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Åsgard (Region) Norse Mythology
Norwegian form of Asgard.

Asgård (Region) Norse Mythology
Swedish and Danish form of Asgard.

Asgard (Region) Norse Mythology
English 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.

Ásgarðr (Region) Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Asgard.

Ásgarður (Region) Norse Mythology
Icelandic form of Asgard.

Atlantis (Island) Greek Mythology
Derived 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.

Elysion (Region) Greek Mythology
Greek form of Elysium.

Elysium (Region) Roman Mythology
Latin form of Greek Ἠλύσιον (Elysion), which is of unknown origin, perhaps pre-Greek. According to Greek — and later Roman — mythology, Elysium (or the Elysian Fields) was an idyllic afterlife where only the souls of distinguished mortals were admitted.

Ithaca (Island) English, Greek Mythology
From 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.

Ithake (Island) Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Ithaca.

Lanka (Island) Hinduism
Meaning unknown. According to Hindu texts, this was the name of the island stronghold of the demon king Ravana. It is uncertain whether this island can be identified with Sri Lanka, though Sri Lanka does take its name from it.

Midgård (Region) Norse Mythology
Swedish and Danish form of Midgard.

Midgard (Region) Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Miðgarðr meaning "middle enclosure". In Norse mythology this is the name of the realm where humans live.

Miðgarðr (Region) Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Midgard.

Nysa (Region) Greek Mythology
Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was the mountainous region where young Dionysos was raised.

Olympos (Mountain) Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Greek
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the highest mountain in Greece. According to legend is the home of the Greek gods.

Olympus (Mountain) English, Dutch, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Olympos.

Troia (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Greek form of Troy.

Troy (Settlement) Greek Mythology, English
From 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.

Valhal (Other) Norse Mythology
Danish form of Valhalla.

Valhall (Other) Norse Mythology
Swedish and Norwegian form of Valhalla.

Valhalla (Other) Norse Mythology
From 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.

Valhǫll (Other) Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Valhalla.

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