Euhemerism (/juːˈhiːmərɪzəm, -hɛm-/) is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from...

myth, such as in Bulfinch's Mythology, euhemerism is called the "historical interpretation" of mythology. Euhemerism is defined in modern academic literature...

(fifth-century BCE) and Prodicus made claims of this kind. This theory is named euhemerism after mythologist Euhemerus (c. 320 BCE), who suggested that Greek gods...

polytheistic faith Look up god-king in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Devaraja Euhemerism Imperial cult God emperor (disambiguation) List of people who have been...

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Pluto (Greek: Πλούτων, Ploutōn) was the ruler of the Greek underworld. The earlier name for the god was Hades...

A number of royal genealogies of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, collectively referred to as the Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies, have been preserved in a manuscript...

considered to be a work of pseudoscience as well as being an example of euhemerism. After ufologists such as Erich von Däniken had pointed to the possibility...

In Hawaiian mythology, Nuakea is a beneficent goddess of milk and lactation. This name was also a title for a wet nurse of royal prince, according to David...

Buddhist kingship Cult of personality Divine right of kings Emperor of Japan Euhemerism God complex King-Emperor Mandate of Heaven Nicolae Ceausescu's cult of...

Culture hero Folk hero See also Comparative mythology Comparative religion Euhemerism Folklore Epics Lower mythology Pseudo-mythology Religion and mythology...