What's in this section
Mythology powers a lot of naming — fantasy novels, tabletop characters, pet names, band names, even startup names all borrow from the same handful of pantheons. This section is a reference for the traditions behind those names: who the major gods and heroes were, how they're related, and where the stories come from.
Each tradition above opens on an overview page covering its cosmology and primary sources, then breaks down into two views of the same pantheon. Family pages group related deities into their historical pantheons — the Aesir in Norse myth, the Olympians and Titans in Greek myth, the Ennead in Egyptian myth — and render an interactive family tree so you can see how a generation of gods connects to the next. Character pages zoom into a single figure: their domain, symbols, alternate spellings and pronunciation, the myths most associated with them, and links to their immediate family.
Coverage currently spans nine traditions — Norse, Celtic, Greek, Japanese, Egyptian, Aztec, Hindu, Chinese, and Slavic — with more being added over time. If a naming tradition or pantheon you're researching isn't here yet, it's likely on the way.
Every character and family page links back to matching AI name generators, so if you like the sound of a tradition but don't want to use the historical names outright, you can generate new names in the same style.
Common Questions
What's on each mythology page?
Every tradition page (like Norse or Greek Mythology) opens with an overview of the pantheon and its sources, then lists its family groups and individual character profiles. Each character page covers their role, domain, symbols, alternate spellings, and how they connect to the rest of the family tree.
How accurate are the family trees?
Family trees are built from the parent, sibling, consort, and child relationships recorded on each character's profile, drawn from primary sources like the Poetic Edda, Hesiod's Theogony, and the Egyptian Pyramid Texts. Mythological genealogies are often inconsistent between regions and eras, so where sources disagree we note the most widely cited version and link out to the source material.
Can I use these names for my own project?
Yes — mythological names are public domain and commonly used for characters, pets, usernames, and creative projects. Each tradition and character page links to matching name generators (like Norse God Names or Greek Goddess Names) if you want AI-generated names in the same style rather than the historical names themselves.
