This is a list of mythological places which appear in mythological tales, folklore, and varying religious texts.
Egyptian mythology
Name Description Aaru The heavenly paradise often referred to as the Field Of Reeds, is an underworld realm where Osiris rules in ancient Egyptian mythology. Akhet An Egyptian hieroglyph that represents the sun rising over a mountain. It is translated as "horizon" or "the place in the sky where the sun rises". Benben The mound that arose from the primordial waters Nu upon which the creator deity Atum settled in the creation myth of the Heliopolitan form of ancient Egyptian religion. Duat The Underworld and abode of the dead in Ancient Egyptian religion. The Indestructibles Two bright stars which, at that time, could always be seen circling the North Pole by ancient Egyptian astronomers. Land of Manu Western abode of the sun god Ra. Nun The primordial waters from which the Benben arose at the beginning of the universe, also considered to be a god Nu.
Greek mythology Name Description Arcadia A vision of pastoralism and harmony with nature, derived from the Greek province Arkadia which dates to antiquity. Asphodel Meadows The section of the underworld where ordinary souls were sent to live after death. Atlantis The legendary (and almost archetypal) lost continent that was supposed to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean. Cloud cuckoo land A perfect city between the clouds in the play The Birds by Aristophanes. Chryse and Argyre A pair of legendary islands, located in the Indian Ocean and said to be made of gold (chrysos) and silver (argyros). Electrides Islands Islands in the northern Adriatic Sea across from the Po River.Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 37.32 Elysium (Elysian Fields) In Greek mythology, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. Fortunate Isles (Islands of the Blessed) Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, variously treated as a simple geographical location and as a winterless earthly paradise inhabited by the heroes of Greek mythology. Garden of the Hesperides The sacred garden of Hera from where the gods got their immortality. Hyperborea Home of the Hyperboreans in the far north of Greece or southern Europe. Laistrygon Home to a tribe of giant cannibals that Odysseus encountered on his way back home from the Trojan War. Meropis A gigantic island created purely as a parody of Plato's Atlantis. Mount Olympus "Olympos" was the name of the home of the Twelve Olympian gods of the ancient Greek world. Nysa A beautiful valley full of nymphs. Okeanos The cosmic river encircling the Earth in Ancient Greek cosmology, also sometimes depicted as one of the Titan gods. Panchaia (Pangaia) A group of islands South of the Arabian peninsula inhabited by several tribes and rich with scented oils. Assumed by some to be the birthplace of the Olympian gods. Tartaros A pit in the underworld for condemned souls. Themiskyra The capital city of the Amazons in Greek mythology. The Underworld Comprising the realms of The Elysium Fields, The Asphodel Meadows and Tartarus.
Norse mythology Name Description Alfheim The Land of elves in Norse mythology. Asgard The high placed city of the gods, built by Odin, chief god of the Norse pantheon. Biarmaland A geographical area around the White Sea in the northern part of (European) Russia, referred to in Norse sagas. Fositesland The kingdom of Forseti, the god of Justice. Gjöll A river that separates the living from the dead in Norse mythology. Hel (heimr) The underworld in Norse mythology. Hvergelmir A major spring in Norse mythology. Jotunheim Land of the giants in Norse mythology. Kvenland A geographical area referred to in several medieval texts as well as in Norse sagas. The exact location of Kvenland is unknown, though, with several competing theories placing it in either the northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula or the southwestern part of what is now Finland. Mímisbrunnr A well associated with the being Mímir, located beneath the world tree Yggdrasil. Muspelheim Land of fire in Norse mythology. Niflheim World of cold in Norse mythology. Niflhel Cold underworld in Norse mythology. Norumbega A legendary settlement in northeastern North America, connected with attempts to demonstrate Viking incursions in New England. Svartálfaheimr The land of the Dark Elves in Norse mythology. Urðarbrunnr A well in Norse mythology. Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain") is a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the god Odin. Vanaheimr The Land of the Vanir, another tribe of gods, according to Norse legends. Yggdrasil An immense and central sacred tree in Norse cosmology.
Polynesian and Māori mythology Name Description Ao The Polynesian realm of light. Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua Believed by Māori to be the place where spirits are required to journey through to reach the afterlife. Hawaiki A mostly universal belief among Oceanian cultures of a realm where all Polynesians descend, particularly the Māori. Not to be confused with the Islands of Hawaii. Rarohenga A Māori spirit world for those who favor Papatūānuku The Earth Mother. Te Po Polynesian realm of darkness and ancestors. Toi O Nga Rangi -
Indian mythology Name Description Amaravati Capital of Svarga, the abode of the devas, ruled by Indra. Entry: "Indraloka". Ayotha Amirtha Gangai An important river in Ayyavazhi mythology. Brahmaloka The abode of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation. Himavanta A legendary forest that locates at the hill of the Himalayas. Jambudvīpa Name for the terrestrial universe in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions. KailashaThe celestial abode of Shiva. Ketumati A pure land belonging to Maitreya within Buddhism.Kshira SagaraA divine ocean of milk in Hindu mythology.ManidvipaThe abode of the supreme goddess in Hinduism.MayasabhaA legendary palace located in Indraprastha, as described in MahabharataMount MandaraA sacred mountain mentioned in the Puranas. Mount Meru The sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology. It is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual universes. Naraka A realm resembling Hell in Indian religions where souls are temporarily punished before reincarnation. Nirvana The ultimate state of soteriological release (liberation from repeated rebirth) commonly associated with Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. PatalaThe netherworld of Indian religions. PialralA heaven for great achievers of the Mizo Tribes of Northeast India. Samavasarana Meeting place of the tirthankaras in Jainism. Sanzu River A mythological river in Japanese Buddhism. Shakadvipa A land mass west of the Ural Mountains in Hindu mythology. Shambhala In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, a kingdom hidden somewhere in the Himalayas; Theosophists regard it as the home on the etheric plane of the governing deity of the earth, Sanat Kumara. Siddhashila The place where souls who have escaped the cycle of reincarnation and attained moksha go according to the cosmology of Jainism. Svarga The abode of the devas in Hinduism. Tripura three cities or fortresses, is described in Hindu mythology as being constructed by the great Asura architect Mayasura Thuvaraiyam Pathi In Ayyavazhi mythology, it was a sunken island some off the south coast of India. Trāyastriṃśa An important world of the devas in the Buddhist cosmology.UrdhvalokaSeven upper worlds mentioned in the Puranas. Uttarakuru Name of a continent (dvipa) in Indian religions. Vaikuntha The celestial abode of Vishnu. Vaitarani River situated in hell mentioned in the Garuda Purana and various other Hindu religious texts.
Chinese folk mythology Name Description Diyu The realm of the dead or Hell in Chinese mythology. Eight Pillars A concept from Chinese mythology located in the eight cardinal directions, they are a group of eight mountains or pillars which have been thought to hold up the sky. Feather Mountain One of many important mythological mountains in Chinese mythology, particularly associated with the Great Flood. Fusang A mysterious land to the east in Chinese legends. Jade Mountain A mythological mountain in Chinese mythology and the residence of The Queen Mother of the West. pp. 162, 219 Kunlun Mountain A place where immortals lived according to Chinese mythology. Longmen A legendary waterfall in Chinese mythology. Mount Buzhou An ancient Chinese mythological mountain which, according to old texts, lay to the northwest of the Kunlun Mountains, in a location today referred to as the Pamir Mountains. Mount Penglai A legendary mountain in Chinese mythology, said to be situated on an island in the Bohai sea, home to Taoist immortals. Moving Sands One of the obstacles the fictional version of the monk Xuanzang and companions must cross over on their mission to fetch the Buddhist scriptures from India and return them to Tang China. Red River One of the mythological rivers said to flow from Kunlun, a mythological land, with mountainous features. Shangri-La A mystical, harmonious valley enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains, described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by English author James Hilton. Weak River One of the mythological rivers flowing near Kunlun, home of a Western Paradise. Shangdu (Xanadu) The summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan empire became a mythological place and a metaphor for splendor and opulence, popularised by the 1816 poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Abrahamic mythology