Asgard (Region) Norse MythologyEnglish form of Old Norse
Ásgarðr meaning
"enclosure of the Æsir", composed of Old Norse
áss meaning "god, Æsir" and
garðr meaning "enclosure, stronghold". This is the name of the home of the Æsir gods in Norse Mythology.
Atlantis (Island) Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
Ἄτλας (see
Atlas), a mythological king with the same name as the Titan. According to Greek mythology, Atlantis was an island that sank in the
Atlantic Ocean.
Ithaca (Island) English, Greek MythologyFrom Greek
Ἰθάκη (Ithake), meaning unknown. This is the name of an island off the west coast of Greece. In Greek mythology Ithaca was the home of the hero Odysseus. Homer's epic the
Odyssey describes his long and perilous voyage home after the Trojan War.
Midgard (Region) Norse MythologyFrom Old Norse
Miðgarðr meaning
"middle enclosure". In Norse mythology this is the name of the realm where humans live.
Nysa (Region) Greek MythologyPossibly from an archaic Greek word meaning
"tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was the mountainous region where young
Dionysos was raised.
Troy (Settlement) Greek Mythology, EnglishFrom Greek
Τροία (Troia), said to derive from its mythical founder
Τρώς (Tros), but more likely of Luwian or Hittite origin. In Greek mythology (most notably in
Homer's
Iliad) this was the name of a city, also called
Ilium, that was besieged by the Greeks after
Helen was abducted by
Paris 1.
Valhalla (Other) Norse MythologyFrom Old Norse
Valhǫll meaning
"hall of the battle-dead", from
valr meaning "those slain in battle" and
hǫll meaning "hall, manor". In Norse mythology this is the name of Odin's enormous hall where half of all warriors go after they die.