GENERAL MYTHOLOGY LINKS

Myths and Legends: A treasure trove of information and links on mythology and ancient literatures from all over the world by Christopher B. Siren. A great starting place to surf the net!

The Encyclopedia Mythica: An encyclopedia of myth, folklore and legend.

Creation Myths from About.Com

World Mythology: an extensive site from the University of Michigan.

The Book of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Other Characters of Mythology: identifications, myths and pictures of myths and legends from around the world. (Thanks to Cheri Hubbard)

Mything Links:An Annotated & Illustrated Collection of Worldwide Links to Mythologies, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Sacred Arts & Traditions from Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. Mythological Studies Department, Pacifica Graduate Institute

Folklore and Mythology: Electronic Texts edited and/or translated by
D. L. Ashliman University of Pittsburgh.

Mythology Resources: a wide variety of links from Resource Central

Mythology on the Web: This is a site dedicated to the mythologies of the world. There is a plethora of mythology sites on the WWW, some of them in obscure and hard to find places. This site will serve as your gateway to these sites.

Mythhome: Mythology from all over the world.

Mythology and Religion: Links from the Ancient World Web.

PORCHNUS -- A Multi-Cultural Web Initiative: Interfaith Religion and Beliefs for an Internet Generation: contains good links to various religious beliefs.

Mythology: Links to General Mythology: African, Assyro-Babylonian, Aztec ,Celtic, Chinese, Egyptian, Fon, Greek, Hawaiian, Inca, Lemurian, Maya, Native American, Norse, Roman, Shinto -- some of which are broken.

Parabola Magazine Online: "an in-depth and enduring journal of the world's wisdom traditions. Join us as we explore the sacred myths, symbols, rituals, and arts which have inspired people in all times and places."

Topical Index of Gods and Goddesses: "Since long ago, people around the world have associated the heavens, objects in the sky, and aspects of the world around us with their gods and goddesses. Links from this page will take you to descriptions of and stories about selected gods and goddesses in various cultures."

Clio: Women in Mythology,Religion and Herstory -- an interesting page with links to tables of goddesses, brief descriptions of goddesses of many cultures, etc.

The Dark Goddess: -- " The possibility of a future true morality is contained not in the fear of God, but in the still unknown meanings of the old, grim Goddess who represented fear itself.  She is the one we need to understand: not the pretty Virgin; not the fecund Mother; but the wise, willful, wolfish Crone." Barbara Walker, The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom and Power."

Goddesses: Archeomythology Magazine

Trees and Humankind: Cultural and Psychological Bindings by Dr. Kim D. Coder, University of Georgia

Center for World Indigenous Studies

THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD and THE MIDDLE EAST

The Ancient Near East: a course outline for religions in the Ancient Near East before 500 bce. Materials include an essay on Inanna, an outline of the Egyptian pantheon of gods and goddesses, an Egyptian creation myth, etc.

The Ancient Near East: links and information from a world literature course at Creighton University.

The Ancient Middle East: links to ancient Mesopotamian, Canannite and Turkish myth.

Sumerian Home Page from the University of Wisconsin: Green Bay

Byzantium: Byzantine Studies on the Internet.

Diotima serves as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world.

The Ancient Egypt Site: great historical and archeological information.

Egyptian Book of the Dead translated by E.A. Wallis Budge

Egyptian Mythology: 214 articles on Egyptian Mythology from the Encyclopedia Mythica.

Akhentef's Egyptian Links: Links to many interesting pages on ancient Egypt.

Egyptian Mythological Deities:  list of gods with links to descriptions and pictures.

Ancient Carthage: from the Classics Department of Carthage University

The Mysterious Etruscans: an extensive site on Etruscan civilization.

Bureaucrats and Barbarians: Minoan and Mycenean Civilizations and the Greek Dark Ages -- a learning module by Richard Hooker

Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources: "This site is designed to draw together the ancient texts and images available on the Web concerning the major figures of Greek and Roman mythology. " From the University of Victoria, Canada.

Classical Mythology by Geography

The Interactive Ancient Mediterranean: "IAM is an on-line atlas of the ancient Mediterranean world designed to serve the needs and interests of students and teachers in high school, community college and university courses in classics, ancient history, geography, archaeology and related fields."

Perseus Project: Perseus Project from Tufts University is a continually growing digital library of resources for studying the ancient world. In it you can find such texts as Hesiod's Theogony, an ancient Greek account of the creation of the world and the gods and goddesses.

Interactive map of Athens from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

The Eleusinian Mysteries: a website devoted to the ritual surrounding the story of Demeter and Persephone

Mythology in Western Art: "The object of this project-- Mythmedia--is to form a collection of art images relating to Classical mythology."

Avesta: Zorastrian Archives: "We provide the complete text of the extant Avesta, the most ancient scriptures of Zoroastrianism, as well as many Pahlavi scriptures. It also includes information about the Avestan language, and other useful information for students of Zoroastrian religion. Most of the texts in these archives are extremely rare."

Central Asia and Iran: homepage of Iraj Bashiri, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Minnesota, contains an enormous amount of cultural and historical information.

Greek Orthodox Church: contains information about the differences between the Western and Eastern Churches and links to much information.

Islam and Islamic History in Arabia and the Middle East -- also includes information about Islam in Spain.

Arab Net: the Online Resource for the Arab world in the Middle East and North Africa.

Middle East WebQuest: an activity to explore the three major religions of the Middle East.

THE CELTIC WORLD

The Encyclopedia of the Celts: Based on quotations from literature, myth, legend, fiction and history.. Compiled and edited by Knud Mariboe.

Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore and Drama: another amazing page of links from the indomitable Annina Jokinen of Luminarium

Study Guide for Medieval Love Songs

NORTHERN EUROPE

The Norse Mythology Web An introduction to Norse Mythology including a listing of the gods and goddesses.

The Germanic Heritage Page "The term Germanic refers to those peoples descended from speakers of Proto-Germanic, the ancestor of the modern Scandinavian languages as well as English, German and Dutch. In ancient times the Germanic peoples shared a common culture and religion.... This page is intended as a resource ...for anyone interested in medieval and pre-Christian Germanic languages, literature, culture, mythology, and religion."

The Viking Network Web: "The Viking Network Web is an award-winning educational resource designed by Yngve Skråmm...The Viking Network Web is not a finished product, but a dynamic educational resource about the Vikings."

Scandinavian Mythology, Folklore and Genealogy compiled by Scott Trimble, contains family tree of the Norse gods and some references to use of Norse mythology in modern works.

The Viking Home Page created by Lars Jansson.

Germanic Myths, Legends and Sagas compiled by D.L. Ashliman of the University of Pittsburgh.

Study Guide for Medieval Love Songs

AFRO-CARIBBEAN

Who Should Tell the Story of Africa?

African Timelines: History, Orature, Literature and Film

The African Diaspora: A collection of sites related to African and Afro-Caribbean religions such as Voodoo, Santeria, and Candomble.

OrishaNet : Information about Santeria including Patakis, The Legends of the Orishas (including Oshun)

Keys to Feminine Empowerment from the West African Yoruba tradition

Caribbean Religion Center: links to Voodoo, Santeria and Spiritism

African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning from the University of Virginia

African Studies Quarterly: The Online Journal of African Studies

THE AMERICAS: MesoAmerica, South America, North America

Native Web: Resources for indigenous cultures around the world.

Native American Cultural Resources on the Internet: links to information about Native Americans and to tribal websites.

Discoverer's Web A list of resources on exploration.

MESOAMERICA
Precolumbian Culture Links: archeology, anthropology, individual cultures and more.

Mayan Civilization: General history of the Maya civilization of Central America, focusing on political organization, literature, and the landscape.

Mysteries of the Maya: Chichen Itza: Introduction to the ruins of Chichen Itza and the Maya civilization which inhabited it. Offers a guided photographic tour of the historic site.

Rabbit In The Moon: Mayan Glyphs And Architecture: Interactive materials on Mayan civilization. Features the Mayan Language and calendar, architecture, exhibits, books, culture and games.

Maya Civilization: A virtual tour of the civilization from the Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Teotihuacan Home Page. "We have created this site to offer the general public and experts around the world different kinds of information about this ancient city. It consists of introductory pages, recent excavation reports, and an academic journal, each suited for different kinds and levels of readers. It is a growing site that you should revisit often!" From Arizona State University.

The Gods of the Ancient Mexicans: "The material following was written as an appendix to The Fire Within, Cloud Serpents, and Crystal Spiders. The last two have not been published. To those reading this text without having read The Fire Within, the names (John Goss, for example) will be meaningless; these are the names of the characters in the books, and may be ignored if this material is being read purely for its informative content."

Aztec Student Teacher Resource Center

Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations: Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec & Aztec

Mexico Online: "The cultural diversity and racial mix of modern Mexico owes much to its complex, colorful and ancient history. Throughout the ages our country has contributed to the civilization of mankind. Today this legacy continues to live, our cultural heritage and background is reflected in all the arts, especially our paintings, sculptures, hand-crafts and much more!"

Andes Expedition: Searching for Inca Secrets

Peru Explorer: Your Online Guide to Peru

Ice Treasures of the Inca: An Interactive Expedition with Johan Reinhard via National Geographic.

Sipapu The ancient Anasazi (requires Quicktime)

Ancient Architects: Moundbuilders of the Lower Mississippi Delta

First Peoples' Hall: a virtual exhibit on Canada's First Nations from the Canadian Museum of Civilization

Arctic Circle: a website with a wealth of information on Arctic cultures and geography

ASIA

Ask Asia: Asia Search Engine

The Ancient Indus Valley: great site on the Indus Valley Civilization and Harappa.

Emperors of the Sangoku: "The Three Kingdoms" of India, China and Japan: great historical information.

Resources for the Study of East Asian Language and Thought

God and Gods of Hinduism: one of the many sites listed on the Veda and Dharma webpage.

Hindu Students Council from the University of Michigan: contains an enormous amount of information on Hinduism, including a virtual shrine with information on Hindu deities.

ARISE ARJUNA :Hinduism and the Modern World by David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri), Voice of India, New Delhi

The Mahbahrahta: An Introduction to and Summary of by Richard Blumberg

The Bhagavad Gita: An Interactive Study site

Rama and the Ramayana: Lessons in Dharma: developed by Jean Johnson, New York University

TempleNet: "the ultimate source of information on Indian temples."

Kami and Japanese Mythology: an introduction to Japanese myth.

Japanese religion: Links to articles and information on Japanese myth and religion from nihongo.org

Japanese Mythology: tales and links.

Kyoto National Museum

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Myths and Legends of China, by E. T. C. Werner

Chinese Mythology: article from the Encyclopedia Mythica.

Chinese Sages: Lao-tzu, Confucius, Mo-tzu, and Mencius

Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Chuan

Daoism Depot: contains a virtual Daoist Temple, texts, and a discussion group.

The Taoist Restoration Society: includes information about Taoist mythology, Taoism in the 20th century, Taoist life, shrines, images, a discussion group and much more.

Chinese Text Initiative from the University of Virginia Library

Chinese Cultural Studies: Websites. Although the name of this page suggests links to just websites on China, it also includes extensive links to websites on other Asian and MidEastern cultures and religions. Worth a look. From Paul Halsall at Brooklyn College, CUNYChina: Buddhism and Buddhist Studies from the University of Oregon.

The Buryat Homepage: Welcome to the rich culture of Siberia! This page is about the shamanism, folklore, history, and poetry of the Buryats.

A Course in Mongolian Shamanism: information about cosmology, the natural world, the spirit world and more.

The Realm of the Mongols: "The pages available here are all dedicated to the philosophical and spiritual legacy of the Old Mongols, and to the memory of Chingis Khan."

Summary of Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy (Mircea Eliade, 1964; tr. Willard Trask) from the University of Michigan Law School Reading Group

Myths and Legends of Ancient Korea

AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Oceana: Myths from the islands of the South and Central Pacific.

Indonesian Myth and Folktales by Mario Rustan

Whale Dreamings: myths and folklore about whales, most from Australia and the South Pacific

Tanais' Didjerido Page: Austrailian Aborigine music and folk tales.

Francis Firebrace: World Acclaimed Master Aboriginal Storyteller, Inspirational Speaker , Entertainer & Artist. Who combines Story, Art, Dance And Philosophy into a Powerful performance of the Oldest known culture on Earth.

Fire and the Aborigine from the Department of Forestry at Australian National University.

Traditional Samoan Creation Myths

Easter Island Homepage: Easter Island has long been the subject of curiosity and speculation. How and why did its inhabitants carve and transport the massive statues which surround the island? What remains of this culture today, and what lessons can we learn from their legacy? This page is a resource for information on the Internet about Easter Island, also known as "Rapa Nui" and "Isla de Pascua".

Welcome to Paradise: The Cook Islands 

Hyperhistory Online: Over 1600 files covering 3000 years of world history-- people, history, events and maps.

Humanities Online Resources from the University of Wisconsin.

Geographic.org: maps, flags, climate, people, etc.

Art History Resources on the Web:  A comprehensive historical overview -- invaluable!

Argos is the first peer-reviewed, limited area search engine (LASE) on the World-Wide Web. It has been designed to cover the ancient and medieval worlds. Quality is controlled by a system of hyperlinked internet indices which are managed by qualified professionals who serve as the Associate Editors of the project. The same procedures that govern quality also serve to limit the scope of Argos to the ancient world.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook: a huge repository of medieval historical and literary works as well as scholarly information about the Middle Ages.

NM's Creative Impulse: a website created for IB and University classes which contains great links pages for History and Arts.

Ancient Scripts of the World: Everything from cuneiform to hieroglyphics to historical linguistics,by Lawrence K. Lo.

The World Lecture Hall (WLH) contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials. This is an interesting site to browse for all kinds of information and links.

The Ancient World Club: Links to pre-History, Latin America, Asia and Indonesia

Global Calendar: Multi-cultural Educational Resource: International Festivals, Celebrations and Holydays.

The Center for World Indigenous Studies: "The Underlying Principle Guiding CWIS is: Access to knowledge and peoples' ideas reduces the possibility of conflict and increases the possibility of cooperation between peoples on the basis of mutual consent. By democratizing relations between peoples, between nations and states, the diversity of nations and their cultures will continue to enrich the world. 

World Cultures: An Internet Classroom and Anthology created by Richard Hooker of Washington State University. Good source for articles on different cultures and a very impressive website.

WWW Virtual Library: Anthropology

Copious Art Links from the Center for Advance Study in Post Contemporary Art

MCC's Library Resources and LINCCWEB: Your starting place for library research, the connection to MCC's library and the other community college libraries in Florida. Access to the Britannica Encyclopedia online and journal databases, many with full-text articles online.

SUNCAT: Sarasota County Libraries' Online Catalog.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Internet Resources: The items on this page focus on instruction for using and creating Internet resources. They will tell you how to use Internet services, but will not tell you what specific resources exist. From the library of the University of California at Berkeley.

The Internet Public Library: The Internet Public Library is the first public library of the Internet. "The Internet is a mess. Since nobody runs it, that's no surprise. There are a lot of interesting, worthwhile, and valuable things out there--and a lot that are a complete waste of time. Over the last few hundred years, librarians have become skilled at finding the good stuff, organizing it, and making it easier for people to find and use. Librarians also fight for important ideas like freedom of expression and thought, equality of access to information, and literacy."

Needle in a Cyberstack: the Info Finder -- lots of search tools -- check it out!

Search Engines and Collection Sites: A collection of short cuts to dozens of search engines to facilitate your web searches.

Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Acronyms: Links to just what it says, prepared by the Libraries of Purdue University.

Citing the Sites: MLA-Style Guidelines and Models for Documenting Internet Sources

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