| 神话 | shén huà | legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology |  |
| 东海 | Dōng Hǎi | East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) | |
| 修罗 | xiū luó | Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology | |
| 长白山 | Cháng bái shān | Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology | |
| 黄泉 | Huáng quán | the Yellow Springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / the equivalent of Hades or Hell |  |
| 封神榜 | Fēng shén Bǎng | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc | |
| 比亚 | Bǐ yà | Bia, daughter of Pallas and Styx in Greek mythology, personification of violence | |
| 泰坦 | tài tǎn | Titan (race of deities in Greek mythology, moon of Saturn etc) | |
| 希腊神话 | Xī là shén huà | Greek mythology | |
| 刑天 | Xíng tiān | Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] | |
| 雷公 | Léi gōng | Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology | |
| 该隐 | Gāi yǐn | Cain (name) / Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim mythology | |
| 封神演义 | Fēng shén Yǎn yì | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc | |
| 九泉 | jiǔ quán | the nine springs / the underworld of Chinese mythology / Hades | |
| 普罗米修斯 | pǔ luó mǐ xiū sī | Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology | |
| 白头山 | Bái tóu shān | Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology | |
| 潘 | Pān | surname Pan / Pan, faun in Greek mythology, son of Hermes | |
| 夔 | Kuí | one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui | |
| 虾兵蟹将 | xiā bīng xiè jiàng | shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea) / useless troops (idiom) | |
| 阿修罗 | A1 xiū luó | Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology | |
| 太极 | Tài jí | the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology | |
| 洛基 | Luò jī | Loki, god of fire and mischievous destroyer in Norse mythology | |
| 阿蒙 | A1 méng | Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen | |
| 阿多尼斯 | A1 duō ní sī | Adonis, figure in Greek mythology | |
| 波塞冬 | Bō sāi dōng | Poseidon, God of the sea in Greek mythology | |
| 山海经 | Shān hǎi Jīng | Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc | |
| 九尾龟 | jiǔ wěi guī | nine-tailed turtle of mythology / The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆|张春帆 | |
| 人头蛇身 | rén tóu shé shēn | human head, snake's body / cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology | |
| 仙宫 | xiān gōng | underground palace of ghouls, e.g. Asgard of Scandinavian mythology | |
| 周穆王 | Zhōu Mù wáng | King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology | |
| 奥切诺斯 | Aò qiē nuò sī | Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology | |
| 奥西娜斯 | Aò xī nuó sī | Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology | |
| 希神 | Xī shén | Greek mythology / abbr. for 希臘神話|希腊神话[Xi1 la4 shen2 hua4] | |
| 戾龙 | lì lóng | mythical evil serpent / evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12 | |
| 日本书纪 | Rì běn shū jì | Nihonshoki or Chronicles of Japan (c. 720) book of mythology and history | |
| 木吒 | Mù zha | Muzha, a figure in Chinese mythology | |
| 东君 | Dōng jūn | Lord of the East, the sun God of Chinese mythology | |
| 无支祁 | Wú zhī qí | a water goblin in Chinese mythology usually depicted as a monkey | |
| 牧神 | mù shén | a faun / (esp.) Pan, son of Hermes in Greek mythology | |
| 狄俄倪索斯 | Dí é ní suǒ sī | Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology | |
| 瑞狮 | Ruì Shī | Rui Shi, Auspicious Lions of Chinese mythology | |
| 祝融 | Zhù róng | Zhurong, god of fire in Chinese mythology | |
| 羊怪 | yáng guài | faun, half-goat half-human creature of Greek mythology | |
| 羊男 | yáng nán | goat-man / faun of Greek mythology | |
| 赫耳墨斯 | Hè ěr mò sī | Hermes, in Greek mythology, messenger of the Gods | |
| 转轮王 | Zhuǎn lún Wáng | Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings) / emperor in Hindu mythology | |
| 转轮圣王 | Zhuàn lún shèng Wáng | Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings) / emperor in Hindu mythology | |
| 阿耳戈斯 | A1 ěr gē sī | Argus / in Greek mythology, a monster with 100 eyes, transformed into peacock's tail | |
| 马面 | Mǎ Miàn | Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology | |
| 巴德尔 | Bā dé ěr | Baldr or Baldur, god in Norse mythology / Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leader of Red Army Faction, a.k.a. the Baader-Meinhof group | |
| 九天玄女 | Jiǔ tiān Xuán nu:3 | Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology | |
| 李铁拐 | Lǐ Tiě guǎi | Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1] in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine | |
| 波塞冬 | Bō sài dōng | Poseidon, god of the sea in Greek mythology | |
