Comparative mythology corpus
Ancient Wisdom Atlas
A browsable corpus of public-domain wisdom texts, motif evidence, and cross-cultural comparison.
Browse By Motif Family
Open all familiesTaxonomy Families
Evidence-backed research pages for every canonical motif family, with child motifs, traditions, passages, comparisons, and timeline views.
Taxonomy Cluster Map
A calmer knowledge graph of motif families, evidence density, and related symbolic regions.
Pattern Explorer
Filter motif evidence by tradition and confidence, then inspect the passages behind the pattern.
Text Library
Browse the public-domain source texts that anchor the extraction evidence.
Start With The Patterns
View all comparisonsChaos Before Order
chaos, cosmic_origin, mother_goddess
The Consciousness Bridge
being_of_light, panoramic_life_review, ego_death, oceanic_unity, mystical_quest, death_and_transformation, otherworld, sacred_time, sacred_love
Death, Descent, And Return
hero_descent, death_rebirth, dying_and_returning, initiation, resurrection
Divine Judgment And Moral Order
divine_judgment, covenant, sacrifice, sacred_exchange
Most Connected Motifs
Browse motif indexCross-Culture Signals
Open bridge mapDeath And Rebirth
Biblical, Celtic Irish, Celtic Welsh, Egyptian, Persian, Norse, Roman, Ainu, Islamicate Folklore, Indigenous Australian, Buddhist, Daoist, Sufi, Comparative, Greek, Japanese, Finnish/Karelian, Islamic, Hindu, Greek/Roman, Maya/Kiche, Mesopotamian
Initiation
Biblical, Buddhist, Celtic Irish, Confucian, Daoist, Egyptian, Persian, Norse, Roman, Islamicate Folklore, Indigenous Australian, Sufi, Comparative, Greek, Japanese, Finnish/Karelian, Islamic, Celtic Welsh, Hindu, Greek/Roman, Maya/Kiche, Mesopotamian
Wisdom
Biblical, Buddhist, Celtic Irish, Confucian, Daoist, Persian, Norse, Roman, Greek, Ainu, Islamicate Folklore, Indigenous Australian, Sufi, Comparative, Japanese, Finnish/Karelian, Islamic, Celtic Welsh, Hindu, Greek/Roman, Mesopotamian
Divine Judgment
Biblical, Egyptian, Norse, Roman, Greek, Ainu, Islamicate Folklore, Indigenous Australian, Buddhist, Daoist, Sufi, Celtic Irish, Comparative, Persian, Japanese, Finnish/Karelian, Islamic, Celtic Welsh, Hindu, Greek/Roman, Maya/Kiche