€ 32,50
The Mythology Tarot links the imagery of classical Greek and Roman mythology to the structure of the Rider-Waite-Smith system. The cards are illustrated by Davide Corsi, with thematic content written by mythology scholar Annette Giesecke. Gods, heroes, and epic narratives appear here not as decoration, but as carriers of the familiar tarot archetypes.
A deck for those who know classical mythology and want to see how those stories relate to the tarot tradition.
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Not every themed tarot deck takes the connection between imagery and meaning seriously. The Mythology Tarot does. Mythology scholar Annette Giesecke developed the content behind the cards, meaning the Greek and Roman figures that appear were not chosen at random but selected for their archetypal alignment with the position they occupy in the deck.
The illustrations are by Davide Corsi. The structure follows the Rider-Waite-Smith system: 78 cards divided into Major and Minor Arcana. Anyone familiar with that system will recognise the framework immediately. What changes is the visual language: instead of the medieval iconography of a standard RWS deck, you find gods, goddesses, heroes, and stories from antiquity.
The pairing of mythological figure with tarot card is the core idea of this deck. Drawing a card means encountering not just a character or scene, but a figure whose mythological role corresponds to what that card traditionally represents. That makes this deck genuinely interesting for people approaching tarot through mythology, or mythology through tarot.
This is not a starting point for complete beginners. Its value comes through most clearly when you already have some familiarity with RWS meanings, or enough knowledge of classical mythology to follow the connections being made. Giesecke's background as a mythology scholar means those connections are substantiated, not superficial.
The strength of this deck lies not in the visual style, but in the choices that preceded it: which deity belongs with which card, and why.
Annette Giesecke is a mythology scholar who developed the intellectual content of the deck. Davide Corsi provided the illustrations. The deck comes with a multilingual guidebook.
Does this deck follow standard RWS meanings?
Yes. The 78-card structure with Major and Minor Arcana is unchanged. The mythological figures were selected based on their archetypal correspondence with the traditional card meanings.
Which languages does the guidebook include?
The deck is described as a multilingual edition. The specific languages included are not listed in the available product information. If you need to know before ordering, feel free to get in touch with us.
| Language | English |
| Author | Davide Corsi |
| Publisher | Lo Scarabeo |
| ISBN | 9788865271889 |
| SKU | 0986-EX331 |
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