Apollo and the Greek Muses

Mythology, Legend, Folklore, & Ghosts

Updated July 2010

COMPREHENSIVE SITES ON MYTHOLOGY
***** The Encyclopedia Mythica - SEARCH - Areas - Image Gallery - Genealogy tables - Mythic Heroes
  Probert Encyclopaedia - Mythology 
Gods, Heroes, and Myth
Dictionary of Mythology 
  What is Myth?
  Myths and Legends
  Major Gods and Goddesses of the World
  Bulfinch Mythology 
Bulfinch's Mythology - Home Page and Table of Contents
Origin of Mythology
Mythology - Ancient/Classical History
Myths and Legends
  Classical Mythology by Geography
  Articles, Blogs and Information on Mythology
  The Impact of Mythology
Mythology in Western Art 
  Classical Myth in Western Art 
World Myths and Legends in Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts)
Mythology and Folklore  
  Classical Myth: Homepage
  Mythology 
Legendary Heroes 
  Topical Index of Gods and Goddesses 
Morgana's Observatory -- Ancient Prophecies, Universal Myths - Myth & Legend Links - Universal Flood Myths
  Stories from around the world about the great flood 
   Changing Views of the History of the Earth
  Creation Myths 
  TheRiverStyx.net: The Myths of Hades
The River Styx
Regional Folklore and Mythology 
    Mythology: MYTH*ING LINKS' Home Page 
Myth Web
List of films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Teaching Mythology: Gods and Heroes 
  Story Arts | Sites with Folktale or Mythology Text 
 
EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY
   (AEL) Egyptian Gods & Religions 
   Ancient Egyptian Religion 
  MythHome: Glossary of Ancient Egyptian Mythology Terms 
  Ancient Egyptian gods 
  Ancient Egyptian gods - Maat 
  The Religion of Ancient Egypt
  Egyptian Gods and Mythology  
Egyptian Mythology
  The Goddesses and Gods of Ancient Egypt
Four Sons Of Horus
For more info, check out my Ancient Egypt page. 

MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY
The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ  
  Sumerian Mythology FAQ
  Sumerian Mythology 
  Sumerian Gods and Goddesses 
   Sumerian Myths 
  SUMERIAN RELIGION 
  Mythology's Mythinglinks: the Tigris-Euphrates Region of the Ancient Near East 
  Gods, Goddesses, Demons and Monsters of Mesopotamia 
  The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ
   More info on Ancient Mesopotamia can be found on my Ancient River Valley Civilizations page. 

GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Origins of Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology - MythWeb
  Greek-Gods.info (plus a fun QUIZ)
Ancient Greek Religion 
Family Tree of Greek Mythology 
Greek Names vs. Roman Names
Immortals of Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology Fun Fact Quiz
  5 Ages of Man - Greek Myth on the Creation of Man 
  Muses, the Goddesses of Art and Science in Greek Mythology
  Ancient Temple at Delphi - Delphi oracle, Apollo temple in Delphi - Delphi   
  Women in Greek Myths - Greek Goddesses - Who Were the Greek Goddesses
Hercules - The Labors of Hercules - Heracles and Rulers of Greece
  The Ancient Greek World - Click on the section for Religion and Death
   Who's Who in Greek Legend - Ancient Greek Heroes - Mythology and The Trojan War 
Greek Mythology Today 
  Ancient Greek and Roman Myth in Film 
For more info, please visit my Ancient Greece page.
 
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
   Roma - Roman Religion 
  Roman Mythology
  Gods of the Roman Imperial Cult  
   Ancient Rome: Roman Religion 
  Ancient Greek and Roman Myth in Film 
For more on Roman mythology, check out the general mythology section above.
   For more info, please visit my Ancient Rome page.

MYTH IN NATIVE AMERICA
   Morgana's Observatory: Native American Prophecies
Morgana's Observatory: Native American Prophecies (Mohawk and Anishinabe) 
Native American Wisdom
  Native American Culture - Stories/Legends
  Native American Myths and Legends
  Creation/Migration/Origin Stories
  Objects of Power - Native American animal stories 
Welcome to Indigenous Peoples Literature
  Native American Lore Index  
Mythology: Native American Myths
Sacred Texts: Native American
Native American Mythology
  Encyclopedia Mythica: Native American mythology.
Myths and Legends for American Indian Youth
Myth - Aztec Gods and Goddesses
  For much more, visit my Native Americans and Meso and Latin America pages.

MYTHOLOGY OF VARIOUS CULTURES 
Indian Mythology 
    Mythology's MythingLinks: Near East -- Canaan 
  Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology
  Hittite/Hurrian Mythology  
Devi: The Great Goddess
Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas
Dates in Irish Myth and Legend 
Ancient Chinese Mythology
  Myths & Legends of China
  Chinese Tiger Mythology
  Japanese/Chinese 
  Japanese Serpents Mythology
  Dragon Myths  
  Korean mythology
  Asian Myths and Legends: Illustrations of Asian Mythology
   The Talk.Origins Archive Creation Myths and Beliefs
Universal Flood Myths
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts, page 1
  For more info, please visit my Non-Western Cultures page or Table of Contents for specific cultures/time periods.


FABLES & FAIRY TALES
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
  Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology
  Aesop's Fables - Online Collection  
The Internet Classics Archive | Aesop's Fables by Aesop
Tales of Wonder
  Grimm's Fairy Tales
  127 Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
American Folklore: Famous American folktales and legends, Native American myth
   British Myths & Legends Index 
  Les Contes des Fées: The Literary Fairy Tales of France
  "Women and Fairy Tales" by Terri Windling
Little Red Riding Hood Project - Cinderella  - Jack and the Beanstalk - DIFFERENT versions of the same stories!
Folk and Fairy Tales: Web Site Links
  Digital Storytelling Project Website Resources 

VARIOUS FAIRIES, ELVES, UNICORNS, MERMAIDS, & OTHER MYTHICAL TOPICS 
  HERE BE DRAGONS!
Information -- Chinese Dragon
   Mythical Creatures 
Myths and Legends
  Water Spirit Legends
  Faeries and Other Wee Folk 
   A Field Guide to Irish Fairies
Welsh Proverbs, Expressions, and Sayings
  Stories of the Dreaming: stories from Indigenous Australia 
  Folk and Fairy Tales: Web Site Links
Multiple Births in Legend and Folklore
Chinese Proverbs
   Russian Folklore--Links

GHOSTS, GHOSTS, GHOSTS 
Castles with Ghosts
Borley Rectory, the most haunted house in England
Cornish Ghost Stories
Derby Ghosts
  Undead: Vampires and Ghosts From Russia
Ghost Towns and History of the American Old West,Ghost towns indexed by state 
   GhostTownGallery.com: A virtual visit to the ghost towns of the west.
Weird n' Spooky America, Hauntings and Unexplained Phenomena
'Witches, Ghosts and Phantoms' - Adventures Beyond
GHOSTS OF THE PRAIRIE: AMERICAN GHOSTS & HAUNTINGS
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE: HAUNTED CEMETERIES IN AMERICA 
Texas Ghost Towns
  The Alamo Ghost 
Ghost Children At Train Tracks
  HAUNTINGS HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO GHOST HUNT
Shadowlands Haunted Places Index - Texas
Lone Star Spirits
   Chickenskin: True Ghost Stories & Weird Tales from Texas
  Ghost Stories and Urban Legends
  The Moonlit Road: Strange Folktales from the American South
Castle of Spirits True Ghost Stories & The Australian Ghost Club 
Ghost Stories
Ghost Story Society Home Page
   Ghosts in the Castle - For Kids - from nationalgeographic.com 
  THE HAUNTED MUSEUM
  Ghostly Legends & Mysteries - Ghosts, Hauntings and Mysteries
 
SYMBOLS IN DIFFERENT CULTURES & FOLKLORE 
**** Online Symbolism Dictionary 
Animal Symbolism in Celtic Mythology
Symbolic Meanings Flowers Convey
    Language of Flowers, Flowers and Plants of the Zodiac, and State Flowers - Super Lists!
  A Visual Glossary of Religious Symbols | symboldictionary.net
  Funerary Symbolism - Cemetery Art and Symbolism
  The Epitaph Browser 
  Music Symbols
Math Symbols
  SACRED COSMOLOGY: Precolumbian Mesoamerican Symbolism
  The Huichol of Mexico, Their Culture, Symbolism and Art 
    The Great Pyramid - Symbolism Summary
  Color Symbolism Chart - Color Symbolism: Using Color for Meaning

MODERN MYTH
   You know, sometimes Rumors get started that are perceived as Fact. Find out what is true and what is myth at snopes.com Urban Legends Reference Pages 
  Urban Legends - Urban Legends: Classics and More
  Urban Legend Zeitgeist
The Museum of Hoaxes
"Ring Around The Rosie" Myth
   Thomas Bailey Project: Historical Myths to Beware Of!

 FOR MORE INFO, CHECK OUT:
General Ancient History
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome

 
 

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