Myth Poems | Examples of Myth Poetry

Gracious are the daughters of the circle of the sun, Greeting all the people on the way, Gentle as the morning dew and mindful of the one Helios, keeper of the day. Joy, daughter of the morning, beautiful and...Read the rest...

As a figure in history and legend, she is mythic but was regarded as parasitic and horrific. She was demonized and dehumanized; a woman so fiery, known for notoriety and impropriety; a mistress of seduction, corruption and obstruction, haughtiness and ungodliness. Banished...Read the rest...

Passenger of past lives, paint thy cloth, a lively hue, of journeys prior, when our skies were new, wild, the virgin, above bucolic land, before her windflowers were scattered, and the fields toiled by hand. ...Read the rest...

Rose-petal lips, first quarter-moon forehead, galaxy face Dimpled chin, button nose, flimsy jaw, eyes with a wild gaze Skin that lures and intoxicates, like Tawny Port wine She's divine. She's benign. She's also a sign of decline. Created from...Read the rest...

Why should I be as one to veileth herself, asking God, why thy Lilith? You who made me of filth and impure sediment Unlike the first man, made of dust or earth What cause am I to...Read the rest...

Oh, Lilith, circled by that vicious snake and draped by owl wings as a feathered shawl; hair crowned with spiraled horns for evil sake- of which the snake itself seems to appall. Oh, Lilith, your deep, luminous red eyes instill...Read the rest...

Enheduanna (circa 2285-2250 BCE), the daughter of the famous King Sargon the Great of Akkad, is the first ancient writer whose name remains known today. Temple Hymn 15 to the Gishbanda Temple of Ningishzida by Enheduanna loose translation/interpretation...Read the rest...

Too many sailors who have lived to tell, Her siren song permeates, day by day it fell. Luring in ships to crash, break, splinter on cliffs, She masters ethereal crescendos, opera riffs. Each day leads boats astray, the reel of the sea witch, Nay terror, her...Read the rest...

Caliginous eyes Fearsome face of sickly white Lion-headed snake Embellished in his shadows With flaming orange beneath...Read the rest...

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I'm a lone oak tree, with a calming skill Dogs line up for a piece of my mind thrill They empty sins on my green Barking poo is soil's protein...Read the rest...

It was a strange and unexpected experience. Suddenly, I found myself in a place called Happy Valley. A man was on a park bench gazing upon the trees as if listening to a particular...Read the rest...

She sits there in seclusion Recalling her glory days Before internet and SATNAV So changed the Mariners ways. Sat on her eponymous rock All the year long She’d lure poor sailors with A tempting siren song. In the colder weather...Read the rest...

Family of Gad Has special power line His might is his rod....Read the rest...

The Haunting of the Moon She comes when the Moon is heavy With wishes from many a maid Who with passionate longing, Their dreams upon it laid She comes when night is warmest In the time of the southern winds That bring...Read the rest...