Mythology Tarot - Greek and Roman mythology meets RWS
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.
What the cards show
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.
Who this deck is for
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.
About the creators
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.
Specifications
- Number of cards: 78
- Dimensions: 65 x 118 mm
- Edition: Multilingual
- ISBN: 9788865271889
- Illustrations: Davide Corsi
- Text: Annette Giesecke
Questions we often get
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.
