8 Best Articles on Mythology
The most useful articles on mythology from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Mythology Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on mythology by Refind users in 2023.
- How psychology fills the gap from the disenchantment of the world
- “My Love Of Mythology Never Really Ebbed Or Waned”: George O’Connor on Olympians and Beyond
- A Folklorist Explains Loki's Place in Mythology's Pantheon of Trickster Heroes
- How Sun Ra Taught Us to Believe in the Impossible
- The Secret Life of Trees: Stunning Sylvan Drawings by Indigenous Artists Based on Indian Mythology
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on mythology—all under 10 minutes.
How Sun Ra Taught Us to Believe in the Impossible
The visionary jazz artist sketched an “Astro-Black mythology” that aligned ancient Egyptian history with a future human exodus “beyond the stars.”
A Folklorist Explains Loki's Place in Mythology's Pantheon of Trickster Heroes
Smithsonian's James Deutsch says that behind the character in the new Marvel Studios series lies the oft-told story of "guile" outsmarting authority
The Mythology Behind the Royal Fairies of Celtic Lore
Dr. Emily Zarka of the PBS series Monstrum discusses the mythology behind the Tuatha Dé Danann, supernatural fairies of Celtic lore.
Did art peak 30,000 years ago? How cave paintings became my lockdown obsession
Portraiture, perspective, impressionism, movement, mythology: cave artists could do the lot. And I have spent the past year on a virtual odyssey of their primordial wonders
The Secret Life of Trees: Stunning Sylvan Drawings by Indigenous Artists Based on Indian Mythology
Reverie and reckoning with our relationship to nature between the branches and the birds.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on mythology.
“My Love Of Mythology Never Really Ebbed Or Waned”: George O’Connor on Olympians and Beyond
Gina Gagliano chats with one of the most prolific talents in 21st century children's and young adult comics for the bookstore market: George O'Connor, who recently completed a 12-volumes-in-12-years…
How psychology fills the gap from the disenchantment of the world
Saturated with rites and symbols, psychology feeds a deep human need once nourished by mythology
The Magnitude of Our Mythology
Jennifer L. Eberhardt and Jennifer A. Richeson explore the persistent mythology of racial progress--a prevailing narrative that progress toward racial equality is steadily, linearly, naturally, and…
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