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Myth and Folklore
A collection of websites and online texts from a variety of mythological resources, including museums and archeological sites. |
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Ancient
Egypt - Animated stories and Information about life in
ancient Egypt, their gods and goddesses, the pyramids and more
from the British Museum (click on the big image at each top
level to get to the text). |
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Behind
the Name - Find out what any names mean by exploring its
etymology, including those from Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek,
Roman, Celtic, Irish, Welsh, Germanic, Norse, Anglo-Saxon,
Slavic, Hindu, Far Eastern, New World, and Judeo-Christian
Mythology. |
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Encyclopedia
Mythica - Thousands of searchable entries about gods, goddesses,
supernatural beings, legendary creatures, and monsters from
all over the world. |
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Folklore,
Myth and Legend - Extensive Online
database of texts, including Aesop's Fables, Grimm's Fairy Tales,
The Fairy Books, and numerous other myths and folktales from
around the world. |
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Folklore
and Mythology Electronic Texts - D.L.
Ashman's large collection of text including folktales from around
the world and German Myths, Legends, and Sagas. |
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Mythic
Journeys -
Website of the Mythic Imagination Institute, which offers events
and educational opportunities related to myth. |
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Mythic
Links - Kathleen Jenks' extensive collection of
searchable links, information and artwork, related to the mythologies
of Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Indigenous Cultures,
the Ancient Near East, Asia, Africa, and more. |
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Mythography -
Online resource of Greek, Roman, and Celtic gods, goddesses,
heroes, and heroines. |
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The
Perseus Project - Extensive digital Library from Tufts
University, which showcasing numerous searchable primary
texts and original artifacts related to Greek and Roman mythology
and culture. |
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Slavic
and East European Folklore Association Links - Links to
various Slavic folklore sites. |
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Slavic
Myths Gallery - Explore symbolic images from Slavic culture,
including trees spirits, sacred springs, the tree of life and
much, much more. |
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Slavic
Myths Gallery - Explore symbolic images from Slavic culture,
including trees spirits, sacred springs, the tree of life and
much, much more. |
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Theoi Project -
a site about Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature
and art. Provides a comprehensive guide to the gods (theoi),
spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes (heroi)
of ancient Greek mythology and religion. |
| Mythological
Art & Artifacts |
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The
Ancient Greek World - Gallery of artifacts and information
about the life and time of the ancient Greeks, including their
landscape, daily life, economy, religion, and death rites. |
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The
British Museum - Find out about their latest exhibits
and explore their extensive "Compass" database
of art from around the world, including Egyptian, Assyrian,
Greco-Roman, European, African, Asian, and Pacific Island
artifacts. |
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Çatalhöyük -
Get the latest information about the ongoing excavations at
the Neolithic Çatalhöyük site in Turkey, where
spectacular wall paintings and other art have been uncovered. |
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The Goddess
in World Mythology - Beautifully detailed paintings of
goddesses from around the world by Sandra M. Stanton, each
with a full description of the goddess. |
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The
Louvre, Paris - Permanent Collections - If you can't get
there in person, it's the next best thing. Especially good
for ancient Near Eastern, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Islamic
art. |
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The Metropolitan
Museum of Art - Explore their collections, including Greek
and Roman Art, Art from the Ancient Near East, Egyptian Art,
and one of my favorite places to visit when in New York City,
The Cloisters. |
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Theban Mapping
Project - Archeological mapping project from the Valley
of the Kings in Egypt. |
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