mythological figure
Ancient story character
A mythological figure is a character from traditional stories, legends, or religious narratives—gods, heroes, monsters, and other beings from ancient belief systems: Zeus is a mythological figure from Greek tradition.
The term often distinguishes legendary characters from historical ones, though the line blurs with figures like King Arthur or Hercules who may have real-world origins.
- AnansiWest African spider deity
- ZeusGreek sky god
- Greek godHellenistic divine being
- HerculesLegendary Greek strongman
- legendUnverified traditional tale
ancient hero · oral tradition · sacred stories · Minotaur · Amaterasu · sun god · Maui · deity · divine being · Quetzalcoatl · Gilgamesh · Morrigan · Athena · Loki · Hermes · Perseus · Trojan War · Vishnu
- carved objectswoodcarving, ivory carving, jade carving, relief carving, scrimshaw
- constellation featurestar, bright star, binary star, double star, nebula
- bronzesbronze statues, bronze bust, bronze sculptures, bronze figures, bronze figurines
- emblemsemblems, emblem, crests, badge, seal
- female portraitsMona Lisa, oil portrait, profile view, full-length portrait, miniature portrait
- Italian sculptureDavid, Moses, Donatello, Michelangelo, Bernini