Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Myths and Folktales: Myths
See also: This category in other languages: - Online publication of the 1913 edition of Thomas Bulfinch's classic. - Brief description of flood myths from cultures all over the globe. - Explores the quirky side of mythology with humorous research, including a Holy Database of the weird and wonderful gods from around the world. - Listings by culture of people and places from legend and myth, with links to tales. - Brief accounts of popular myths and legends from Greece and Rome, Egypt, Japan, China, and India. - Offers biography and a searchable collection of works. - Myths of creation, flood, and afterlife, along with some legends. - Myths, deities, and mythological characters from across the world listed by culture, with discussion board and large collection of links. - Writings on mythology, psychopomps, death and the afterlife, ritual and symbolism, and creativity. - An on-line encyclopedia of mythology and folklore. - Ancient European mythology and history with art work. - Infoplease.com overview of the study of myths. - Brief sections on classical, Norse and Egyptian myths. - Myths of various cultures related to the heavens, from Windows to the Universe at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). - Historical overview of the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, the Scandinavians and the Celts, including story abstracts and names of deities. - Course materials with online texts of myths and legends from several Native American, Slavic, and Asian peoples. - Concise dictionaries of the various divinities from nine Eurasian and Middle Eastern pantheons. - A who-is-who of classical, Norse, Gaelic and Egyptian mythology. - Poetic and prose texts from various cultures including Anglo-Saxon, Arabian, Arthurian, Celtic and Scandinavian. - Presentation of ancient, modern, and false horned gods. - Covering Classical, Norse, and Celtic myths, as well as Arthurian legends, with a summary of popular deities, heroes, and other characters. - Exhibition of images inspired by mythology around the world with background information, photos and audio files. From the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
