List of mythological places

This is alist of mythological placeswhich appear in mythological tales, folklore, and varying religious texts.

Religion

• Bethulia(Christianity, Bible / old testament)

Egyptian mythology

Name	Description
Aaru	The heavenlyparadiseoften referred to as the Field Of Reeds, is an underworld realm whereOsirisrules in ancientEgyptian mythology.
Akhet	AnEgyptianhieroglyphthat represents the sun rising over a mountain. It is translated as "horizon"or" the place in the sky where the sun rises ".
Benben	The mound that arose from the primordial watersNuupon which thecreator deityAtumsettled in thecreation mythof theHeliopolitanform ofancient Egyptian religion.
Duat	The Underworld and abode of the dead inAncient Egyptianreligion.
The Indestructibles	Two bright stars which, at that time, could always be seen circling theNorth Poleby ancient Egyptian astronomers.
Land of Manu	Western abode of the sun godRa.
Nun	The primordial waters from which theBenbenarose at the beginning of the universe, also considered to be a god Nu.

Greek mythology

Name	Description
Arcadia	A vision of pastoralism and harmony with nature, derived from the Greek province Arkadia which dates to antiquity.
Asphodel Meadows	The section of the underworld where ordinary souls were sent to live after death.
Atlantis	The legendary (and almost archetypal) lost continent that was supposed to have sunk into theAtlantic Ocean.
Cloud cuckoo land	A perfect city between the clouds in the playThe BirdsbyAristophanes.
Chryse and Argyre	A pair of legendary islands, located in theIndian Oceanand said to be made of gold (chrysos) and silver (argyros).
Elysium(Elysian Fields)	InGreek mythology,the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous.
Fortunate Isles(Islands of the Blessed)	Islands in theAtlantic Ocean,variously treated as a simple geographical location and as a winterless earthly paradise inhabited by the heroes ofGreek mythology.
Garden of the Hesperides	The sacred garden of Hera from where the gods got their immortality.
Hyperborea	Home of the Hyperboreans in the far north of Greece or southern Europe.
Laistrygon	Home to a tribe of giant cannibals that Odysseus encountered on his way back home from theTrojan War.
Meropis	A gigantic island created purely as a parody ofPlato'sAtlantis.
Mount Olympus	"Olympos" was the name of the home of theTwelve Olympian godsof the ancient Greek world.
Nysa	A beautiful valley full ofnymphs.
Okeanos	The cosmic river encircling the Earth in Ancient Greek cosmology, also sometimes depicted as one of the Titan gods.
Panchaia(Pangaia)	A group of islands South of the Arabian peninsula inhabited by several tribes and rich with scented oils. Assumed by some to be the birthplace of the Olympian gods.
Tartaros	A pit in the underworld for condemned souls.
Themiskyra	The capital city of theAmazonsinGreek mythology.
The Underworld	Comprising the realms of The Elysium Fields, The Asphodel Meadows and Tartaros.

Norse mythology

Name	Description
Alfheim	The Land of elves inNorse mythology.
Asgard	The high placed city of the gods, built byOdin,chief god of the Norse pantheon.
Biarmaland	A geographical area around theWhite Seain the northern part of (European)Russia,referred to inNorse sagas.
Fositesland	The kingdom ofForseti,thegodof Justice.
Gjöll	A river that separates the living from the dead inNorse mythology.
Hel (heimr)	The underworld in Norse mythology.
Hvergelmir	A major spring inNorse mythology.
Jotunheim	Land of the giants in Norse mythology.
Kvenland	A geographical area referred to in several medieval texts as well as in Norse sagas. The exact location of Kvenland is unknown, though, with several competing theories placing it in either the northern part of theScandinavian peninsulaor the southwestern part of what is nowFinland.
Mímisbrunnr	A well associated with the beingMímir,located beneath the world treeYggdrasil.
Muspelheim	Land of fire in Norse mythology.
Niflheim	World of cold in Norse mythology.
Niflhel	Cold underworld in Norse mythology.
Norumbega	A legendary settlement in northeasternNorth America,connected with attempts to demonstrateVikingincursions in New England.
Svartálfaheimr	The land of theDark ElvesinNorse mythology.
Urðarbrunnr	A well inNorse mythology.
Valhalla	(from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain" ) is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin.
Vanaheimr	The Land of theVanir,another tribe of gods, according toNorselegends.
Yggdrasil	An immense and centralsacred treeinNorse cosmology.

Polynesian and Māori mythology

Name	Description
Rarohenga	AMāorispirit world for those who favorPapatūānukuThe Earth Mother.
Toi O Nga Rangi	The Māori spirit world for those who favorRanginuiThe Sky Father. Sometimes known as the Sky World or the Summit Of The Heavens
Ao	ThePolynesianrealm of light.
Te Po	Polynesian realm of darkness and ancestors.
Hawaiki	A mostly universal belief amongOceaniancultures of a realm where all Polynesians descend. Not to be confused with the Islands ofHawaii.
Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua	Believed by Māori to be the place where spirits are required to journey through to reach the afterlife.

Indian mythology

Name	Description
Agartha	A legendary city located at the earth's core.
Amaravati	Capital ofSvarga,the abode of the devas, ruled byIndra.
Ayotha Amirtha Gangai	An important river inAyyavazhi mythology.
Brahmaloka	The abode ofBrahma,theHindugod of creation.
Himavanta	A legendary forest that locates at the hill of theHimalayas.
Jambudvīpa	Name for the terrestrial universe in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions.
Kailasha	The celestial abode ofShiva.
Ketumati	Apure landbelonging toMaitreyawithinBuddhism.
Kshira Sagara	A divine ocean of milk in Hindu mythology.
Manidvipa	The abode of the supreme goddess in Hinduism.
Mount Mandara	A sacred mountain mentioned in thePuranas.
Mount Meru	The sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology. It is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universes.
Naraka	A realm resembling Hell inIndian religionswhere souls are temporarily punished beforereincarnation.
Nirvana	The ultimate state of soteriological release (liberation from repeated rebirth) commonly associated with Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism.
Patala	The netherworld of Indian religions.
Samavasarana	Meeting place of thetirthankarasinJainism.
Sanzu River	A mythological river inJapanese Buddhism.
Shakadvipa	A land mass west of theUral MountainsinHindu mythology.
Shambhala	InTibetan Buddhisttradition, a kingdom hidden somewhere in theHimalayas;Theosophistsregard it as the home on theetheric planeof the governingdeityof the earth,Sanat Kumara.
Siddhashila	The place where souls who have escaped the cycle ofreincarnationand attainedmokshago according to the cosmology ofJainism.
Svarga	The abode of the devas in Hinduism.
Tripura	three cities or fortresses, is described in Hindu history as being constructed by the great Asura architect Mayasura
Thuvaraiyam Pathi	InAyyavazhi mythology,it was a sunken island some 240 km (150 miles) off the south coast ofIndia.
Trāyastriṃśa	An important world of thedevasin theBuddhist cosmology.
Urdhvaloka	Seven upper worlds mentioned in the Puranas.
Uttarakuru	Name of a continent (dvipa) in Indian religions.
Vaikuntha	The celestial abode ofVishnu.
Vaitarani	River situated in hell mentioned in theGaruda Puranaand various otherHindu religious texts.

Chinese folk mythology

Name	Description
Diyu	The realm of the dead orHellinChinese mythology.
Eight Pillars	A concept fromChinese mythologylocated in the eight cardinal directions, they are a group of eight mountains or pillars which have been thought to hold up the sky.
Feather Mountain	One of many important mythological mountains inChinese mythology,particularly associated with theGreat Flood.
Fusang	A mysterious land to the east in Chinese legends.
Jade Mountain	A mythological mountain inChinese mythologyand the residence ofThe Queen Mother of the West.
Kunlun Mountain	A place where immortals lived according to Chinese mythology.
Longmen	A legendary waterfall in Chinese mythology.
Mount Buzhou	An ancientChinese mythologicalmountain which, according to old texts, lay to the northwest of theKunlun Mountains,in a location today referred to as thePamir Mountains.
Mount Penglai	A legendary mountain in Chinese mythology, said to be situated on an island in the Bohai sea, home to Taoist immortals.
Moving Sands	One of the obstacles the fictional version of the monkXuanzangand companions must cross over on their mission to fetch the Buddhist scriptures from India and return them to Tang China.
Red River	One of the mythological rivers said to flow fromKunlun,a mythological land, with mountainous features.
Shangri-La	A mystical, harmonious valley enclosed in the western end of theKunlun Mountains,described in the 1933 novelLost Horizonby English authorJames Hilton.
Weak River	One of the mythological rivers flowing nearKunlun,home of a Western Paradise.
Xangdu	The summer capital ofKublai Khan's Yuan empire became a mythological place and a metaphor for splendor and opulence, caused by the popular 1816 poemKubla KhananSamuel Taylor Coleridge.

Abrahamic mythology

Name	Description
Antillia	An island from an old Iberian legend set during the Muslim conquest of Hispania. The legend says that during this time seven Christian Visigothic bishops, who were fleeing Muslim Conquerors, embarked with their flocks on ships and set sail westwards into the Atlantic Ocean, leading them to an island (Antillia or Isle Of Seven Cities) where they founded seven settlements.
As-Sirāt	The bridge which every human must pass on theYawm al-Qiyamah( "Day of Resurrection" ) to enterParadiseaccording toIslam.
Barzakh	A place separating the living from thehereafteror a phase/ "stage" between an individual's death and their resurrection in "the Hereafter".
Brig of Dread	A bridge toPurgatorythat a deadsoulhad to cross.
Garden of Eden	A paradise where humans were first created according toAbrahamic religionsand resided until cast out for disobeying God.
Heaven	InAbrahamic religions,the paradise where good people who have died continue to exist.
Hell	In someAbrahamic religions,a realm in the afterlife in which evil souls are punished after death.
Hitfun	A great dividing river separating theWorld of Darknessfrom theWorld of LightinMandaean cosmology.
Iram of the Pillars	Thelost citymentioned in theQuran.
Jabulqa and Jabulsa	Two cities mentioned inShi'ihadith.
Kingdom ofPrester John	Legendary powerful Christian nation just beyond the Muslim world in medieval romantic literature, first located in South Asia, then Central Asia, then East Africa.
Kolob	An astronomical body (star or planet) said to be near thethrone of GodinMormon cosmology.
Malakut	A proposed invisible realm, featuring inIslamic cosmology.
Matarta	A "station" or "toll house" that is located between theWorld of Light(alma ḏ-nhūra) fromTibil(Earth) inMandaean cosmology.
Mount of the Temptation	The legendary location ofJesus Christ'sTemptation,traditionally placed atJebel Quruntulor'Ushsh el-GhurabnearJerichoin theWest Bank
Nbu	TheMandaicname for the planetMercury.
Pandæmonium	The capital of Hell in John Milton'sParadise Lost.
Piriawis	The sacred life-giving river (yardna) of theWorld of LightinMandaean cosmology.
Pleroma	Abode of the holyaeonsinGnosticism.
Scholomance	A legendary school of black magic run by the Devil himself, located in Hermannstadt (now: Sibiu, Romania). Located in the mountains, south of the city Sibiu, near an unnamed lake.
Siniawis	A region in theWorld of Darknessorunderworld.
Yardna	A body of flowingfresh waterthat is suitable for ritual use as baptismal water inMandaeism.
Zarahemla	A civilization which was constructed in the ancient Americas, according toMormonbelief.
Zerzura	Saharan city known as the "oasis of little birds" rumored to be full of treasure.

Celtic mythologies

Name	Description
Annwn	The "otherworld" ofWelsh mythology.
Avalon	Legendary Island of Apples, believed by some to be the final resting place ofKing Arthur.
Camelot	The city in which King Arthur reigned.
Cantre'r Gwaelod	A legendary ancient sunken kingdom said to have occupied a tract of fertile land lying betweenRamsey IslandandBardsey Island.
Celliwig	The earliest named location for the court ofKing Arthur.
BrasilorHy-Brasil	A mythical island to the west of Ireland.
Dinas Affaraon/Ffaraon	Legendary home to a branch of theDruidscalled the Pheryllt, who worked as metallurgists and alchemists. Also known as “The City of Higher Powers,” or the “Ambrosial City”, its rumored location isSnowdoniaand is said to be the originalplacenameofDinas Emrys.
Emain Ablach	A mythical island paradise inIrish mythology.
Fintan's Grave	A mythological cave on the Irish mountain (now hill)Tul Tuinde
Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann(Gorias, Finias, Murias, and Falias)	InIrish MythologytheTuatha Dé Danannget their four magical treasures from four legendary cities: Gorias in the east; Finias, in the south; Murias in the west; and Falias in the north.
Lyonesse	A country inArthurian legend,which is said to borderCornwallinEngland.
Mag Mell	A mythical underworld plain in Irish mythology, achievable only through death or glory. Meaning 'plains of joy', Mag Mell was a hedonistic and pleasurable paradise, usually associated with the sea.
Rocabarraigh	Aphantom islandinScottish Gaelicmythology.
Tech Duinn	A mythological island to the west ofIrelandwhere souls go after death.
Tír fo Thuinn	ACeltic OtherworldinIrish mythology,a kingdom under the sea.
Tír na nÓg	TheCeltic OtherworldinIrish mythology.
Ys	A city located inBrittany,Francethat was supposedly built below sea level, and demolished when the Devil destroyed the dam protecting it.

Others

Name	Description
Abya Yala	"saved land", is the name used by the Guna people.
Adiri	Afterlife inKiwaimythology.
Adlivun,Adliparmiut, and Qudlivun	Afterlives in CentralInuit mythology.Adlivun and Adliparmiut are described as lands of misery, whereas Qudlivun is a land of happiness.
Akilineq	Legendary location in Inuit mythology, believed to either be entirely mythical, or possiblyLabrador Peninsula,Baffin Island,or even Iceland.
Alatyr	A sacred stone, the "father to all stones", the navel of the earth, containing sacred letters and endowed with healing properties inEast Slaviclegends.
Alomkik	A place accessible to theAbenakipeoples' mythological protectorPamola,where he holds those who trespass on Maine'sMount Katahdin.
al-Wakwak	Island of tree growing little children.
Axis mundi	The center of the world or the connection betweenHeavenand Earth in various religions and mythologies.
Aztlán	Legendary original homeland of the Mexica people in Mexica/Aztec mythology.
Bald Mountain	A location in Slavicfolkmythologyrelated towitchcraft.
Baltia	An island of amber somewhere innorthern Europe.
Biringan city	A mythical city that is said to invisibly lie betweenGandara,Tarangnan,andPagsanghaninSamarprovince of thePhilippines.Biringan means "the black city" or the city of the Unknown in Waray.
Brittia	A mythical island off the coast ofAustrasia.
Buyan	A mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear using tides inRussian mythology.
Chinvat Bridge	The siftingbridge,which separates the world of the living from the world of the dead inZoroastrianism.
City of the Caesars	A city between a mountain of gold and another of diamonds supposed to be situated inPatagonia.
Cockaigne	In medieval mythology,it is a land of plenty where want does not exist.
Domdaniel	Cavernous hall at the bottom of the ocean where evil magicians, spirits, and gnomes meet.
El Dorado	Rumored city of gold inSouth America.
Fountain of Youth	A place, detailed in many legends around the world, where one may drink of or bathe in its waters to restore their youth.
Fiddler's Green	In 19th-century English maritime folklore, it was a kind of after-life for sailors who had served at least fifty years at sea.
Hara Berezaiti	A legendary mountain around which the stars and planets revolve from the ancientZoroastrianscriptures of theAvesta.
Hawaiki	The ancestral island of thePolynesians,particularly theMāori.
Hubur	ASumerianterm meaning "river", "watercourse" or "netherworld".
Irkalla	Theunderworldfrom which there is no return inBabylonian mythology.
Kalunga line	A watery boundary between the world of the living and the dead in religious traditions of theCongoregion.
Karshvar	Legendary continents according toAvesta.
Kingdom of Opona	A mythical kingdom inRussian folklore.
Kingdom of Reynes	A country mentioned in theMiddle English romanceKing Horn.
Kingdom of Saguenay	According to the French, anIroquoianstory of a kingdom of blonde men rich in gold and fur that existed in northernCanadaprior to French colonization.
Kitezh	A legendary city beneath the waters ofLake Svetloyar.
Kyöpelinvuori	(Finnish for ghosts' mountain), in Finnish mythology, is the place which dead women haunt.
La Canela	Also known as the Valley of Cinnamon, is a legendary location in South America.
La Ciudad Blanca	"The White city", a legendary city of Honduras.
Lake Parime	An enormous lake in northeastern South America, supposedly the site ofEl Dorado.
Land of Darkness	A mythical land supposedly enshrouded in perpetual darkness.
Lemuria	A hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Lintukoto	In Finnish mythology, a paradise-like place where birds migrate every winter; because it was located near the edge of the sky dome, the sky was very close to the ground and therefore its inhabitants were dwarves.
Lost City of Z	An indigenous city thatCol. Percy Harrison Fawcettbelieved had existed in the jungle of theMato Grossostate ofBrazil.
Lukomorye	An ancient region in Russian lands.
Mahoroba	A far-off land full of bliss and peace, similar toArcadia.
Mictlan	The afterworld of theMexica.
Mu	A hypothetical continent that allegedly disappeared at the dawn of human history.
Nibiru	A mythological planet described by theBabylonians.
Paititi	A legendary Inca lost city or utopian rich land said to lie east of the Andes.
Pohjola	The realm of Louhi inFinnish mythology,literally translated its name means "North".
Quivira and Cíbola	Two of the legendarySeven Cities of Goldsupposed by Spanishconquistadorsto have existed in the Americas.
Ryūgū-jō	The undersea palace of Ryūjin, the dragon kami of the sea.
Section 37	Paul Bunyan's legendary camp. So large that it took half a day to walk around, with the kitchen itself being two-mile (3.2 km) long with nine cooks and seventy-five flunkies in its early days.
Sierra de la Plata	(Spanish: Silver Mountains), was a legendary treasury of silver that was believed to be located in South America.
Silat Bridge	TheSilat Bridgeis a bridge inLalish,Iraq that leads to the most holyYazidi shrineinYazidism.
Suddene	A country found in theMiddle English romanceKing Horn.
Summerland	The name given byTheosophists,Wiccansand some earth-basedcontemporary paganreligions to their conceptualization of an (mostly pastoral)afterlife.
Takama-ga-hara	The dwelling place of theShintokami.
Thule	An island somewhere in the belt ofScandinavia,northernGreat Britain,Iceland,andGreenland.
Vineta	A mythical city at the southern coast of theBaltic Sea.
Vyraj	A mythical place inSlavic mythology,where "birds fly for the winter and souls go after death".
Westernesse	A country found in theMiddle English romanceKing Horn.
Xibalba	The underworld inMayan mythology.
Yomi	The land of the dead according to Shinto mythology, as related in theKojiki.
Yomotsu Hirasaka	A slope or boundary between this world, where the living live, and the other world, where the dead live (Yomi).
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Works cited

• Leech, Maria (1984).Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend.New York: HarperCollins.ISBN0-308-40090-9.