World Mythology

A Dictionary of World Mythology, by Arthur Cotterell, published by Oxford University Press
From the powerful gods of Greece, Rome and Scandinavia to the mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India to the stern spirits of the African and American continents, here are the chief myths of the world.
On this page: P'an-ku to Pwyll.
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P'an-ku (East Asian mythology)
Pachacamac (ancient city, Peru, and ancient divinity)
Pachamama (American mythology)
Page Abe (American mythology)
Pahuanuiapitaaiterai (Oceanian mythology)
Paka'a (Polynesian mythology)
Pamba (African mythology)
Pamuri-mahse (American mythology)
Pan (in mythology)
Papa (city, Hungary)
Parsva (South and Central Asian mythology)
Pele (Hawaiian goddess)
Pemba (island, Zanzibar)
Persephone (in Greek Mythology)
Perseus (in Greek mythology)
Perunu (European mythology)
Pinga (Native American mythology)
Poseidon (in Greek Mythology)
Priam (in Greek Mythology)
Priapus (in Greek Mythology)
Prometheus (Mythical Figure)
Ptah (ancient religion, ancient Egypt)
Punotsihyo (American mythology)
Pushan (Hindu mythology)