Greek mythology is full of awesome and powerful characters. It has the all-father Zeus, god of mischief Loki and God of Thunder Thor and many more.
And because of these stories and characters, many writers have included them in their work, ranging from Marvel movies of marvel to anime and manga.
And today we will look at the 10 best anime and manga that took inspiration or characters from Greek mythology.
- Record of Ragnarok
- Seint Seiya
- Yu-gi-oh
- Fate/Grand Order
- Blood of Zeus
- Ragnarok (manhwa)
- Athena Complex
- Overgeared
- Olympos
Record of Ragnarok
If we are talking about anime or Manga, which are heavily inspired by mythology, then the first name will always be the record of Ragnarok.
It has mythologies from Greek, Norse, Hinduism, Chinese and many more.
Here you will find Zeus and his Olympus gods, Odin and his Viking Warriors, the holy trinity of Hinduism and the king and queens of Chinese and Japanese myths.
It is a must-read and watch for any mythology lovers of Anime.
Seint Seiya
Again, a famous name for any anime or manga fan.
Saint Seiya has also taken inspiration from Greek mythology and is based on the fights between the king of the underworld, Hades, and the Goddess of Victory and tactical warfare, Athena.
The story is like both Hades and Athena fight each other, and whoever wins gets to keep Earth as the prize.
For this purpose, Hades took over the pure soul of Earth, and Athena made a female her warrior, and they chose Alone and Tenma, respectively.
Who are the best of friends.
Now, Tenma has to fight his best friend to stop Hades and protect Athena.
Yu-Gi-Oh
Now Yu-Gi-Oh is an anime which is based on a card game, but in it, many monsters and being from many stories are used.
And the primary mythology that it has used is Egyptian, but other than that, we also see some inspiration from other myths.
Like “Erebus” and “Ehther” (Aither) are based on Greek deities from Greek myths.
Fate / Grand Order
In Fate Grand Order, there are some references from both Mesopotamian and Greek mythology.
There you will see the three gorgon sisters Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale. Who are very famous in the Greek myths, all cursed by the gods for their beauty or skill.
Other than that, we will also find Athena and Zeus in it.
It also has a mobile game with the same name based on it.
Blood of Zeus
A Netflix original anime which is based on Greek mythology, especially on Zeus, the king of the gods and the ruler of Olympus.
And we all know how big of a playboy he is. During his reign as the king of Olympus, Zeus had made love to many beautiful women of the earth; as a result, he had a dozen illegitimate children.
In the blood of Zeus, we get to meet Her on who is also an illegitimate child of Zeus.
Now he is given the task of protecting the Earth from demons who were born from the blood of the last titan whom Zeus’ army had defeated.
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint
Omniscient reader’s viewpoint is another manhwa that has directly used gods from nearly all the different mythologies in the world.
The story in it is unique, and you will surely love it if you have read Solo Levelling.
In this manhwa, the God of the underworld, Hades, is the good guy and a father-like figure, but for that, you will have to read it.
It has Zeus, Ares, Athena, Persephone, Hermes and the view of Olympus.
Athena Complex
Suffering from heartbreak after being rejected by Poseidon, goddess of wisdom, Athena becomes a human to seek revenge… but as a high school boy. There, she plots to befriend Poseidon’s reincarnation, Adrian, who doesn’t have the slightest clue about the world of gods.
This is the story of Athena Complex is a webtoon. And as the name suggests, it is a romantic rivalry with action.
Overgeared
Overgeared is a manhwa that is set in a virtual reality game, and in that game, a player can be anything from a warrior to a plumber.
And there, the world building is also very great, and to give the task to the task their religion, which is inspired by the real world, is made.
Christianity in the form of Rebecca Churches, god of war and there we also see monsters which are inspired by all religions, including Greek.
Here in this manhwa, you will be reading a game inside a world which is inside a manhwa.
Olympos
Ganymede was once the revered prince of Troy.
But when the fickle god Apollo whisked him away to a place filled with flowers and beauty, the man found himself trapped in eternity, unable to escape.
What does Apollo want with Ganymede? And what will happen when Apollo meets Poseidon, Hades, and even Zeus himself?
This is a story that shows us what the gods feel about the suffering of humans and how they pass their time.
Here you will mainly find the 3 main Olympian gods, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. Other than them, the most evil one is Apollo.
The art is completely magnificent.
That’s it for this post of anime inspired from Greek mythology did you like this post.
Are there any other anime or manga which I had missed or should be on this list please comment down below.
