Annwfn, Annwn - (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies

mythology - the study of myths

myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

diffusion - the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Roman together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks

Norse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity

Arjuna - (Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God

Nibelung - (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried

Nibelung - (German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried

Siegfried - (German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart

Wayland, Wayland the Smith, Wieland - (European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund

Teutonic deity - (German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons

Anglo-Saxon deity - (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons

Brunhild, Brunnhilde, Brynhild - a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide

thunderbird - (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird

cultural anthropology, social anthropology - the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society

mythology - myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person