Topic Areas

• General Introduction to Mythology
• Comparative Mythology
• Hero's Journey
• Myth and Society Today
• Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

• Joseph Campbell Foundation
  Analysis and explanation of the mythological perspective advocated by Joseph Campbell, including his work on the Hero's Journey.


• Bulfinch's Mythology
  This site is devoted to Thomas Bulfinch and his study of Greek and European myths.


• Mythopedia: An encyclopedia of mythology
  Proposing a theory of unity of human mythology, listing the common motifs in mythology, ritual, and symbolism, with comprehensive encyclopaedia of gods and myths from all corners of the world.


• Encyclopedia Mythica
  An encyclopedia of myth, folklore and legend. This site has a nice search feature of terms and names.

• Comparative Mythology: Greek & Norse
  Essay by Gareth Long comparing the main Greek and Norse gods.


• Myths and Myth-makers
  The text of the book Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology, By John Fiske (1900). This is from the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library.


• Celtic & Eastern Myths
  A comparison of the iconography of Celtic and Eastern deities and symbols.


• Cycles of Creation
  Read about the myth of creation, and how ancient knowledge of the cycles of time have determined the structure of the human spirit.


• Max Muller's Comparative Mythology
  Excerpted from Max Muller's work in mythology.

• Making your own Heroic Myth
  An place to develop your own stories following the mythical structure described by Joseph Campbell.


• The Hero-Myth Cycle
  Diana Dominguez provides information about hero myths and the hero cycle for students of mythology. She includes explanation of how the hero cycle applies to everyone, male and female.


• The Golden Bough
  This connects to the classical work by J. G. Frazer (1854-1941), e-text from the Project Gutenberg. (You will be required to register for the site and download files.)

• World Mythology & Expression of Belief
  Dedicated to the on-going study of world mythology and how humankind uses myth to express its belief in God.


• Mythology and Science
  This site links the study of mythology and the study of the cosmos (solar system). It includes activities and links that appeal to beginning, intermediate and advanced students in both areas.

• Folklore, Myth and Legend Links Page
  This page has links to popular many fairy tale and folk lore study projects. It also includes links to Grimm tales, Greek myths, and Arthurian legends among many others.


• The Cinderella Project,
  University of Southern Mississippi Fairy Tale Projects: This is an archive of various Cinderella stories published in English. Comparison between versions is possible. USM has also collected versions of Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk that can be reached from this site.


• Folklore and Mythology Archives
  This is the UCLA site for folklore studies. It allows searches of the archives in a variety of mythology related topics.