List of mythological pairs

This is a list of famous pairs in mythology. For a complete listing of pairs see Lists of pairs.

• Altair and Vega (couple from Chinese mythology)
• Amphion and Zethus (twins)
• Apollo and Artemis (twins)
• Balin and Balan (siblings)
• Castor & Pollux (astronomical; juxtapositions); also (twins) The twin stars in Gemini; see also Dioscuri; see also Leda and the Swan
• Damon & Pythias (companions)
• David and Goliath (opponents)
• Deucalion and Pyrrha (couple)
• Diarmuid and Gráinne (couple)
• Hagbard and Signy (the Romeo and Juliet of the Vikings)
• The Dioscuri (twins; rivals/opponents)
• Hero and Leander (couple)
• Hansel & Gretel (siblings)
• Hun-apu and Ixbalanque (twins)
• Izanami and Izanagi (couple)
• Ixchel and Itzamna (lovers)
• Kaliyan & Kalicchi (First couple in Kali Yukam, as per Akilam)
• Sampooranathevan & Paradevathai (couple as per Akilam)
• Lancelot & Guinevere (couple)
• Lucifer & Diana (Stregheria; couple)
• Leda & the Swan (couple)
• Mainyu & Mazda (conceptual; rivals/opponents)
• Orpheus & Eurydice (Greek; couple)
• Paris & Helen (Greek; couple)
• Pelléas et Mélisande (couple)
• Persephone & Hades (Greek; couple)
• Philemon & Baucis (couple)
• Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl (Aztec;couple)
• Pyramus and Thisbe (couple)
• Rama & Sita (Hindu; couple)
• Romulus & Remus (siblings)
• Samson & Delilah (Biblical; couple)
• Scylla & Charybdis (See also Scylla & Charybdis)
• Tristan & Iseult (couple)
• Troilus & Cressida (couple)
• Zeus & Ganymede (couple)
• Eros & Psyche (couple)
• Selene & Endymion (couple)