Trace myths, symbols, customs, creatures, and biological traits through inheritance, borrowing, mutation, and uncertainty. Ask a question, then follow the thing itself as it changes through time.
Looking for precursor forms, adaptations, parallel branches, and the moments where the story changed meaning.
Generate an origin story to begin the journey.
The atlas will translate the question into a visual path through time, with side branches where the trail splits or gets uncertain.
Focused on the current chapter, these are the nearby forks, cousins, and contested routes worth exploring next.