Family tree of the Greek gods. Key: The essential Olympians' names are given in bold font.
See also List of Greek mythological figures. Image Record. Mythical Creatures List, Mythical Creatures A-Z. Ouroboros. Historical representations[edit] Antiquity[edit] In ancient Egypt, the scarab (or dung beetle) was viewed as a sign of eternal renewal and reemergence of life, a reminder of the life to come.
(See also "Atum" and "Ma'at. ") The ancient Mayans and Aztecs also took a cyclical view of time. In ancient Greece, the concept of eternal return was connected with Empedocles, Zeno of Citium, and most notably in Stoicism (see ekpyrosis). List of legendary creatures (B) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Buraq from a 17th-century Mughal miniature.
