Most of the Major Arcana has been assigned to one of the Greek gods and the Court Cards depict the Demigods and heroes.

The Minor Arcana illustrates a myth that best describes an experience in each of the four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. For example, the journey through the Water element (Cups) is portrayed in the Myth of Eros and Psyche.

Some Tarot approaches simply offer a ‘checklist’ of keyword characteristics for the 16 Court Cards, without paying attention to the historical and mythological roots of the characters portrayed. With the Mythic Tarot, each card has an identifiable character supported by a specific myth. Because each has a detailed history, we can understand why a particular Court Card character is the way they are, and we can imagine how they would feel or react in particular situations. We come to know their story. Myths describe the inbuilt archetypal (typical) patterns that are at work within us.

Liz Greene and Juliet Sharman-Burke write that 'the Greek gods are the most precise images to describe the multi-faceted workings of the psyche'. Liz Greene goes on to say that 'myths are the self portrayals by the psyche of its own processes'.

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