Mythology
 
  • Aesop's Fables.
    Includes more than six hundred Fables, indexed in table format, with morals listed. Also included are Real Audio narrations, Classic Images, Random Images, Random Fables, Search Engine, Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Grimms Fairy Tales, Message Forum and much more.

  • Aesop's Fables Online.
    Contains thousands of Aesop's fables in English, Latin and Greek, cross-indexed with Perry's Aesopica. Also has an Aesop's Fable of the Day.

  • American Indian Myths and Legends from the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library:
  • Myths of the Jicarilla Apache.
  • Myths and Legends of the Sioux.
  • Stories of Iktomi and other legends of the Dakotas.
  • Bulfinch's Mythology.
    "The Age of Fable" by Thomas Bulfinch, 1796-1867. Provides keyword searching and links to other authoritative web resources from search results.

  • Classical Myth: the Ancient Sources.
    This site is designed to draw together the ancient texts and images available on the Web concerning the major figures of Greek and Roman mythology. It attempts to bring together the ancient sources and illustrations while including some Renaissance images. The site is primarily intended for the use of Greek and Roman Mythology students.

  • Classical Mythology, Seventh Edition.
    From Oxford University Press, this site contains many valuable resources including character glossaries and maps, under student resources.

  • CyberSamaurai Encyclopedias.
    Includes Norse and Celtic mythology.

  • Encyclopedia Mythica.
    An encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend, is divided to six geographical regions (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania) containing general folklore, Arthurian legends, folktales, a bestiary, legendary heroes, an image gallery, and genealogical tables of various pantheons and prominent houses.

  • Nibelungenlied.
    English translation of the story of Siegfried, inspiration for Wagner's operas and such poems as William Morris' Sigurd the Volsung.

  • Norse Mythology.
    From InfoPlease, a dictionary of names and terms in Norse Mythology and links to related content.

  • Theoi Project: Guide to Greek Mythology.
    Contains detailed individual entries for each divinity and monster containing quotes from a wide selection of classical texts. The entire Family Tree of the Greek Pantheon is displayed over seven linked tables each containing hyperlinks to page entries for the individual characters. Maps of the various kingdoms of mythic Greece can by found on the Kingdoms page.

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