MYTHOLOGY - ORIGINS
The Hungarians, who call themselves Magyar, have an ancient traditional pre-christian mythical account of their origins according to which they were the descendents of Nimrod (also spelled as Nimrud), son of Cush; Nimrod and Eneth had two sons, Magor and Hunor; Magor was the ancestor of the Magyars, and Hunor was the ancestor of the Huns, thus symbolizing the common origins of the Huns and of the Magyars.

Hungarian mythology tells the story of the Hungarians (Huns and Magyars) from their origins to the foundation of the Hun Empire and of its successor state, Hungary. This traditional account, which goes back thousands of years, has been preserved by the Hungarian people despite the centuries of persecution by a foreign christianization imposed by force and which sought to destroy all traces of the ancient Hungarian culture and religion.

The importance of Hungarian mythology therefore lies not only in its cultural value, but also in the fact that it is an ancient historical record of the Hungarian nation. Here is a brief overview of some of the main themes of the ancient Hungarian mythology (click on images below).