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Mythology

African Mythology

Ancient Middle Eastern Mythology

Creation Stories

Egyptian Mythology

Greek Mythology

Native American Mythology

Roman Mythology

Scandinavian Mythology

see also Religion

all articles about mythology

animals in mythology – amphibians, reptiles, and dragons

animals in mythology – birds

animals in mythology – bugs and insects

animals in mythology – fantastic animals

animals in mythology – mammals

animals in mythology – marine animals

animals in mythology – transformations

art and architecture

common types of myths – animal stories

common types of myths – creation stories

common types of myths – hero legends

common types of myths – stories about death and the afterworld

contrast with legends and folktales

derivation of months’ names

excerpts from Bulfinch’s Mythology

figurative meanings

function of Greek myths

humans in mythology

modern myths and legends

mythical beings – controlling nature

mythical beings – elves and fairies

mythical beings – fantastic animals

mythical beings – gods and heroes

mythical beings – gods of special activities and things

mythical beings – monsters

mythical places

name derivations of the days of the week

political use of myths

psychoanalysis and mythology

role of myth in religion

scholars and scholarship

similarities between mythologies

specific cultures

subject of mythology in literature


	Creation Stories

			Creation Stories, myths that explain the origin of the universe, or cosmos. The origin of the cosmos forms one of the principal themes of mythology...
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