• Atlas is a giant who revolted against Zeus, the king of the gods. His punishment was to carry the heavens upon his shoulders forever.
• Amaterasu is the great Goddess of Japan. She controls the forces of nature. Rice does not grow without her blessings.
• A centaur is a creature which is half-man and half-horse. The most famous such creature was Chiron. Chiron was put into the sky as the constellation Sagittarius by Zeus.
• A phoenix is a mythical bird which sets fire to its own nest. It also perishes in the fire and from the ashes another bird. It is considered a symbol of immortality.
• Apollo is the Greek sun god. He looks after many areas –music, medicine, prophecy and hunting.
• Mercury is the Roman messenger god. He wears a broad brimmed hat and has wings on his sandals. He looks after merchants and travelers.
• Quetzalcoatl was an important deity in the ancient emperies of Central America. He was known as the `feathered snake’ and was the creator god of the sky, wise and powerful.
• A Baba Yaga, in east Europe myths, is on ugly, cannibalistic with. She lives in a house with a fence. The house stands on chicken legs.
• A jinn is made up a air or fire. It can do good or evil. It is mischievous and likes to punish or reward humans.
• Swarga –according to Hindu Myths it is a temporary heaven where the good people live after death till they are reborn. It is ruled by the god Indhra and its capital is Amaravati.
• Camelot – it was the seat of King Arthur’s power. No one lived here either before or after Arthur. Arthur’s knights were baptized here and they set out for the quest of the Holy Grail from here.
• Valhalla- in Norse mythology this was the place were the warriors who died on the battlefield were brought. It was decorated with spears, shields and breastplates.
• Mount Olympus- the main Greek gods had their places here. All the gods get together here to drink ambrosia- something which reinforces their immortality.

• Written by madugundu krishna.
• In category Celebrities.
• 15 years ago.

Hot Hits: 1776

Like it on Facebook, Tweet it or share this article on other bookmarking websites.