Stack Exchange — mythology.stackexchange.com

A Stack Exchange (mythology.stackexchange.com) dataset of 1,222 users, 2,111 answer-collaboration edges, 2,038 questions, 3,064 answers, collected by Stack Exchange, Inc. via the annual Stack Exchange Data Dump. Each record contains user nodes (reputation, badge counts, vote history), directed weighted edges (answerer→asker, weight=answer score, count=interactions, accepted=bool), post text, tag distribution. User collaboration network from mythology.stackexchange.com — directed weighted graph where edges represent knowledge-sharing relationships (A answered B's question), with edge weight reflecting answer quality. Enables prestige hierarchy, community detection, and expertise flow analysis.. Suitable for expertise network analysis, reputation systems, community detection, knowledge flow, PageRank-based authority ranking, Q&A platform dynamics..

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The full graph has 1,222 nodes; this view shows the 1,000-node sample the pipeline drew for display. Node size is centrality, colour is community.

1.2K
Nodes
2.1K
Edges
1.41e-03
Density
32
Components
-0.2153
Assortativity
3.5%
Reciprocity
751
Bridges
Most central nodes
42710.05979
570.05733
28920.05405
9670.0475
32300.02867
510.02785
1830.01966
330.01966
7420.01556
1970.01474
Content metrics

5,102 records scored · min–maxmean ± 0.675 σ (the interquartile range if the values are roughly normal)mean

scoreμ 5.503 ± 5.387
min -5max 58
view countμ 1.1K ± 6.2K
min 0max 215.3K
answer countavg 0.60 / 9
0std 1.029
comment countμ 1.227 ± 1.929
min 0max 16
9.4
Flesch–Kincaid grade
US school grade level
10.4
Automated readability index
Frequent terms
quotgodgodsgreeklikemythologyzeusstoryquestiontimeanswerancientpeopleknowmythsaidworldmythssourcethinkbookdifferentkingearthgoddessfindsoncalledwaymangreatfoundhumangooddonromanoldstoriesaccordingknowndeathsourceslifemenfatherexamplelaternorsewarsun
Topic clusters

Topic 0

odin
norse
loki
thor
edda
giant
snorri
mythology

Topic 1

zeus
poseidon
hera
god
titans
son
athena
father

Topic 2

odysseus
achilles
helen
paris
troy
war
trojan
odyssey

Topic 3

source
link
answer
citation
add
wikipedia
quote
cite

Topic 4

hindu
cow
yuga
hinduism
vishnu
kali
shiva
vedic

Topic 5

chinese
fox
kitsune
emperor
japanese
sage
japan
liu

Topic 6

roman
greek
god
apollo
romans
sun
worship
dionysus

Topic 7

egyptian
horus
egypt
osiris
isis
set
egyptians
god

Topic 8

fairy
elf
tale
tolkien
english
child
human
folklore

Topic 9

dragon
snake
serpent
chinese
lizard
like
wing
blood

Topic 10

aboriginal
native
australian
dreamtime
people
sasquatch
american
tribe

Topic 11

pandora
box
atlantis
minotaur
plato
labyrinth
minos
jar
Show all 35 topics

Topic 12

planet
star
sun
eclipse
moon
solar
saturn
astrology

Topic 13

thank
answer
appreciate
amazing
wow
question
great
good

Topic 14

cain
adam
eden
garden
eve
genesis
mesopotamian
sumerian

Topic 15

irish
ireland
ulster
fergus
welsh
cuchulainn
tuatha
celtic

Topic 16

illuminati
mythology
myth
freemasonry
source
bavarian
question
century

Topic 17

medusa
athena
gorgon
perseus
turn
stone
priestess
shield

Topic 18

welcome
folklore
mythology
online
answer
question
hello
myth

Topic 19

symbol
color
atlas
building
maruti
symbolism
statue
crescent

Topic 20

easter
christmas
egg
day
festival
santa
halloween
april

Topic 21

gilgamesh
enkidu
epic
huwawa
sumerian
ishtar
sumer
humbaba

Topic 22

answer
question
accept
ask
bounty
opinion
wait
know

Topic 23

angel
satan
demon
spirit
revelation
god
sin
job

Topic 24

flood
myth
noah
glacial
ice
ziusudra
flooding
loess

Topic 25

vampire
stoker
vampires
dracula
book
mirror
bram
folklore

Topic 26

styx
river
oath
swear
underworld
charon
water
coin

Topic 27

arthur
sword
merlin
arthurian
lake
excalibur
lady
geoffrey

Topic 28

christianity
jesus
faith
christian
testament
revelation
bible
religion

Topic 29

downvote
answer
comment
question
edit
post
meta
people

Topic 30

creature
monster
message
reification
bully
eat
folklore
conspiracy

Topic 31

deity
entity
database
god
field
create
datum
graph

Topic 32

chaos
hesiod
erebus
age
earth
night
khaos
eros

Topic 33

latin
greek
text
translation
word
perseus
ancient
available

Topic 34

cerberus
centaur
hydra
head
horse
dog
snake
centaurs
Top hashtags
#v20
#3913
#lexicon10
#47
#57
#page_scan_tab_contents6
#25
#etymology4
#name_and_comparative_mythology4
#13
#33
#45813
#503
#73
#83
#102
#152
#252
#552
#62

Computed over the full corpus.

Record

Catalog key
stackexchange-mythology-stackexchange-com
Authors
Stack Exchange, Inc.
Year
2025
Source paper
Stack Exchange Data Dump
License
CC BY-SA 2.5 / 3.0 / 4.0 (by post date) (CC-BY-SA-2.5 AND CC-BY-SA-3.0 AND CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Records
14,079
Nodes
1,222
Edges
2,111 (directed)
Nodes are
user (Stack Exchange account)
Edges are
answer collaboration (A answered B's question)
Attributes
nodes have attributes; edges have attributes
Text corpus
question titles, post bodies, comment text, tag names
Languages
en
Collected
2015/2024 (2010s, 2020s)
Tasks
From the graph: link prediction, community detection
Region
Global (inferred: the platform is used worldwide)

Provenance

Originally published at
https://archive.org/download/stackexchange link checked
Hosted copy
Mirrored on echo.directory on 2026-10-09, 8.5 MB across 1 files. Checksums in MANIFEST.json.

How to cite

BibTeX

@misc{echo2026,
  title  = {ECHO: Exploratory Compendium of Humanity Online},
  author = {Switzer, Braden and Zafarani, Reza},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://echo.directory},
  note   = {Syracuse University}
}

@misc{stackexchange_2025,
  title     = {Stack Exchange Data Dump},
  author    = {{Stack Exchange, Inc.}},
  year      = {2025},
  publisher = {Internet Archive},
  url       = {https://archive.org/download/stackexchange}
}

APA

Switzer, B., & Zafarani, R. (2026). ECHO: Exploratory Compendium of Humanity Online [Data repository]. Syracuse University. https://echo.directory

Stack Exchange, Inc. (2025). Stack Exchange — mythology.stackexchange.com [Data set]. https://stackexchange-mythology-stackexchange-com.echo.directory/

MLA

Switzer, Braden, and Reza Zafarani. ECHO: Exploratory Compendium of Humanity Online. Syracuse University, 2026, echo.directory.

Stack Exchange, Inc. Stack Exchange — mythology.stackexchange.com. 2025, stackexchange-mythology-stackexchange-com.echo.directory/.

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