• Creation Myths from Countries around the World
• The Alan Lomax Archive and A ssociation for Cultural Equity ~ Noted folklorist and anthropologist Alan Lomax, with his father John A. Lomax, developed the Archive of American Folksong at the Library of Congress.
• The American Folklife Center ~ The center's purpose is "to encompass all aspects of folklore and folklife from this country and around the world." From the Library of Congress.
• American Folklore ~ Retellings of tall tales, historical folklore, regional folktales, state folktales, spooky stories, stories featuring famous characters from history, and folktales about the weather.
• The American Folklore Society ~ " The American Folklore Society is an association of people who create and communicate knowledge about folklore throughout the world. Our more than 2,200 members and subscribers are scholars, teachers, and libraries at colleges and universities; professionals in arts and cultural organizations; and community members involved in folklore work."
• Encyclopedia Mythica ~ An extensive, online encyclopedia of mythology, religion, and folklore.
• The Encyclopedia of Arda ~ This "completely unofficial site" from a Tolkien enthusiast attempts to be an encyclopedia of the world of "The Hobbit," "The Lord of the Rings," and other works.
• Encyclopedia of the Celts ~ An encyclopedia of Celtic literature including the legends, mythology, tales, and history of this ancient culture.
• Folklore and Mythology: Electronic Texts ~ An extensive collection of tales from around the world, many edited or translated by D. L. Ashliman, a professor of Germanic Languages and Literature.
• Godchecker ~ Information on over 1,300 deities is browsable by pantheon/culture or searchable.
• Google Directory of Mythology
• Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant ~ A dictionary of Greek myths, gods, and goddesses.
• In Search of Myths and Heroes ~ Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program that "goes in search of four of the world's most famous myths."
• Indigenous Australia ~ Stories from Aboriginal Australia are told in text, audio, and video versions.
• Internet Sacred Text Archive ~ This site consists of "significant primary texts relating to religion and mythology."
• Legends ~ Information and related links on Robin Hood and "other swashbuckling characters of balladry, fiction, and film, from the shores of Avalon to the dungeons of Zenda."
• MythNET: Where Togas Are Still Hip ~ The stories of Greek and Roman mythology including a dictionary of gods and goddesses.
• Mythology Links ~ from the Virtual Reference Desk of the Monroe County (NY) Library System.
• MythWeb ~ "This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology."
• The Online Archive of American Medicine ~ A database of approximately 200,000 folk medicine records, illustrating "a variety of beliefs and practices such as home remedies, the activities of traditional healers." From the Folklore and Mythology Archives, University of California, Los Angeles.
• The Robin Hood Project ~ A "database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales."
• Roman Mythology ~ An extensive article from Wikipedia on the Roman myths, gods, and goddesses. Verify your information with another source.
• Saganet ~ "...thousands of manuscript and printed pages of Old Icelandic literature and critical works published before 1900. Germanic/Nordic mythology (the Eddas), the history of Norwegian kings..."
• The Spider Myths ~ From the Curator of Arachnids at Burke Museum, Washington state.
• Think Quest of Creation Myths
• World Myths and Legends in Art ~ "This collection of images brings together 26 works of art in the collection of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts inspired by mythology around the world."
• Yahoo Directory of Mythology

N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Last update: 4/07/08