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Age of Fable Or Beauties of Mythology - http://www.bartleby.com/bulfinch/
Online publication of the 1913 edition of Thomas Bulfinch's classic.

Flood Stories from Around the World - http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/flood-myths.html
Brief description of flood myths from cultures all over the globe.

Godchecker - Mythology with a Twist - http://www.godchecker.com/
Explores the quirky side of mythology with humorous research, including a Holy Database of the weird and wonderful gods from around the world.

Gods, Heroes, and Myth - http://www.gods-heros-myth.com/
Listings by culture of people and places from legend and myth, with links to tales.

Gods, Monsters and Myths - http://www.starsandseas.com/SAS_Mythology/Myth_Chall.htm
Brief accounts of popular myths and legends from Greece and Rome, Egypt, Japan, China, and India.

Literature Network - Thomas Bulfinch - http://www.online-literature.com/bulfinch/
Offers biography and a searchable collection of works.

Morgana's Observatory: Universal Myths and Mysterious Places - http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/uranus.htm
Myths of creation, flood, and afterlife, along with some legends.

MythHome - http://www.mythome.org/mythhome.htm
Myths, deities, and mythological characters from across the world listed by culture, with discussion board and large collection of links.

Mythic Arts - http://www.mythicarts.com/
Writings on mythology, psychopomps, death and the afterlife, ritual and symbolism, and creativity.

Mythical Folk - http://www.themystica.org/mythical-folk/default.html
An on-line encyclopedia of mythology and folklore.

Mythography - http://www.loggia.com/myth/
Exploring mythology and art from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the legends of the Celts.

Mythological Studies - http://greek-gods.tripod.com/
Ancient European mythology and history with art work.

Mythology - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/mythology/mythology.html
Myths of various cultures related to the heavens, from Windows to the Universe at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).

Mythology - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0900731.html
Brief sections on classical, Norse and Egyptian myths.

Mythology - http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0834666.html
Infoplease.com overview of the study of myths.

Mythology Notes - http://www.maryforrest.com/mythology/
Historical overview of the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, the Scandinavians and the Celts, including story abstracts and names of deities.

NonWestern Mythologies - http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/a/c/acj2/cmlit108.htm
Course materials with online texts of myths and legends from several Native American, Slavic, and Asian peoples.

Pantheons - http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/PanIndex.html
Concise dictionaries of the various divinities from nine Eurasian and Middle Eastern pantheons.

Rachel's Mythology Page - http://www.akasha.demon.co.uk/main.htm
A who-is-who of classical, Norse, Gaelic and Egyptian mythology.

Sacred-Texts - Myths and Sagas - http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/
Poetic and prose texts from various cultures including Anglo-Saxon, Arabian, Arthurian, Celtic and Scandinavian.

Shrine of the Horned Gods - http://www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk/welcome.htm
Presentation of ancient, modern, and false horned gods.

Suite101.com: Mythology - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/mythology
Essays on mythology to give insight into what it means to be human.

Timeless Myths - http://www.timelessmyths.com/
Covering Classical, Norse, and Celtic myths, as well as Arthurian legends, with a summary of popular deities, heroes, and other characters.

World Myths and Legends in Art - http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/
Exhibition of images inspired by mythology around the world with background information, photos and audio files. From the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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