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Sub-Categories in Myths

African (7)
Ancient Near Eastern (6)
Assyro-Babylonian (14)
Australian Aboriginal (8)
Baltic (5)
British and Celtic (42)
Caribbean (1)
Chinese (10)
Classical (13)
Comparative Mythology (16)
Directories (15)
Egyptian (43)
Eurasian (5)
Finnish (4)
Greek (82)

Indian (18)
Japanese (9)
Judaic (8)
Korean (2)
Modern Myths (7)
Mythologists (12)
Native American (36)
Norse (33)
Oceanic (16)
Persian (1)
Roman (7)
Slavic (4)
Sumerian (3)
Tibetan (2)

Web Sites in Category Myths

Bulfinch's Mythology - Annotated edition of the three volume classical work of myths, legends, and romances by Thomas Bulfinch, along with his biography.

Age of Fable Or Beauties of Mythology - Online publication of the 1913 edition of Thomas Bulfinch's classic.

BookRags Notes: Mythology - Edith Hamilton's 1942 easy to read compendium of Greek mythology, including sections on Roman and Norse mythology.

Creative Minds: Library - Articles from online e-zine focussing on different cultures and their mythology.

Encyclopedia of Mythical Trees and Deities - Alphabetical listing of names of deities and the trees associated with them.

Flood Stories from Around the World - Brief description of flood myths from cultures all over the globe.

Godchecker - Mythology with a Twist - Explores the quirky side of mythology with humorous research, including a Holy Database of the weird and wonderful gods from around the world.

Gods and Goddesses - Brief description of Buddah, Shiva, Ganesh, and the Valkyries.

Gods, Heroes, and Myth - Listings by culture of people and places from legend and myth, with links to tales.

Gods, Monsters and Myths - Brief accounts of popular myths and legends from Greece and Rome, Egypt, Japan, China, and India.

Greek Mythology and Creation Myths - Collection of Greek myths and legends as well as creation and flood myths from all over the world.

Katha - Mythological Tales - Indian and Christian myths and legends.

Lamhfada: An Online Magazine of Myth and Story - Contains essays, tales and poetry, reviews, an art gallery, and a message board.

Literature Network - Thomas Bulfinch - Offers biography and a searchable collection of works.

Morgana's Observatory: Universal Myths and Mysterious Places - Myths of creation, flood, and afterlife, along with some legends.

MythHome - Myths, deities, and mythological characters from across the world listed by culture, with discussion board and large collection of links.

Mythical Folk - An on-line encyclopedia of mythology and folklore.

Mythography - Exploring mythology and art from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the legends of the Celts.

Mythological Studies - Ancient European mythology and history with art work.

Mythology - Infoplease.com overview of the study of myths.

Mythology - Brief sections on classical, Norse and Egyptian myths.

Mythology - Encyclopedia.com definition, overview and links.

Mythology - Myths of various cultures related to the heavens, from Windows to the Universe at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).

Mythology Notes - Historical overview of the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, the Scandinavians and the Celts, including story abstracts and names of deities.

Mythos, A Concise Guide to Geomythology - Personal exploration of mythogony and myths, including a glossary of gods, and reading list.

NonWestern Mythologies - Course materials with online texts of myths and legends from several Native American, Slavic, and Asian peoples.

Pantheons - Concise dictionaries of the various divinities from nine Eurasian and Middle Eastern pantheons.

Rachel's Mythology Page - A who-is-who of classical, Norse, Gaelic and Egyptian mythology.

Sacred-Texts - Myths and Sagas - Poetic and prose texts from various cultures including Anglo-Saxon, Arabian, Arthurian, Celtic and Scandinavian.

Shrine of the Horned Gods - Presentation of ancient, modern, and false horned gods.

Suite101.com: Mythology - Essays on mythology to give insight into what it means to be human.

Timeless Myths - Covering Classical, Norse, and Celtic myths, as well as Arthurian legends, with a summary of popular deities, heroes, and other characters.

Where Something Stands - Traditional Inuit stories, legends, and myths with art work.

World Mythology - Exhibition of images inspired by mythology around the world with background information and audio files, from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

World Mythology - Compilation of names of deities and other mythological characters, listed by cultural group.

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Arts > Humanities > Literature in Art > Mythology
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