War in mythology
18 entries in the War in Mythology compendium.
Æsir–Vanir WarMythic war uniting the Æsir and Vanir pantheons.AmazonomachyMythological battles between Greeks and Amazons in art and epic.Battle of BanquanLegendary battle that formed the Yanhuang tribe.BatrachomyomachiaA comic epic parodying the Iliad with frogs and mice.Battle of Hayots DzorLegendary battle founding Armenian identity, Hayk defeats tyrant Bel.The Book of GiantsApocryphal pre-Flood narrative of Watchers and giants.Battle of BrávellirLegendary battle between Swedish and Danish kings for control of Scandinavia.Cath Maige TuiredTwo saga texts of the Mythological Cycle of Irish mythology.Hindu mythological warsWars between devas and asuras, described in Hindu texts.Kurukshetra WarEpic war from the Mahabharata, context for the Bhagavad Gita.Lučan WarLegendary war between early Czechs and the Lučan tribe.Battle of Mag IthaFirst battle in Irish mythology, fought between Fomorians and Partholón's people.Numbers 31Biblical chapter narrating Israelite war against Midianites.Tarakamaya WarA mythological war over the love of Tara.TheomachyA battle among gods in Greek mythology.Trojan WarLegendary Greek war central to mythology and literature.YushaminPrimal uthra whose rebellion initiated the creation of the material world.Battle of ZhuoluLegendary battle between Yellow Emperor and Chiyou in ancient China.
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