Pantheon Pal

Read the Greek and Roman myths without losing track of who's who.

Why I made this

Apollo. Phoebus. The Delian God. The son of Latona. Same god, four names, and that's just one page of Ovid.

I kept stopping to look things up, so I built the friend I wanted beside me while reading: one who knows everyone's names, families and haunts.

What it does

Who's who

Tap any name for a profile: every name they go by, their family, their big moments.

Family trees

See how everyone's related, for the part you're reading right now.

Maps

Where each scene happens, from Troy to the edge of the underworld.

Notes beside the text

Odd words, allusions and the translator's own footnotes, a tap away.

See it in action

Map of Odyssey Book 9: numbered pins trace Ulysses from Troy past the Cicons and the Lotus-eaters to the Cyclops. — **Follow the journey.** Every scene gets a pin, so you can watch Ulysses zigzag across the Mediterranean.

Apollo's family tree: Cronos and Rhea, parents of Zeus; Phoebe and Coeus, parents of Leto; Zeus and Leto, parents of Apollo and Artemis; Apollo and the mortal Coronis, parents of Asclepius. — **See who's related to whom.** Apollo's family in one glance, from the Titans down to his son Asclepius. Gods in blue, mortals in orange.

Meet the gods. Apollo's profile: every name he goes by, his family, and the scenes where he really matters.

The translator's footnotes in Odyssey Book 1, where 'bks. v and vi' and 'book xiii' are links. — **Footnotes that go somewhere.** When the translator says "see book xiii", one tap takes you there.

Who it's for

Curious first-timers
Students with a reading list
Book clubs
Anyone who's put down a myth because of the names

No Greek or Latin needed. No sign-up. Free.

The books

The IliadHomer: the wrath of Achilles and the fall of Hector. The OdysseyHomer: ten years, one very long trip home. The ÆneidVirgil: from burning Troy to the founding of Rome. The ArgonauticaApollonius: Jason, Medea and the Golden Fleece. The MetamorphosesOvid: two hundred-odd myths of things changing shape. Hesiod & the Homeric HymnsWhere the gods come from, and songs in their honour.

A quick, honest note

The background (summaries, history, who's who) comes from Wikipedia and Wikidata, written by people who know these myths. AI did the grunt work of combing through the books, so mistakes slip in. Spot one? Tell me on GitHub. Pantheon Pal is open source.

Pantheon Pal is free and always will be. If it saved you a few trips to the index, you can buy me a coffee.