talmud
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Taoism's Texts: Lao-Zhuang Thought and the Daozang
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Buddhism's Texts: The Tripitaka and Major Sutras
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Islam's Texts: The Qur'an, Hadith and Sharia
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Hindu Myth Origins: From the Vedas to the Two Epics
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Chinese Myth Origins: The Shanhaijing and Beyond
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Celtic Myth Origins: The Ulster Cycle and Beyond
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Mesopotamian Myth: Enūma Eliš and Gilgamesh
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Egyptian Myth Origins: Pyramid Texts to the Dead
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Japanese Myth Origins: Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
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Norse Myth Origins: The Eddas and the Sagas
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Greek Myth Origins: Hesiod, Homer and the Tragedies
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The Bible Explained: All 66 Books, Book by Book
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How Canaanite Myth Shaped the Bible | Origins #5
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The Canaanite Gods and the Divine Council | Origins #4
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The Tale of Aqhat: The Bow of the Gods | Origins #3
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The Epic of Kirta: A King Without an Heir | Origins #2
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The Baal Cycle: Storm God vs. the Sea | Origins #1
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Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Fasti | Origins #3
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The Roman Gods and the State Cult | Origins #4
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Romulus and the Founding of Rome | Origins #2
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Virgil's Aeneid: From Troy to Rome | Origins #1
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The Maya Gods, Calendar and Codices | Origins #4
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The Dawn and the Origin of the Maya People | Origins #3
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The Hero Twins and Xibalba | Origins #2
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The Popol Vuh Creation Story | Origins #1
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Sacrifice, the Calendar and the Afterworld | Origins #4
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The Aztec Gods and Tenochtitlan | Origins #3
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Quetzalcoatl and the Making of Humanity | Origins #2
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The Five Suns and the Aztec Creation | Origins #1
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Neo-Confucianism and Its Spread in Asia | Origins #5
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The Five Constants and Filial Piety | Origins #4
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The Five Classics of Confucianism | Origins #3
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The Four Books: Learning, Mean, Mencius | Origins #2
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Confucius and the Analects Explained | Origins #1
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How Zoroastrianism Shaped Monotheism | Origins #4
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Creation, Judgment and World Renewal | Origins #3
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Dualism, Fire and the Tower of Silence | Origins #2
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Zarathushtra and the Avesta Explained | Origins #1
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Judaism, Christianity and Islam Compared | Origins #5
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Jewish Practice: 13 Principles and Kosher | Origins #4
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The Talmud: Oral Law, Mishnah and Gemara | Origins #3
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The Torah and the Covenant with God | Origins #2
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The Tanakh vs. the Christian Old Testament | Origins #1
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The Taoist Religion and the Daozang | Origins #4
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Immortality, Alchemy and the Eight Immortals | Origins #3
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Zhuangzi: The Butterfly Dream and Freedom | Origins #2
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Laozi and the Tao Te Ching Explained | Origins #1
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Theravada, Mahayana and Japanese Buddhism | Origins #6
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The Buddhist Worldview and the Buddhas | Origins #5
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Mahayana Thought and the Idea of Emptiness | Origins #3
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The Pali Canon: Councils and the Tripitaka | Origins #2
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The Buddha's Life and the Four Noble Truths | Origins #1
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Hadith and Sharia: Sunni, Shia and the Schools | Origins #6
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Islam's End Times and the Last Judgment | Origins #5
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The Prophets of the Qur'an: Adam to Muhammad | Origins #4
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The Five Pillars of Islam Explained | Origins #3
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The Six Articles of Faith in Islam | Origins #2
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The Ramayana: Prince Rama in Seven Books | Origins #7
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The Qur'an: Revelation, Compilation, Structure | Origins #1
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The Bhagavad Gita: Krishna's Teaching | Origins #6
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The Mahabharata: The Great War of Kin | Origins #5
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The Ten Avatars of Vishnu Explained | Origins #4
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The Puranas and the Hindu Trimurti | Origins #3
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The Upanishads: Brahman and Atman | Origins #2
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The Vedas: Hinduism's Oldest Scriptures | Origins #1
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Houyi, Chang'e and Kuafu: Chinese Heroes | Origins #3
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The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors | Origins #2
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Greek Tragedy: Oedipus, Medea and the Stage | Origins #5
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Pangu and Nüwa: The Chinese Creation Myth | Origins #1
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Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna | Origins #3
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Cú Chulainn and the Cattle Raid of Cooley | Origins #2
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The Mabinogion: The Source of King Arthur | Origins #4
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The Book of Invasions and the Celtic Gods | Origins #1
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World Myth & Religion: The Original Texts Explained
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The Creation of Humans and the Great Flood | Origins #3
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Explained | Origins #2
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The Enūma Eliš: Babylonian Creation Epic | Origins #1
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The Book of the Dead and the Final Judgment | Origins #3
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The Egyptian Gods and the Aten Reform | Origins #4
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The Osiris Myth: Death and Rebirth | Origins #2
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Egyptian Creation Myths and the Sun God Ra | Origins #1
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Inanna's Descent to the Underworld | Origins #4
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The Völsunga Saga: Sigurd and the Cursed Gold | Origins #3
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The Fudoki and the Land-Pulling Myth | Origins #5
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Snorri's Prose Edda: Creation to Ragnarök | Origins #2
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The Nihon Shoki and Its Variant Accounts | Origins #4
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The Poetic Edda: Norse Myth in Verse | Origins #1
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The Major Mahayana Sutras Explained | Origins #4
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The Heavenly Descent and Emperor Jimmu | Origins #3
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Yamata no Orochi and the Land Transfer | Origins #2
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The Kojiki: Creation and the Birth of the Gods | Origins #1
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Heracles and Perseus: The Greek Hero Myths | Origins #4
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Homer's Odyssey: The Ten-Year Journey Home | Origins #3
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Homer's Iliad: The Trojan War in 24 Books | Origins #2
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Hesiod's Theogony: Birth of the Greek Gods | Origins #1
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The Four Gospels: The Life of Jesus Christ | Origins #5
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Acts: The Birth of the Christian Church | Origins #6
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The 21 New Testament Epistles, Book by Book | Origins #7
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Revelation: The End Times in the Bible | Origins #8
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The 17 Prophetic Books of the Old Testament | Origins #4
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Psalms, Proverbs and the Wisdom Books | Origins #3
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The Old Testament History Books | Origins #2
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The Pentateuch: The Five Books of the Law | Origins #1
⚔️ Mythology Power Rankings 114 articles
Articles that rank the gods, monsters, and heroes of myth, religion, and legend by strength.
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Celtic Mythology: Complete Guide to Gods & Legends
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Chinese Mythology: Complete Guide to Gods & Legends
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Greek Mythology: Complete Guide to Gods & Legends
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Norse Mythology: Complete Guide to Gods & Legends
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Indian Mythology: Complete Guide to Gods & Legends
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Theseus (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #100
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Myth Power Ranking TOP 100: Gods, Monsters & Heroes
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Japanese Mythology: The Strongest Gods, Ranked
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Christianity & Judaism: Strongest Biblical Beings Ranked
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Myth Power Ranking #100-85: The Hero Tier
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Myth Power Ranking #84-65: The War God Tier
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Myth Power Ranking #64-38: The High God Tier
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Myth Power Ranking #37-20: The Destroyer Tier
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Myth Power Ranking #19-12: The Super God Tier
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Myth Power Ranking #11-1: The Transcendent Tier
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Diomedes (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #90
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Scáthach (Celtic Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #91
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Gilgamesh (Mesopotamian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #92
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Enkidu (Mesopotamian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #93
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Perseus (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #94
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Bellerophon (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #95
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Cerberus (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #96
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Lancelot (Arthurian Legend) | Myth Power Ranking #97
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Saint George (Christianity) | Myth Power Ranking #98
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Sigurd (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #99
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Takemikazuchi (Japanese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #73
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Medusa (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #74
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Bhima (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #75
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Hou Yi (Chinese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #76
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Maui (Polynesian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #77
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Chiron (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #78
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Nuada Silverhand (Celtic Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #79
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Tyr (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #80
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Zhu Bajie (Chinese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #81
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Sha Wujing (Chinese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #82
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The Dagda (Celtic Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #83
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Ares (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #84
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Gugalanna (Mesopotamian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #85
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Achilles (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #86
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Beowulf (Norse Legend) | Myth Power Ranking #87
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King Arthur (Arthurian Legend) | Myth Power Ranking #88
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Cú Chulainn (Celtic Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #89
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Verethragna (Zoroastrian) | Myth Power Ranking #53
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Mahishasura (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #54
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Víðarr (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #55
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The Jade Emperor (Chinese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #56
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Indra (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #57
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Nezha (Chinese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #58
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Horus (Egyptian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #60
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Amaterasu (Japanese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #61
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Ymir (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #62
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Loki (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #63
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Yamata no Orochi (Japanese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #64
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Karna (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #65
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Hercules (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #66
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Apollo (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #67
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Balor (Celtic Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #68
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Hephaestus (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #69
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The Lernaean Hydra (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #70
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Hermes (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #71
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Lugh (Celtic Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #72
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Enlil (Mesopotamian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #31
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The Beast of Revelation | Myth Power Ranking #32
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Tlaloc (Aztec Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #33
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Chalchiuhtlicue (Aztec Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #34
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Behemoth (Judeo-Christian) | Myth Power Ranking #35
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Sekhmet (Egyptian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #36
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Adad (Mesopotamian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #37
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Hiranyakashipu (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #38
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Fenrir (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #39
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Arjuna (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #40
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The Hecatoncheires (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #41
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Erlang Shen (Chinese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #42
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Sun Wukong (Chinese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #43
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Set (Egyptian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #44
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Ravana (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #45
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Meghanada, or Indrajit (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #46
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Freyr (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #47
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Susanoo (Japanese Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #48
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The Moirai (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #49
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Hanuman (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #50
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Odin (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #51
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Hades (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #52
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Taishang Laojun (Taoism) | Myth Power Ranking #12
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Zeus (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #13
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Typhon (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #14
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Tezcatlipoca (Aztec Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #15
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Quetzalcoatl (Aztec Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #16
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Ra (Egyptian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #17
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Satan (Abrahamic) | Myth Power Ranking #18
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Archangel Michael (Abrahamic) | Myth Power Ranking #19
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Parvati, Durga & Kali (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #20
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Apep (Apophis, Egyptian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #21
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Leviathan (Judeo-Christian) | Myth Power Ranking #22
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Huitzilopochtli (Aztec Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #23
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Surtr (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #24
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Azi Dahaka (Persian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #25
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Marduk (Mesopotamian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #26
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Tiamat (Mesopotamian Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #27
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Thor (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #28
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Jormungandr (Norse Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #29
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Poseidon (Greek Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #30
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The God of Abraham | Myth Power Ranking #1
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Brahma (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #10
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Chronos (Greek Orphism) | Myth Power Ranking #11
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Adi Parashakti (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #2
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Vairocana (Buddhism) | Myth Power Ranking #3
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Ahura Mazda (Zoroastrian) | Myth Power Ranking #4
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Shiva (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #5
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Vishnu (Hindu Myth) | Myth Power Ranking #6
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Yuanshi Tianzun (Taoism) | Myth Power Ranking #7
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Ananke (Greek Orphism) | Myth Power Ranking #8
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Angra Mainyu (Zoroastrian) | Myth Power Ranking #9
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