Agaliha
November 5th, 2006, 07:42 PM
Updated 12.31.2006
More to come!
This thread is for reference/encyclopedia-like uses, it is not a thread for commenting and discussions.
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For suggestions post in this thread:
G&G-- what do you all want to see? (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=112965)
Or PM me.
For other deity and mythology resources:
Helpful Sites For Mythology and Deity Info (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=138515)
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What is Folklore?
Definition: The traditional beliefs, practices, customs, stories, jokes, songs (etc.) of a people, transmitted orally or by other non-institutional means.
Also Known As: folklife
Example: Unlike literature, the folklore of a culture is rarely written down or published except by those who collect and study it.
(From here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-folklore.htm))
Categories of Folklore:
Ballad
Blason Populaire
Counting rhymes
Costumbrista
Craft
Custom
Folk play
Epic poetry
Festival
Folk speech
Folk art
Folk belief
Folk magic
Folk metaphor
Folk poetry and rhyme
Folk simile
Folk song
Folk tale
Animal tale
Fairy tale
Jocular tale
Games
Holiday lore and customs
Joke
Legend
Urban (or Contemporary) legend
Material culture
Myth
Memorate
Proverb
Riddle
Superstition and popular belief
Taunts
Weather lore(From here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore))
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What is a Fable?
A fable is a short, pithy animal tale, most often told or written with a moral tagged on in the form of a proverb. Thus to convey a moral is the aim of most fables, and the tale is the vehicle by which this is done, providing both an illustration of and compelling argument for the moral.
As a specific development in form and content of the animal tale, the fable is comparatively sophisticated and does not originate as a folktale, though it may make use of folk material, and once composed may be absorbed into a culture and exchanged as traditional oral folklore.
The oldest known fables are either Aesopic (Greek) in origin, or from Asian (Indian and/or possibly Semitic) roots — both dating back several centuries B.C.E.
(From here)
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What is Mythology?
Mythology is a field of study that is not easily defined, being as much a composite of many other subjects of human inquisitiveness and investigation as it is a unique arena all its own.
Ultimately it might be said that the student of mythology is one who conducts inquiries into some of the most basic concerns of humankind —
Who are we?
How was the world made?
What is the correct manner to conduct oneself during religious ceremonies?
What is the relationship between inner life and outward appearances?
What happens to the individual at the moment of death, and after?— as these have been expressed by the many and diverse cultures in the world both past and present, including one's own, through the traditional spiritual stories — or myths — to be found within them.
(From here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/folklore/f/mythology1.htm))
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What is Myth?
A myth is a story containing within and having about it certain identifiable characteristics. These are, specifically, that:
It is a religious story — no matter from which culture — and will therefore involve the existence and activities of a supernatural being, such as a god, a demigod, a goddess, or several such entities;
It will seek to explain at least some aspect of the origin or manner of things (where people came from, how rainbows first came to be, why whales have blow spouts, why people and animals feel hunger) if not of the very universe itself;
It is not an isolated tale but connects up in some significant way with other similar stories within a culture, involving other deities who collectively form a pantheon;
Its authorship is communally shared, that is, attributable to no single person, and it came into existence through oral tradition, and therefore usually has more than one version;
It is believed to be essentially true by those in the society for whom it is one part of a cultural mythology.A story will have all of the above characteristics else it cannot properly be classified as a myth, but may be a legend or a folktale.
(From here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/folklore/f/mythology2.htm))
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(I have a feeling these link lists will fill up pretty quick, when that comes I'll make a seperate sticky for them!)
Some links for Folklore:
Folklore (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp%3Fz=1%26pg=2%26ti=761578070)
Folklore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkkKvhU5FqCABijhXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3dmo3cnZ2BGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANFMjYyX zEwMA--/SIG=11pjd42bh/EXP=1162860335/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore)
SurlaLune Fairy Tales (http://www.mysticwicks.com/www.surlalunefairytales.com) --Best place for them! Annotated too with symbolism, history and like tales explained.
Footprints (http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/myth/footprints.html) (Celtic Lore)
Folk-lore and folk-stories of Wales (http://www.red4.co.uk/Folklore/trevelyan/trevfolklore.htm)
Tales Collected by the Brothers Grimm (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupdAv05FU0AAfxxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3ZWJvbjZqBGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANCMTAwX zExNQ--/SIG=122j963jd/EXP=1162875072/**http%3a//www.ucs.mun.ca/~wbarker/fairies/grimm)
Legends (http://www.legends.dm.net/)
The Quest (http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/welcome.html)-- Arthurian
Botanical.com (http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html) herbal lore and info
Owl Lore (http://www.owlpages.com/articles.php?section=Owl+Mythology)
Beastiary (http://bestiary.ca/index.html)
Mythical Realm.com (http://www.mythicalrealm.com/)Some links for Mythology:
General & Multiple Pantheons
Folklore & Mythology Electronic Texts (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pitt.edu%2F%7Edash%2Ffolktexts.html)
Glossary of Folklore Terms (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/glossary/blglossary.htm)
The Encyclopedia Mythica (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pantheon.org%2Fmythica.html)
MYTH*ING LINKS (http://www.mythinglinks.org/home.html)-- Tons of stuff!
Mythology and Legends (http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html)
Regional Folklore and Mythology (http://www.pibburns.com/mythregi.htm)-- Many cultures.
Folklore and Mythology (http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/index.html)-- From around the world.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupdAv05FU0AAkxxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3ZWF0bm10BGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDNQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANCMTAwX zExNQ--/SIG=11ue69ufs/EXP=1162875072/**http%3a//www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html) -- Tons of tales. Great resource. Divided into categories and types.
Lady Gryphon's Mythical Realm (http://www.mythicalrealm.com/)
Bulfinch's Mythology (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bulfinch.org%2F)
Timeless Myths (http://www.timelessmyths.com/) -- Classical, Norse, Celtic, Legendary.
MythHome (http://www.mythome.org/)
PBS: In Search of Myths & Heroes (http://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/)
Myth Encyclopedia (http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/index.html)
Goddess Links (http://hometown.aol.com/onceusedbooks/myhomepage/index.html)-- misc links and myths
Nature mythology (http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/mythology/mythology.html)Celtic
Celtic Mythology and Lore booklist (http://www.paganachd.com/faq/readinglist.html)
The Clannada na Gadelica (http://www.clannada.org/index.php)
Celtic Mythology Encyclopedia (http://www.maryjones.us/jce/jce_index.html)
Irish literature, mythology, lore and drama (http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/)
The Encyclopaedia of the Celts (http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celtic-encyclopaedia/celt_ind.htm)
Sacred-Texts.com: Celtic Folklore and Myth (http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/index.htm#scotland.)
CARMINA GADELICA (http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/corpus/Carmina/)Greek & Roman
Greek Mythology (http://www.maicar.com/GML/)
Another Greek Myth page (http://www.greekmythology.com/)
The Tales of Greek Mythology (http://www.geocities.com/medea19777/myths.html)Kemetic
TourEgypt's Deity articles (http://touregypt.net/godsofegypt/) -- Kemetic. Many.
Egyptian Myths (http://www.egyptianmyths.net/) -- myths, deities, symbolsOther:
Symbols.com (http://symbols.com/)
Ancient Spiral (http://www.ancientspiral.com/)-- symbols, etc
The Skeptics Dictionary (http://web.archive.org/web/20040607015331/www.skepdic.com/)
Snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/)
More to come!
This thread is for reference/encyclopedia-like uses, it is not a thread for commenting and discussions.
If there is a mistake please let me know in a PM.
If there are things that you would like to have added-- let me know (In a PM). I'll post it right away! Seriously.
For suggestions post in this thread:
G&G-- what do you all want to see? (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=112965)
Or PM me.
For other deity and mythology resources:
Helpful Sites For Mythology and Deity Info (http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=138515)
*****
What is Folklore?
Definition: The traditional beliefs, practices, customs, stories, jokes, songs (etc.) of a people, transmitted orally or by other non-institutional means.
Also Known As: folklife
Example: Unlike literature, the folklore of a culture is rarely written down or published except by those who collect and study it.
(From here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-folklore.htm))
Categories of Folklore:
Ballad
Blason Populaire
Counting rhymes
Costumbrista
Craft
Custom
Folk play
Epic poetry
Festival
Folk speech
Folk art
Folk belief
Folk magic
Folk metaphor
Folk poetry and rhyme
Folk simile
Folk song
Folk tale
Animal tale
Fairy tale
Jocular tale
Games
Holiday lore and customs
Joke
Legend
Urban (or Contemporary) legend
Material culture
Myth
Memorate
Proverb
Riddle
Superstition and popular belief
Taunts
Weather lore(From here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore))
*****
What is a Fable?
A fable is a short, pithy animal tale, most often told or written with a moral tagged on in the form of a proverb. Thus to convey a moral is the aim of most fables, and the tale is the vehicle by which this is done, providing both an illustration of and compelling argument for the moral.
As a specific development in form and content of the animal tale, the fable is comparatively sophisticated and does not originate as a folktale, though it may make use of folk material, and once composed may be absorbed into a culture and exchanged as traditional oral folklore.
The oldest known fables are either Aesopic (Greek) in origin, or from Asian (Indian and/or possibly Semitic) roots — both dating back several centuries B.C.E.
(From here)
*****
What is Mythology?
Mythology is a field of study that is not easily defined, being as much a composite of many other subjects of human inquisitiveness and investigation as it is a unique arena all its own.
Ultimately it might be said that the student of mythology is one who conducts inquiries into some of the most basic concerns of humankind —
Who are we?
How was the world made?
What is the correct manner to conduct oneself during religious ceremonies?
What is the relationship between inner life and outward appearances?
What happens to the individual at the moment of death, and after?— as these have been expressed by the many and diverse cultures in the world both past and present, including one's own, through the traditional spiritual stories — or myths — to be found within them.
(From here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/folklore/f/mythology1.htm))
*****
What is Myth?
A myth is a story containing within and having about it certain identifiable characteristics. These are, specifically, that:
It is a religious story — no matter from which culture — and will therefore involve the existence and activities of a supernatural being, such as a god, a demigod, a goddess, or several such entities;
It will seek to explain at least some aspect of the origin or manner of things (where people came from, how rainbows first came to be, why whales have blow spouts, why people and animals feel hunger) if not of the very universe itself;
It is not an isolated tale but connects up in some significant way with other similar stories within a culture, involving other deities who collectively form a pantheon;
Its authorship is communally shared, that is, attributable to no single person, and it came into existence through oral tradition, and therefore usually has more than one version;
It is believed to be essentially true by those in the society for whom it is one part of a cultural mythology.A story will have all of the above characteristics else it cannot properly be classified as a myth, but may be a legend or a folktale.
(From here (http://urbanlegends.about.com/cs/folklore/f/mythology2.htm))
*****
(I have a feeling these link lists will fill up pretty quick, when that comes I'll make a seperate sticky for them!)
Some links for Folklore:
Folklore (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp%3Fz=1%26pg=2%26ti=761578070)
Folklore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkkKvhU5FqCABijhXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3dmo3cnZ2BGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANFMjYyX zEwMA--/SIG=11pjd42bh/EXP=1162860335/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folklore)
SurlaLune Fairy Tales (http://www.mysticwicks.com/www.surlalunefairytales.com) --Best place for them! Annotated too with symbolism, history and like tales explained.
Footprints (http://merganser.math.gvsu.edu/myth/footprints.html) (Celtic Lore)
Folk-lore and folk-stories of Wales (http://www.red4.co.uk/Folklore/trevelyan/trevfolklore.htm)
Tales Collected by the Brothers Grimm (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupdAv05FU0AAfxxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3ZWJvbjZqBGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANCMTAwX zExNQ--/SIG=122j963jd/EXP=1162875072/**http%3a//www.ucs.mun.ca/~wbarker/fairies/grimm)
Legends (http://www.legends.dm.net/)
The Quest (http://www.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/welcome.html)-- Arthurian
Botanical.com (http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/mgmh.html) herbal lore and info
Owl Lore (http://www.owlpages.com/articles.php?section=Owl+Mythology)
Beastiary (http://bestiary.ca/index.html)
Mythical Realm.com (http://www.mythicalrealm.com/)Some links for Mythology:
General & Multiple Pantheons
Folklore & Mythology Electronic Texts (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pitt.edu%2F%7Edash%2Ffolktexts.html)
Glossary of Folklore Terms (http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/glossary/blglossary.htm)
The Encyclopedia Mythica (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pantheon.org%2Fmythica.html)
MYTH*ING LINKS (http://www.mythinglinks.org/home.html)-- Tons of stuff!
Mythology and Legends (http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/myth.html)
Regional Folklore and Mythology (http://www.pibburns.com/mythregi.htm)-- Many cultures.
Folklore and Mythology (http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/index.html)-- From around the world.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts (http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupdAv05FU0AAkxxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3ZWF0bm10BGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDNQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANCMTAwX zExNQ--/SIG=11ue69ufs/EXP=1162875072/**http%3a//www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html) -- Tons of tales. Great resource. Divided into categories and types.
Lady Gryphon's Mythical Realm (http://www.mythicalrealm.com/)
Bulfinch's Mythology (http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bulfinch.org%2F)
Timeless Myths (http://www.timelessmyths.com/) -- Classical, Norse, Celtic, Legendary.
MythHome (http://www.mythome.org/)
PBS: In Search of Myths & Heroes (http://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/)
Myth Encyclopedia (http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/index.html)
Goddess Links (http://hometown.aol.com/onceusedbooks/myhomepage/index.html)-- misc links and myths
Nature mythology (http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/mythology/mythology.html)Celtic
Celtic Mythology and Lore booklist (http://www.paganachd.com/faq/readinglist.html)
The Clannada na Gadelica (http://www.clannada.org/index.php)
Celtic Mythology Encyclopedia (http://www.maryjones.us/jce/jce_index.html)
Irish literature, mythology, lore and drama (http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/)
The Encyclopaedia of the Celts (http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celtic-encyclopaedia/celt_ind.htm)
Sacred-Texts.com: Celtic Folklore and Myth (http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/index.htm#scotland.)
CARMINA GADELICA (http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/corpus/Carmina/)Greek & Roman
Greek Mythology (http://www.maicar.com/GML/)
Another Greek Myth page (http://www.greekmythology.com/)
The Tales of Greek Mythology (http://www.geocities.com/medea19777/myths.html)Kemetic
TourEgypt's Deity articles (http://touregypt.net/godsofegypt/) -- Kemetic. Many.
Egyptian Myths (http://www.egyptianmyths.net/) -- myths, deities, symbolsOther:
Symbols.com (http://symbols.com/)
Ancient Spiral (http://www.ancientspiral.com/)-- symbols, etc
The Skeptics Dictionary (http://web.archive.org/web/20040607015331/www.skepdic.com/)
Snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/)