The Thread is where every journey into myth begins: with clarity, brevity, and the essential story. This section distills complex tales into sharp, accessible summaries that give readers the grounding they need before diving deeper. Whether you’re revisiting a familiar myth or encountering one for the first time, The Thread offers a clean starting point — a single line to follow into the labyrinth and discover the meaning that lies beyond its walls.
Browse by Culture and Theme
| Creation | Heroes | Death | Divine Conflicts | Love & Transformation | Moral Tales | |
| Greek | Myth Placeholder See All → | |||||
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| Modern Classics |
Browse by Epic Cycle or Author
| Epic Cycle | Representative Myths | Attributed Author(s) |
| The Iliad / Trojan Cycle | Helen | Achilles | Hector See All → | Homer (Iliad) Quintus Smyrnaeus |
| Theban Cycle | ||
| The Argonautica | ||
| The Odyssey / Nostoi | ||
| The Aeneid |