- About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore
- AFU and Urban Legends Archive
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Fairy Tales
- Folklore
- Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
- Folklore, Myth and Legend
- Greek Mythology
- Intute: social sciences - folklore
- Legends
- Moonlit Road
- Mything Links
- Mythology in Western Art
- New Frontier
- Stories of the Dreaming
- Urban Legends Reference Pages
- World of Tales
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- About.com: Urban Legends and Folklore
- Offers original articles and features about urban legends and folklore, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events.
Author: About.com
DeweyClass: 398.2
- AFU and Urban Legends Archive
- A collection of information and myths about urban legends, which appear mysteriously and spread spontaneously in varying forms, usually containing elements of humour or horror. Such legends are not necessarily false, although most are. Headings include animals, celebrities, death, drugs, food, politics, religion, science, sex, and television.
Author: Heimbaugh, Jason R.
DeweyClass: 398.2
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- An encyclopaedia of mythology, folklore and legend, containing over 4700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, legendary creatures and monsters from around the world. Also includes genealogy tables and family trees of many mythologies. The encyclopedia is browsable (arranged by area of mythology) and searchable.
Author: Lindemans, M. F.
DeweyClass: 398
- Fairy Tales
- A collection of fiction in electonic text form.
Author: University of Maryland
DeweyClass: 398.2
- Folklore
- Electronic version of the journal of the same name, with full text articles available relating to many areas of ethnological research. Topics of interest include comparative religions, cosmology, traditional customs, ethnomusicology, and belief concepts from many countries around the world.
Author: Institute of the Estonian Language
DeweyClass: 398
- Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
- Collection of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology from around the world, arranged by theme. Also provides links to material on Aesop's Fables, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Grimm Brothers.
Author: Ashliman, D. L.
DeweyClass: 398.41
- Folklore, Myth and Legend
- Folk tales and stories from around the world, with many original versions. Also includes folklore reference sources, and forms part of the Children's Literature Web Guide at the University of Calgary.
Author: University of Calgary
DeweyClass: 398
- Greek Mythology
- Biographical information on figures in Greek mythology. Includes an introduction to the subject, an alphabetical list of the Immortals, and a comparison of Greek and Roman names.
Author: Stewart, Xavr
DeweyClass: 398
- Intute: social sciences - folklore
- Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources about social anthropology and folklore.
Author: Intute
DeweyClass: 398
- Legends
- A learning resource providing links to material dealing with legend and lore. Arthurian and Celtic legends, such as The Ulster Cycle, together with Beowulf, Ballad, and Shakespearean links, comprise some of the information on offer. Full text transcriptions and many images are available.
Author: Kellner, Donald G. & Marmor, Paula Katherine
DeweyClass: 398
- Moonlit Road
- Stories and folk tales from the American South, told by storytellers of the region. Some stories include a background page with information on the history, region, culture, and people involved.
Author: Moonlit Road
DeweyClass: 398
- Mything Links
- Resources cover aspects of mythology and folklore that are connected to the likes of calendar customs, including information on the quarter days, and themes that are found in both Eastern and Western cultures, such as the fertility symbol of the Green Man and rites of passage. Information is also available by selecting specific geographical regions of the world, and in the form of reference and educational data for students and teachers.
Author: Jenks, Kathleen
DeweyClass: 398.2
- Mythology in Western Art
- Project aiming to create a collection of art images of mythical characters. Project prepared in University of Haifa Library. Includes images of mythical characters, a bibliography of classic mythology in western art, and links to other Internet sources on mythology.
Author: University of Haifa
DeweyClass: 398
- New Frontier
- Electronic version of the print journal. 'New Frontier' is concerned with unexplained phenomena, including crop circles, UFOs and extraterrestrial research. The journal is based on New Age themes. Includes an archive of the electronic edition and full text of articles.
Author: New Frontier Magazine
DeweyClass: 398
- Stories of the Dreaming
- Collection of cultural stories from indigenous Australians throughout the country. Words specific to Australian language and culture are defined in a glossary for each story. Includes an account of the importance of storytelling for Australians, an explanation of the expression 'dreamtime', and information about the custodianship and the secret or sacred nature of the stories.
Author: Australian Museum and Australia's Cultural Network
DeweyClass: 398
- Urban Legends Reference Pages
- Addresses popular myths, often created by misinformation and 'old wives tales', such as the likelihood that Coca-Cola contained cocaine, whether or not J.M. Barrie invented the name Wendy, and the cause of Houdini's death. Broader topics covered include Christmas, business, and wedding lore.
Author: Mikkelson, Barbara & Mikkelson, David P.
DeweyClass: 398
- World of Tales
- Provides a selection of popular fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson and Charles Perrault, as well as a set of folktales organised by continent, and well-known fables by Aesop and La Fontaine.
Author: Andonov, Viktor
DeweyClass: 398.2
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