The Mythic Web
A visual map of mythic archetypes across cultures — Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Hindu, Celtic, Japanese, Finnish, Mesopotamian. Each figure is placed by how they balance three modes of action: defend, build, sustain.
Warrior · Architect · Provider — the three pillars
The map thus far
Amaterasu
Japanese
Sun goddess. Light that restores. Sovereignty and return.
Anubis
Egyptian
God of thresholds and judgment. Weighs the heart. Passage between worlds.
Apollo
Greek
Light, truth, prophecy. The one who reveals.
Ares
Greek
God of war. Raw force, vigilance, the guardian at the gate.
Athena
Greek
Goddess of wisdom and strategy. Battle counsel, craft, the owl that sees in the dark.
Benzaiten
Japanese
Goddess of art, music, eloquence. Flowing water, flowing speech.
Bishamonten
Japanese
Guardian of treasure. Armored, carries the pagoda. North.
Brigid
Celtic
Triple goddess. Forge, poetry, healing. Smithcraft and bardic arts.
Cernunnos
Celtic
Horned god. Nature, abundance, the wild. Lord of the animals.
Dagda
Celtic
The good god. Club, harp, inexhaustible cauldron. Father of the tribe.
Daikokuten
Japanese
God of wealth and abundance. The mallet, rice bales, the kitchen.
Ebisu
Japanese
God of commerce and fishermen. Honest work, honest prosperity.
Enki
Mesopotamian
God of wisdom and water. Crafts, creation. The clever one.
Freyja
Norse
Chooser of the slain. Love, war, seiðr. The fierce feminine.
Frigg
Norse
Odin's wife. Foresight, weaving fate. Knows but does not speak.
Ganesha
Hindu
Remover of obstacles. Beginnings, wisdom. Invoked before any undertaking.
Hachiman
Japanese
God of war and archery. Samurai patron. Divine protector.
Hanuman
Hindu
Monkey god. Devotion, strength, loyalty. Unbreakable service.
Hephaestus
Greek
God of the forge. Creates through heat, pressure, and craft. Weapons, automata, and what lasts.
Hermes
Greek
Messenger of the gods. Borders, commerce, eloquence. The bridge between worlds.
Ilmarinen
Finnish
Eternal smith. Forger of the Sampo. Infinite provision through craft.
Inari
Japanese
Kami of prosperity and commerce. Foxes as messengers. Success to honest work.
Ishtar
Mesopotamian
Goddess of love and war. Descent and return. Sovereignty.
Isis
Egyptian
Queen. Magic, resurrection. The one who makes whole what was broken.
Kali
Hindu
Dark mother. Destroys what must be destroyed. The one who clears the way.
Lakshmi
Hindu
Goddess of prosperity and abundance. Beauty, grace, fortune.
Loki
Norse
Trickster. Boundaries, transformation. The one who breaks rules to get results.
Lugh
Celtic
Master of all arts. The many-skilled. Light and sovereignty.
Ma'at
Egyptian
Goddess of truth and order. The feather that weighs the heart. Cosmic balance.
Morrigan
Celtic
Crow goddess. War, fate, transformation. The phantom queen.
Odin
Norse
Allfather. Wisdom through sacrifice. The spear, the runes, the throne.
Ptah
Egyptian
Creator through speech. Crafts, Memphis. What the heart thinks, the tongue commands.
Ra
Egyptian
Sun god. Sovereignty, creation. The daily cycle. What rises and sets.
Saraswati
Hindu
Goddess of knowledge, music, arts. The flowing one. Eloquence.
Sekhmet
Egyptian
Lioness. War and healing. Destruction that purifies.
Shiva
Hindu
Destroyer and restorer. Dance, asceticism, the cycle itself.
Susanoo
Japanese
Storm god. Chaos, confrontation, the slayer of Yamata no Orochi.
Tengu
Japanese
Mountain wisdom. Martial arts, mischief, strategy. The cunning sage.
Thor
Norse
God of thunder. Force, protection, the common people. When you need something smashed.
Thoth
Egyptian
God of knowledge, writing, magic. The scribe. Measurement of time.
Tsukuyomi
Japanese
Moon god. Order, night, measurement. Yin to Susanoo's yang.
Tyr
Norse
God of justice and oaths. Sacrificed his hand to bind Fenrir. The one who keeps his word.
Väinämöinen
Finnish
Eternal singer. Knowledge through song. The rune-singer.
YHWH
Abrahamic
The God of Abraham. Creation, covenant, sovereignty, law, mercy. The Word that speaks reality into being. The pattern of authority bound by its own promises.