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The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. In modern usage, mythology is either the body of myths from a particular culture or religion (as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology) or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths.
In common usage, myth often means a falsehood — a story which many believe to be based on fact, but which on closer examination proves fictional. The field of mythology does not use this definition.
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Bulfinch's Mythology - Annotated edition of the three volume classical work of myths, legends, and romances by Thomas Bulfinch, along with his biography.
Age of Fable Or Beauties of Mythology - Online publication of the 1913 edition of Thomas Bulfinch's classic.
Meta Description: [ Bulfinch, Thomas. 1913. The Age of Fable ]
Creative Minds: Library - Articles from online e-zine focussing on different cultures and their mythology.
Meta Description: [ Comparative mythology and legends from around the world. Creative arts, literature, & philosophy. ]
Encyclopedia of Mythical Trees and Deities - Alphabetical listing of names of deities and the trees associated with them.
Flood Stories from Around the World - Brief description of flood myths from cultures all over the globe.
Meta Description: [ While flood myths are common to practically every culture on the planet, they differ significantly in detail. This article describes hundreds of flood myths originating from cultures all over the globe. ]
Godchecker - Mythology with a Twist - Explores the quirky side of mythology with humorous research, including a Holy Database of the weird and wonderful gods from around the world.
Meta Description: [ Mythology Encyclopedia. Browse the pantheons of mythology and meet weird and wonderful Gods from around the world. Always entertaining (and sometimes hilarious!), we strive for accurate accounts of legends and myths from classical and world mythology. All Gods and Goddesses are detailed with alte... ]
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Gods and Goddesses - Brief description of Buddah, Shiva, Ganesh, and the Valkyries.
Gods, Heroes, and Myth - Listings by culture of people and places from legend and myth, with links to tales.
Meta Description: [ This website is dedicated to Greek, Roman, Celtic, Egyptian, Native american, Japanese, Chinese, and Babylonian Mythology. ]
Gods, Monsters and Myths - Brief accounts of popular myths and legends from Greece and Rome, Egypt, Japan, China, and India.
Katha - Mythological Tales - Indian and Christian myths and legends.
Meta Description: [ Indian Myths, Indian Mythological Stories, Indian Mythology, kids folktales, fables, jesus, christ, lord krishna, guru nanak, guru gobind, panchtantar, Jataka Katha ]
Literature Network - Thomas Bulfinch - Offers biography and a searchable collection of works.
Meta Description: [ Thomas Bulfinch. Extensive Biography of Thomas Bulfinch and a searchable collection of works. ]
Morgana's Observatory: Universal Myths and Mysterious Places - Myths of creation, flood, and afterlife, along with some legends.
Meta Description: [ Creation, Flood, and the Afterlife Myths from Around the World and Mystical Sites ]
MythHome - Myths, deities, and mythological characters from across the world listed by culture, with discussion board and large collection of links.
Mythical Folk - An on-line encyclopedia of mythology and folklore.
Mythography - Exploring mythology and art from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the legends of the Celts.
Meta Description: [ Mythography explores mythology and art, from the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans to the legends of the Celts ]
Mythological Studies - Ancient European mythology and history with art work.
Meta Description: [ Mythological studies: history, culture (free electronic texts on-line) ]
Mythology - Infoplease.com overview of the study of myths.
Mythology - Brief sections on classical, Norse and Egyptian myths.
Mythology - Encyclopedia.com definition, overview and links.
Mythology - Myths of various cultures related to the heavens, from Windows to the Universe at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).
Mythology Notes - Historical overview of the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, the Scandinavians and the Celts, including story abstracts and names of deities.
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Mythos, A Concise Guide to Geomythology - Personal exploration of mythogony and myths, including a glossary of gods, and reading list.
NonWestern Mythologies - Course materials with online texts of myths and legends from several Native American, Slavic, and Asian peoples.
Pantheons - Concise dictionaries of the various divinities from nine Eurasian and Middle Eastern pantheons.
Rachel's Mythology Page - A who-is-who of classical, Norse, Gaelic and Egyptian mythology.
Sacred-Texts - Myths and Sagas - Poetic and prose texts from various cultures including Anglo-Saxon, Arabian, Arthurian, Celtic and Scandinavian.
Meta Description: [ Sacred Texts: Legends and Sagas ]
Shrine of the Horned Gods - Presentation of ancient, modern, and false horned gods.
Suite101.com: Mythology - Essays on mythology to give insight into what it means to be human.
Meta Description: [ Mythology gives us insight into what it means to be HUMAN. - dewey decimal 291.13 ]
Timeless Myths - Covering Classical, Norse, and Celtic myths, as well as Arthurian legends, with a summary of popular deities, heroes, and other characters.
Meta Description: [ A collection of myths and legend from Classical Greece and Rome, Norse and Celtic mythology, as well as Arthurian legend. ]
Where Something Stands - Traditional Inuit stories, legends, and myths with art work.
World Mythology - Compilation of names of deities and other mythological characters, listed by cultural group.
World Myths and Legends in Art - Exhibition of images inspired by mythology around the world with background information, photos and audio files. From the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Meta Description: [ This is the Minneapolis Institute of Art's "World Myths and Legends in Art" web site. ]
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