Arktos (book)

Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival is a 1993 book by historian of occultism Joscelyn Godwin. The book is a history of mythic and occultist interest in the polar regions of Earth, the Arctic and Antarctic, particularly in the context of and their influence on the mythology of occultism in Nazism. The book was first published in 1993 by Phanes Press in the United States and by Thames & Hudson in the United Kingdom.

It covers the presence of polar myths in many traditions from the ancient to the modern day, and its manifestations in Theosophy, Hollow Earth theories, and Nazi occultism. Godwin also discusses the legendary hidden realms of Agartha, Shambhala and Hyperborea. The book received largely positive reviews and academic assessments, with praise for its scholarly coverage of a fringe and confusing topic.