## [What are entity relationships?](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#what-are-entity-relationships/index.html)

Relationships in Mythos allow you to create parent-child hierarchies between entities. This helps you organize complex worlds, show membership, and group related elements.

**Available in:** Novel Workspace only

"Parent-child" is organizational, **not familial**. It simply means one entity belongs to or is part of another.

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## [Creating relationships](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#creating-relationships/index.html)

**To create a relationship:**

1. Open the parent entity's profile
2. Go to the "Relationships" tab
3. Click "Add Child"
4. Select or create the child entity

**Or from the child:**  
Open child entity → Set "Parent Entity" field → Save

Relationships can be inverted if you created the parent/child relationship incorrectly.

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## [Viewing relationships](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#viewing-relationships/index.html)

Relationships are visible in entity profiles only—there's no visual graph or map.

**To view an entity's relationships:**  
Open entity profile → Relationships tab → See:

- Parent entity (if any)
- Child entities (if any)
- Sibling entities (entities with the same parent)

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## [Relationship examples](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#relationship-examples/index.html)

### [Locations hierarchy](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#locations-hierarchy/index.html)

- **Parent:** The Seven Kingdoms  
  - **Child:** Northreach (kingdom)  
    - **Grandchild:** Winterhold (city)  
    - **Grandchild:** Frostpeak (city)  
  - **Child:** Southmere (kingdom)  
    - **Grandchild:** Sunhaven (city)

### [Organization membership](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#organization-membership/index.html)

- **Parent:** The Mage Council (organization)  
  - **Child:** Archmage Elara (character)  
  - **Child:** Mage Theron (character)

### [Lore systems](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#lore-systems/index.html)

- **Parent:** Elemental Magic (lore)  
  - **Child:** Fire Magic (lore)  
  - **Child:** Water Magic (lore)  
  - **Child:** Earth Magic (lore)

### [Item collections](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#item-collections/index.html)

- **Parent:** The Crown Jewels (item)  
  - **Child:** The Ruby of Kings (item)  
  - **Child:** The Sapphire Scepter (item)  
  - **Child:** The Diamond Crown (item)

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## [Benefits of relationships](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#benefits-of-relationships/index.html)

### [Organization](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#organization/index.html)

Keep related entities grouped logically. Instead of a flat list of 50 locations, organize them by kingdom, province, and city.

### [Color inheritance](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#color-inheritance/index.html)

Assign a color to a parent entity and all children inherit that color—useful for visual grouping in your manuscript.

**Example:** Assign blue to "The Empire" and all cities in the empire are highlighted in blue when mentioned in your text.

[Learn more about Color Coding →](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/mythos-color-coding/index.html)

### [AI understanding](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#ai-understanding/index.html)

When you mention a parent entity with `@` in AI Chat, AI knows all its children and their relationships.

**Example:**
```  
@TheGuild - Tell me about the organization and its members.  
```
AI knows all character members of The Guild.

[Learn more about AI Chat →](/content/help/docs/mythos/ai/ai-chat/index.html)

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## [Next steps](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/#next-steps/index.html)

- [Characters →](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/mythos-characters/index.html) - Track people in your story  
- [Locations →](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/mythos-locations/index.html) - Track places and settings  
- [Other Entities →](/content/help/docs/mythos/mythos-relationships/other-entities/index.html) - Organizations, lore, items, events