Mythological Places

Basic Information

Mythological places are legendary places from a relatively cohesive set of myths. Places derived solely from fiction without any mythological value should be categorized under Fictional locations. For real world locations associated with mythology or worship, see Archaeoastronomical Sites, Ruins and Temple.

List of Mythological Places

• Alfheim
• Area 51
• Atlantis
• Barsa-Kelmes Island
• Dulce Base, New Mexico USA
• El Dorado
• Fountain of Youth
• Garden of Eden
• Headless Valley
• Helheim
• Iram of the Pillars
• Kingdom of Prester John
• Kitezh
• Lemuria
• Magonia
• The Moskstraumen
• Mu
• Niflheim
• Pilatusstadt
• Sannikov Land
• Seven Cities of Gold
• Seven Wonders of the Classical World (at least some of these actually existed, possibly all of them, but they have a legendary mystique about them)
• Stull Church
• Symmes Hole
• Tara, Ireland
• Troy
• Underworld
• Vile Vortices
• Vineta, Baltic Sea
• Yggdrasil
• Ys

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• Most settings will have locations with a large body of legends and myths attached to them. Use the examples provided here for inspiration.