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Web Sites in Category Comparative Mythology
Atlas of Myths - Illustrated essays on the mythologies of peoples of the world, by teacher and artist Alex Fantalov.
Common Elements in Creation Myths - Explores and highlights commonalities amongst stories depicting the creation of the world from several cultures.
Comparative Religion - Resource for religious thought and literature, covering major world religions, modern and ancient.
Georges Dumézil - Indo-European Mythology - Discussion group for the work of Georges Dumézil on Indo-European mythology and trifunctionality.
Greek Mythology Compared to Norse Mythology - Essay by Gareth Long comparing the main Greek and Norse gods.
Hungarian Heritage Page: Myths and Legends - Comparison of Hungarian myths and legends with Scythian and Mesopotamian ones.
Max Müller's Comparative Mythology (1856) - Excerpted from Max Müller's "Chips From a German Workshop."
Myth of Creation - Articles on mythology by Stefan Stenudd, working on a dissertation on creation myths and their patterns of thought.
Mythopedia - Proposing a theory of unity of human mythology, listing the common motifs in mythology, ritual, and symbolism, with comprehensive encyclopaedia of gods and myths from all corners of the world.
Myths & Legends of Hungary - Retellings of Hungarian myths and legends, as well as essays proposing a link between Hungarian and Sumerian myhs.
Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology - By John Fiske (1900), e-tetxt from the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library.
The Anthropology of Mythology - An introduction to the meaning of myths, with glossary and links.
The Anthropology of Mythology - Dedicated to the on-going study of world mythology and how humankind uses myth to express its belief in God.
The Architecture of the Spirit - Online book by Pete Stewart, exploring the suggestion that the myth of creation derives from observation of the stars, and is reflected in social and spiritual structures.
The Golden Bough - Classical work by Sir James George Frazer, from the 1922 edition.
The Golden Bough - Classical work by J. G. Frazer (1854-1941), e-text from the Project Gutenberg.
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