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Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore: World Mythology

Guide to Online Resources

Akhet: The Horizon to Ancient Egypt

http://www.akhet.co.uk/mainpage.php

Offers a diverse set of selected texts, including mythology, and photos of masks, sculpture, tombs, and temples. Highly illustrative, the site offers an excellent survey of Egyptian objects.

American Folklore

http://www.americanfolklore.net

Presents a large collection of full-text entries covering all major areas of traditional North American literature. Includes African American, Asian American, and Native American literature, as well as traditional works from Mexico, Latin America, and Canada.

Encyclopedia Mythica

http://www.pantheon.org

Provides A-to-Z reference information on the major mythology and folklore subjects and regions, organized by continent and by major subjects in the literature. The site also offers special sections on bestiary literature, an image gallery, and genealogical tables from various pantheons and prominent houses.

International World History Project

http://history-world.org

Offers introductory articles on all major geographical and cultural areas of interest for background research on ancient civilizations, including Mesopotamia, western and eastern Asia, early Europe, and the Americas.

Internet Sacred Text Archive

http://www.sacred-texts.com

Includes the full text of publications in all major areas of mythology, folklore, and religion, including many esoteric and occult topics across cultures.

Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature

http://www.luminarium.org

Offers full-text selections encompassing the medieval era through the Restoration. Many of the major legends and myths are covered, with an introduction, a list of online texts, and links to study resources.

Perseus Digital Library

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections

Full-text literature concentrated in the areas of Greek and Roman, German, and Renaissance subjects. Literature varies across the arts, historical periods, and religions.

SurLaLune

http://www.surlalunefairytales.com

An introduction to the major fairy tales and folklore literature. Offering selected full-text entries of many major tales, each title is annotated with its history, a list of similar tales across cultures, and a bibliography. Many articles include a gallery of illustrations and book covers. A forum is available for discussion.

Theoi Greek Mythology

http://www.theoi.com

Contains over 1500 pages on Greek literature, family trees, and illustrations. An excellent resource for primary source literature with introductory material and annotations. The illustration library includes Greek and Roman art from the classical period as well as European paintings and sculpture.

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