Time Lord mythology
Time Lords had a culture of myths and legends, sometimes referred to as Time Lord mythology. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel [+]Loading...["The Quantum Archangel (novel)"], Coldheart [+]Loading...["Coldheart (novel)"])
Many myths and legends originated from the Dark Times, (PROSE: Introduction to Myths & Legends [+]Loading...["Introduction to Myths & Legends (short story)"]) including the Time Shades, a powerful pantheon of liminal beings who both represented and helped to maintain various aspects of Time. (AUDIO: Damned If You Do [+]Loading...["Damned If You Do (audio story)"])
Time Lord mythology also included the Menti Celesti, gods of the Ancient Gallifreyans. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)"], Lungbarrow [+]Loading...["Lungbarrow (novel)"]) The Great Vampires were central to Gallifreyan legend, (TV: State of Decay [+]Loading...["State of Decay (TV story)"]) having fought an Eternal War against Rassilon's forces. (PROSE: The Pit [+]Loading...["The Pit (novel)"])
The Time Shades, Great Vampires, Krafayis and Vortisaurs were all real species that were nonetheless considered myths, mere "nonsense", in Narvin and Valyes's time. (AUDIO: Damned If You Do [+]Loading...["Damned If You Do (audio story)"])
Tales for Gallifreyan children
Common legends told to Time Lord children included beings such as the Chronovores, (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel [+]Loading...["The Quantum Archangel (novel)"]) Shakri, (TV: The Power of Three [+]Loading...["The Power of Three (TV story)"]) the Smiley, (PROSE: Smiley's Mirror Exhibit [+]Loading...["Smiley's Mirror Exhibit (short story)"]) the Pantheon of Discord, (TV: The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"]) and the Solitract. (TV: It Takes You Away [+]Loading...["It Takes You Away (TV story)"])
The Toclafane were the subjects of fairy tales. (TV: The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"]) Romana II knew the names Rassilon, Zagreus, Salyavin, Shakri and Krafayis from nursery rhymes. (AUDIO: Babblesphere [+]Loading...["Babblesphere (audio story)"])
