Wiki Resources

Here are listed resources and instructions for the Mythology Wiki Project

Outside reading wiki project instructions
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Good sources of myths
This is not an exhaustive list. There are thousands of sources of mythology in bookstores, libraries, and on the web. I encourage everyone to think a little outside the box and explore a culture that has always been of interest to them, or even one you don't know anything about.

The library now has a World Folklore and Folklife Database, which is ideal. This resource breaks down the various myths into browsable categories. This database is particularly useful as these myths are all verified, so all you need to worry about is the length. (If you are trying to access the database from off-campus, you may need to provide your MEID and login).

What is below are some good sources of the myths on the internet. The best of these is the Internet Sacred Text Archive (which has a wide variety of myths from different cultures)

Arthurian Legends (Bullfinch's Mythology, Chretien De Troyes's works, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Le Morte D'Artur, and others)
Celtic myths (includes faeries, Scotland, Wales, Ireland)
Also there are the Lang Fairy Books and Yeats's Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
Grimm's Fairy Tales and even Hans Christian Andersen's tales
Bible stories we haven't done in class
Myths from Parallel Myths not done in class
Greek myths not done in class (Especially from the Odyssey)
1001 Nights A great source of Arabic & Islamic myths (where we got Sinbad from)
Hindu myths
Norse myths
Egyptian myths
Sumerian Literature Look at Narrative and Mythological compositions (Oxford University)

Assorted epic and legendary myths (many of these are hero myths)