Mythology and Religion
Metaphors rooted in myth, archetype, ritual, sacred narrative, and religious cosmology.
Entries (68)
- Achilles' Heel metaphor
- Aegis metaphor
- Alchemy metaphor
- Apocalypse archetype
- Augean Stables metaphor
- Berserker metaphor
- Cassandra metaphor
- Cerberus metaphor
- Chimera metaphor
- Cornucopia metaphor
- Damocles' Sword metaphor
- Dark Forest metaphor
- Dragon Hoard metaphor
- Elysium metaphor
- Emperor's New Clothes metaphor
- Excalibur metaphor
- Faustian Bargain metaphor
- Frankenstein archetype
- Golem metaphor
- Gordian Knot metaphor
- Herculean Task metaphor
- Hero's Journey archetype
- Holy Grail metaphor
- Hydra metaphor
- Icarus metaphor
- Karma metaphor
- Koan metaphor
- Labyrinth metaphor
- Mentor metaphor
- Midas Touch metaphor
- Mordor metaphor
- Narcissism metaphor
- Necromancy metaphor
- Nemesis metaphor
- Odyssey metaphor
- Ouroboros archetype
- Palantir metaphor
- Pandemonium metaphor
- Pandora's Box metaphor
- Pandora's Box metaphor
- Phoenix metaphor
- Pied Piper archetype
- Procrustean Bed metaphor
- Prometheus archetype
- Pyrrhic Victory metaphor
- Ragnarok metaphor
- Round Table metaphor
- Rumpelstiltskin metaphor
- Scapegoat archetype
- Scylla and Charybdis metaphor
- Shapeshifter archetype
- Silver Bullet metaphor
- Siren archetype
- Siren Song metaphor
- Sisyphean Task metaphor
- Sorcerer's Apprentice metaphor
- Sphinx Riddle metaphor
- Tantalus metaphor
- The Chosen One archetype
- The Maiden archetype
- The One Ring metaphor
- The Shire metaphor
- The Trickster archetype
- Trojan Horse metaphor
- Trojan War archetype
- Valhalla metaphor
- World Tree archetype
- Yin and Yang metaphor