Directory of Myths and Folktales Resources

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• Greek
• King Arthur
• Robin Hood

Resources in This Category

• Aesop's Fables

  http://www.umass.edu/aesop/
  Traditional and modern versions, illustrated and retold by art students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Requires Flash plug-in.

• Animals, Myths and Legends

  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~oban/
  Features Oban the Knowledge Keeper's tales of Animals, myths and legends. Read stories, solve puzzles, play games, and meet a dragon.

• Bulfinch's Mythology

  http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/bulf/
  Access to Roman mythology information including Pandora, Hercules, and Orion.

• Fairy Tales Online

  http://www.fairy-tales-online.bibelland.dk/
  Danish christian fairy tales with clipart for coloring.

• Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts

  http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
  Vast collection of folktales, myths, legends, and texts pertaining to folklore, arranged by title and theme, with a focus on northern and western Europe.

• Myth, Fable and Traditional

  http://home.freeuk.com/elloughton13/india.htm
  Explains the difference between myths, fables, and legends. Also offers an assortment of each.

• Storytymes' Aesop's Fables

  http://www.childclassics.com/
  Aesop's Fables in mp3 format with music and sound effects that help bring the characters to life, download then play to hear the story.

• The Encyclopedia Mythica

  http://www.pantheon.org/
  An online encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and legend from different cultures and religions all over the world.

• World Myths and Legends in Art

  http://archive.artsmia.org/world-myths/
  Learn about myths of different cultures. Look up by theme or region of influence. Includes photographs of artwork that were used to portray these ideas. Presented by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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