Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes is a 1942 book written by Edith Hamilton. It is an anthology of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology compiled from classical sources. The introduction to the text includes a commentary on the major contributing...

In mythology, Makara is half animal half fish. For example, he is sometimes described as having the head of an elephant and the body of a fish. He is generally large and lives in the ocean rather than in lakes or streams.

Makara is also the name of logo of Universitas Indonesia.

The Makara Guardians is a group formed to coordinate opposition to wind farm development at Makara, Wellington, New Zealand.

In Aboriginal mythology, the Makara are the seven sisters who eventually became the Pleiades.

In Hinduism, Makara is a mythical creature and Varuna's and Ganga's Vahana (mount): Makara

In the Hindu calendar Makara refers to the Zodiacal sign of Capricorn.

In geography, Makara is a rural locality west of Wellington, New Zealand.

In old Greek, Makara means "blessed." Since many East European people accepted Christianity from the Greeks, many of these peoples have Makara in the root of their last names: Makarios (Greeks), the given name Makar gave rise to a number of last names Makarov (Russians), Makarenko (Ukrainians), Makara (Slovaks).