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- Aberdeen Bestiary Project - On-line database of text, digitised images, commentary and translation from the Aberdeen Bestiary, a medieval manuscript containing descriptions of real and mythical animals, accompanied by moralising explanations. The project is a collaborative effort between Aberdeen University Library, the Department of History of Art and the Centre for Computer Based Learning in Land Use and Environmental Sciences.
- The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy (1918) - Searchable, full-text version of Padraic Colum's book includes illustrations. (From Bartleby.com.)
- Aesop's Fables - Over 600 fables, indexed in a single table with morals listed. Most all of these were translated by George Fyler Townsend (1814-1900). (John R. Long, Star Systems.)
- Beazley Archive - University of Oxford archive of Sir John Beazley (1885-1970) contains notes, drawings and books relating to ancient Greek art. Site provides a dictionary with illustrated descriptions of characters from Greek myth, and a Catalogue of Casts of Greek and Roman sculptures.
- Bulfinch's Mythology - Bob Fisher's annotated hypertext edition of The Age of Fables or Stories of Gods and Heroes by Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867). (Also available from Bartleby.com.)
- Camelot Project - University of Rochester site offers Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies and basic information, including Arthurian characters, symbols, and related sites.
- Classical Myth - Laurel Bowman's site has a helpful section on the Olympian Gods; University of Victoria Classics Department
- Classical Mythology Online - Companion to the book of the same name, this site provides a text archive, maps, a Character Glossary and a Words and Phrases Glossary.
- Columbia Encyclopedia (2000) - 6th Edition with over 50,000 article entries. (From Bartleby.com.)
- Devi: the Great Goddess - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - Hypertext edition of 1894 book by E. Cobham Brewer. (From Bibliomania. Also available from Bartleby.com.)
- Encyclopedia Mythica - Comprehensive resource by M.F. Lindemans contains over 5100 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
- Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts - D. L. Ashliman, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburgh.
- Gallica: Images et Texts du XIX Siècle Francophone - Virtual library from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. A search for myth* retrieves 31 documents including Vedic mythology by A. A.[Arthur Anthony] Macdonell (1897.
- Gender and Immortality: Heroines in Ancient Greek Myth and Cult - Full-text of the 1996 book by Deborah Lyons published by Princeton University Press. The text is searchable and the Appendix offers a A Catalogue of Heroines.
- Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (1922) Abridged ed. - Sir James George Frazer. "A monumental study in comparative folklore, magic and religion, The Golden Bough shows parallels between the rites and beliefs, superstitions and taboos of early cultures and those of Christianity. It had a great impact on psychology and literature and remains an early classic anthropological resource." Searchable and with subject index. From Bartleby.com.
- Golden Fleece - Searchable, full-text version of Padraic Colum's 1922 book includes illustrations. (From Bartleby.com.)
- Greek Mythology Link - "Collection of myths retold by Carlos Parada, author of Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, published in 1993 (available at Amazon). The GML contains Texts, Images, Charts and Maps. The mythical accounts are based exclusively on ancient sources."
- Hercules: Greece's Greatest Hero - Perseus Digital Library
- Hero's Journey - "Environment to explore the classic mythical story structure and to create your own stories."
- Homer's Illiad - Samuel Butler's translation.
- Images of Women in Ancient Art: Issues of Interpretation and Identity - Compiled and written by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History, Sweet Briar College.
- Internet Classics Archive - "Searchable collection of almost 400 classical Greek and Roman texts (in English translation) with user-provided commentary."
- Internet Sacred Text Archive - Archive of significant primary texts relating to religion and mythology. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language. Maintained by J.B. Hare.
- Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore and Drama - Anniina Jokinen
- Joseph Campbell Foundation - There is also the Joseph Campbell and Marija Gimbutas Library at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California, with an online catalog.
- Legends - "Personal journey through the worlds of Robin Hood, King Arthur, D'Artagnan, and other swashbuckling characters of balladry, fiction, and film, from the shores of Avalon to the dungeons of Zenda."
- Middle English Compendium - The Corpus of Middle English and Prose and Verse includes the complete text of Merlin: or the early History of King Arthur: a prose romance edited by Henry B. Wheatley.
- Mythfolklore.net - Home page of Laura Gibbs, Faculty Liaison for Information Technology at the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Oklahoma. She maintains the following web sites:
- Aesopica: Aesop's Fables in English, Latin and Greek
- Bestiaria Latina: Stories about Animals in Latin - With Blog
- Biblia Vulgata: Bible Stories for Latin Students
- Legenda Aurea: Stories about the Saints in Latin
- Mythologiae: Classical Myths for Latin Students
- Mythical Monsters - Full-text (in pdf format) of Charles Gould's book, published by W. H. Allen & Co. in London in 1886. (From the Arment Biological Press Digital Library.)
- Mythography - "Exploring Greek, Roman, and Celtic Mythology and Art"
- Mythology in Western Art - Images of mythological characters; University of Haifa
- Mythology Project - Ruth Webb's site is designed to supplement her CLA 212 course at Princeton.
- Nibelungenlied - Online Medieval & Classical Library, Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
- Norse Mythology Web Page - Nicole Cherry's site includes sections on gods and goddesses, creation, nine Norse Worlds, Ragnarok (Norse doomsday), comparisons between The Saga of the Volsungs and The Nibelungenlied, and links to other resources
- Online Medieval and Classical Library - "Collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization." (Berkeley Digital Library.)
- Perseus Digital Library - Digital library with over 380 annotated texts, images, buildings, artifacts and secondary articles. Edited by Gregory Crane, Tufts University Classics Department.
- Places of Peace and Power: The Sacred Site Pilgrimage of Martin Gray - "Martin Gray is an anthropologist and photographer specializing in the study of sacred sites and pilgrimage traditions around the world. During the past sixteen years, Martin has visited and photographed over 1000 sacred sites in fifty countries. This web site discusses Martin’s pilgrimage journeys, features many of his photographs and writings, lists calendar details of upcoming slide show tours, gives information regarding book and photograph orders, and has links to related sites."
- Theoi Project: Guide to Greek Mythology
- Aaron Atsma
- Ulster Cycle: Heroic Myths and Legends from Ireland - Includes the tales of Early Ulster, Cú Chulainn, Connacht, and the Fall of Ulster, as well as links to related Celtic sites and a Pronunciation Guide. Maintained by Patrick Brown.
- Yahoo! - Mythology and Folklore
Last updated 1 November 2006