Mythology, Fables, & Folklore Resources
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Mythology |
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- Age of Fable, or Beauties of Mythology Presents an online edition of the 1913 printing of Thomas Bulfinch's book about Greek mythology, King Arthur, Norse mythology, and the legends of Charlemagne.
- Ancient Egypt: The Mythology and Egyptian Myths Contains an encyclopedia of gods, myths and folklore from Ancient Egypt, a guide to Egyptian symbols, articles about Egyptian life and beliefs, and links to other resources.
- Encyclopedia Mythica An excellent source on mythology. On this site you can search for articles on gods and goddesses from different cultures.
- Greek Gods.Info Explores the Greek gods, goddesses, monsters, heroes, and other mythological creatures.
- Greek Mythology Today Designed for school projects, this site has a lot of information on Greek mythology and is written in a humorous style.
- Myths and Legends This weekly podcast explores the origins of popular myths, legends, fairy tales, and folklore from around the world.
- Mythology Guide Learn about a variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Greek and Roman mythology.
- Mythweb Contains the Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology.
- Native American Myths Retells some well known Native American myths.
- The Norse Gods Describes the gods and the nine realms in Norse mythology.
- Norse Mythology Describes the mythology of the Vikings including their gods, mythical creatures, animals, and more.
- 108 Chinese Mythological Gods and Characters Lists Chinese gods, dragons, and other characters from Chinese mythology.
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Fables |
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- Aesop's Fables Over 655 fables can be found here including biographical information about Aesop.
- Fables Complies fables from around the world including Panchatantram, The Fables of Phaedrus, The Jataka Stories, Aesop's Fables, and The Fables of La Fontaine.
- Fables of Jean de La Fontaine Collection of fables written by French author Jean de La Fontaine.
- The Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Project Gutenberg presents the ebook of the 1871 publication of John Gay's fables by William Clowes & Sons.
- Panchatantra Stories Presents the Indian animal fables accredited to Vishnu Sharman.
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Folklore, Fairy Tales, and Legends |
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- American Folklore This folklore site contains retellings of American folk tales, Native American myths and legends, Tall Tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States.
- Andersen's Fairy Tales Gathers the fairy tales and stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
- The Camelot Project From the Robbins Library at the University of Rochester, this site explores the Arthurian legends with sections of authors, artists, characters, places, symbolism, and creatures.
- Cinderella Bibliography Lists different versions of the fairytale including films, plays, music, and more.
- English Fairy Tales by Anonymous; Collected by Joseph Jacobs Project Gutenberg presents the online edition of Joseph Jacobs' collection of 44 English fairy tales.
- Fairy Tale Night Collects fairy tales and folktales from around the globe.
- The Fairy Tales of Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy Features the fairy tales written by French Countess Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy.
- The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Art Passions presents nine of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales with illustrations by Jessie M. King and Charles Robinson.
- Fairy Talez A site full of fairy tales, folklore, and fables from around the world.
- Folk Tales from the Russian The online edition of a collection of Russian folk tales including The Tsarevna Frog, The Language of Birds, and Baba Yaga.
- Grimm's Fairy Tales Presents over 60 fairy tales that appeared in the Edwardes, M., Taylor, E. translation of Grimms Brothers tales published in 1905 by Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
- Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends The online edition of Thomas G. Thrum's compilations of folk tales from Hawaii published by A.C. McClunrg & Co. in 1907.
- Household Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Online version of the collection of 42 folktales gathered and written by the Grimm brothers which appeared in the seventeenth volume of Harvard Classics. Includes Rapunzel, Cinderella, Little Red-Cap, and other well-known tales.
- Icelandic Saga Database Collects sagas written during the 13th and 14th Centuries in Iceland including Grettis saga.
- Jamaica Anansi Stories Index Presents the online edition of Martha Warren Beckwith's 1924 collection of Jamaican folklore, folk songs, and riddles.
- Japanese Fairy Tales Presents 21 tales from Japan and adapted by Yei Theodora Ozaki.
- John Francis Campbell Profiles the Gaelic folklorist, John Francis Campbell and includes links to five of his tales.
- Korean Folk Tales: Imps, Ghosts, and Fairies Presents the digital edition of Im Bang and Yi Ryuk's Korean Folk Tales published by E.P. Dutton & Co. in 1913.
- Legend of the White Snake Illustrated by Chinese art, this site tells the story of the White Snake, Bai Suzhen, and she fell in love with a human physician, Xu Xian.
- Myths & Folktales of Ireland by Jeremiah Curtin Twenty Irish folktales are represented in this online book.
- Native American Legends and Folklore Catalogs American Indian mythology and folklore by tribe/nation.
- Norwegian Folktales Features 79 folktales from Norway, many collected by Peter Christian Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe.
- Oneida Indian Nation: Legends & Lore Oneida Indian Nation shares some of their popular legends and tales.
- Project Gutenberg's Fairy Books of Andrew Lang Contains all of the fairytales in Andrew Lang's 12 volume collection.
- The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales from the Old French The online version of the 1910 printing of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch's collection of four French fairy tales published by George H. Doran Company. Includes The Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and Beauty and the Beast.
- Stories from Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile Thirty Italian tales are featured in this online edition of Giambattista Basile's collection.
- Stories from the One Thousand and One Nights The online edition of the translation by Edward Williams Lane of 42 stories from Arabia that appeared in volume sixteen of Harvard Classics, including Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, The Voyages of Sinbad, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
- Sur La Lune Fairy Tales Features 49 annotated fairy tales and includes their histories, adaptations and interpretations, and illustrations.
- Tales by Hans Christian Andersen Presents twenty tales by Hans Christian Andersen from volume 17 of Harvard Classics and includes beloved fairy tales such as The Ugly Ducking, The Emperor's New Clothes, and more.
- World of Tales Compiles a collection of folklore from around the world organized by continent.
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