The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mythology:
Myth is a genre of folklore or theology consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. For folklorists, historians, philosophers or theologians this is very different from the use of "myth" simply indicating that something is not true. Instead, the truth value of a myth is not a defining criterion.
What type of thing is mythology? edit
Mythology can be described as all of the following:
A mythology is a culture's collection of myths edit
A culture's collection of myths –
- Element of culture –
- Tradition –
- Traditional stories –
- Genre of literature –
- Component of a religion –
- Tradition –
Mythology is an academic discipline edit
- Branch of science –
- Branch of social science –
- Branch of anthropology – the academic discipline of mythology is a branch of anthropology, which is the study of various aspects of humans within past and present societies.
- Branch of cultural anthropology
- Branch of anthropology of religion
- Branch of anthropology – the academic discipline of mythology is a branch of anthropology, which is the study of various aspects of humans within past and present societies.
- Branch of social science –
Mythologies by region edit
- Mythology in the Low Countries
- Mythology of the Caucasus
- Classical mythology
- Index of Egyptian mythology articles
- Bengali mythology
- Bön
- Cahuilla mythology
- Cantabrian mythology
- Chilote mythology
- Cook Islands mythology
- Ekoi mythology
- Fijian mythology
- Folklore of Romania
- Fragments of Lappish Mythology
- Guarani mythology
- Hebrew mythology
- Hebridean mythology and folklore
- Hurrians
- Kalenjin mythology
- Komi mythology
- Louisiana Voodoo
- Maasai mythology
- Macedonian Slavic mythology
- Mbuti mythology
- Muisca religion and mythology
- Niuean mythology
- Odinani
- Olmec religion
- Paleo-Balkan mythology
- Pre-Christian Alpine traditions
- Proto-Indo-European religion
- Samseong mythology
- Tahiti and Society Islands mythology
- Teutonic Mythology
- Tsimshian mythology
- Turkish folklore
- Uralic mythologies
- Ute mythology
- West African Vodun
- Yoruba religion
African mythology edit
Central African mythology edit
- Bantu mythology
- Bushongo mythology (Congo)
- Baluba mythology
- Bambuti (Pygmy) mythology (Congo)
- Lugbara mythology (Congo)
East African mythology edit
- Akamba mythology (East Kenya)
- Dinka mythology (Sudan)
- Lotuko mythology (Sudan)
- Masai mythology (Kenya, Tanzania)
- Kintu, Kaikuzi, Warumbe etc. (Uganda)
Horn of Africa mythology edit
North African mythology edit
West African mythology edit
- Akan mythology
- Ashanti mythology (Ghana)
- Dahomey (Fon) mythology
- Edo mythology (Nigeria, Benin) *(Also connected to Edo Mysteries)
- Efik mythology (Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Igbo mythology (Nigeria, Cameroon)
- Isoko mythology (Nigeria)
- Yoruba mythology (Nigeria, Benin)
Southern African mythology edit
- Khoikhoi mythology
- Lozi mythology (Zambia)
- Malagasy mythology
- Tumbuka mythology (Malawi)
- Zulu mythology (South Africa)
Arctic mythology edit
overlaps with North Asia, Northern Europe and North America.
Asian mythology edit
Southwest Asian mythology edit
Middle East, Persia, Anatolia, Caucasus.
Ancient mythology in Southwest Asia edit
- Sumerian religion
- Mesopotamian mythology (Sumerian, Assyro-Babylonian)*
- Iranian mythology
- Semitic mythology
- Hittite mythology
- Hurrian mythology
- Scythian mythology
- Elamite mythology
Medieval to Modern mythology in Southwest Asia edit
South Asian mythology edit
- Ayyavazhi mythology
- Indian mythology
- Hindu mythology/Vedic mythology/Indian epic poetry
- Tamil mythology
- Buddhist mythology
Southeast Asian mythology edit
East Asian mythology edit
- Chinese mythology
- Japanese mythology
- Korean mythology
- Tibetan mythology
- Ryukyuan mythology
- Ainu mythology
Central and Northern Asian mythology edit
(overlaps with Eastern and Northern Europe)
- Mythology of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples
- Scythian mythology
- Mongolian mythology
- Mongol mythology
Oceanian mythology edit
- Mythology of Australia
- Kaluli creation myth
- Melanesian mythology
- Micronesian mythology
- Papuan mythology
- Polynesian mythology
European mythology edit
Mythology of classical antiquity edit
Mythology of the British Isles edit
North Caucasus mythology edit
- Nart saga (Covers Abazin, Abkhaz, Circassian, Ossetian, Karachay-Balkar and Chechen-Ingush mythologies)
- Ossetian mythology
- Vainakh mythology (Covers Chechen and Ingush mythology)
- Adyghe Habze
South Caucasus/Transcaucasia edit
Eastern European mythology edit
Northern European mythology edit
Southern European mythology edit
- Albanian mythology
- Catalan mythology
- Greek mythology
- Italian mythology
- Lusitanian mythology
- Maltese mythology
- Spanish mythology
- Turkish mythology
Western European mythology edit
- Continental Germanic mythology
- Alpine mythology
- Basque mythology
- Frankish mythology
- French mythology
Mythologies of the Americas edit
North American mythology edit
- Abenaki mythology
- Anishinaabe traditional beliefs
- Blackfoot mythology
- Blackfoot religion
- Cherokee mythology
- Choctaw mythology
- Creek mythology
- Haida mythology
- Ho-Chunk mythology
- Hopi mythology
- Iroquois mythology
- Kwakwaka'wakw mythology
- Lakota mythology
- Lenape mythology
- Miwok mythology
- Navajo mythology
- Ohlone mythology
- Pawnee mythology
- Pomo religion
- Seneca mythology
- Zuni mythology
Mesoamerican mythology edit
Caribbeann mythology edit
South American mythology edit
- Brazilian mythology
- Chilean mythology
- Indian mythology
- Inca mythology
- Muisca mythology
- Guaraní mythology
- Mapuche mythology
African diasporic edit
Mythologies by religion edit
Fictional mythologies edit
Syncretic mythologies edit
Mythologies by time period edit
Ancient mythologies by period of first attestation.
Bronze Age mythologies edit
- Proto-Indo-European mythology (reconstructed)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian mythology (reconstructed)
- Mesopotamian mythology (Sumerian, Akkadian)
- Egyptian mythology
- Persian mythology
- Hittite mythology
- Hurrian mythology
- Rigvedic mythology
- Chinese mythology
- Semitic mythology
Iron Age mythologies edit
Late antiquity mythologies edit
Mythology by religion edit
History in mythology edit
Features of myths edit
Mythological themes edit
- Architectural mythology
- Cattle in religion and mythology
- Crane in Chinese mythology
- Creation myth
- Dance in mythology and religion
- Deer in mythology
- Deities
- Dog in Chinese mythology
- Dragons in Greek mythology
- Dragons in mythology and folklore
- Elephants in mythology and religion
- Fish in Chinese mythology
- Flood myth
- Flood Mythology of China
- Giants in mythology and folklore
- Herbs in Polish mythology
- Horse in Chinese mythology
- Impalement in myth and art
- Insects in mythology
- Jötnar in Norse mythology
- Landscape mythology
- Legendary creature
- LGBT themes in mythology
- Mytheme
- Mythical place
- Mythical objects
- National myth
- Numbers in Egyptian mythology
- Numbers in Norse mythology
- One-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction
- Origin-of-death myth
- Petrifaction in mythology and fiction
- Poles in mythology
- Rainbows in mythology
- Sacred objects in Japanese mythology
- Snakes in mythology
- Textiles in mythology and folklore
- Trees in mythology
- Twins in mythology
- Vampires in folklore and mythology
- Witches in mythology
- Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology
- Wrestling mythology
Mythological archetypes edit
Mythology as an academic discipline edit
Mythology in popular culture edit
- By culture of origin
- Mythology depicted in games
- Mythology depicted in films
- Mythology depicted in literature
- Mythology depicted in TV shows
Mythology organizations edit
Mythology publications edit
Persons influential in mythology edit
See also edit
- 2012 phenomenon
- Adam Kasia
- Antemurale myth
- Apocalypse
- Archaeomythology
- Branding national myths and symbols
- Cambridge Ritualists
- Chut (Belarusian mythology)
- Culture hero
- List of culture heroes
- Damavik
- Demythologization
- Devourer
- Divine Council
- Düzgün Baba
- Dzedka
- End time
- Eschatology
- Etiology
- Euhemerism
- Forgiveness
- Hau (sociology)
- Heaven
- Lampetho
- Lazavik
- The Legend of Diyes
- Legend of the Four Blood Bars
- Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae
- Missing sun motif
- Myth
- Mytheme
- Mythology of Oceania
- Namas (rishi)
- Origin-of-death myth
- Prophecy
- Pyra of Herakles
- Resurrection
- Sardus
- The Sekhmet Hypothesis
- Selk'nam mythology
- Shahrokh (mythical bird)
- Shatans
- Vaduthala Nair
- The Witch of Atlas
- Younik
- Zheuzhyk
- Zhytsen
- Zlydzens
- Magic and mythology
- Archetypal literary criticism
- Artificial mythology
- Fairy
- Fable
- Geomythology
- Mythopoeia, artificially constructed mythology, mainly for the purpose of storytelling
- Lists
- Library of Congress Classification:Class B, subclass BL -- Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
- List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan
- List of women warriors in folklore
- List of people, items and places in Norse mythology
- List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology
- Mythology links
- Deities of Philippine mythology
- Dionysus in comparative mythology
- Feminist revisionist mythology
- Imperial examination in Chinese mythology
- Money, A Mythology of Darkness (fantasy film)
References edit
External links edit
Mythology at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
- The New Student's Reference Work/Mythology, ed. Beach (1914), at wikisource.
- Leonard, Scott. "The History of Mythology: Part I". Youngstown State University.
- Greek mythology
- Sacred texts
- Myths and Myth-Makers Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by comparative mythology by John Fiske.
- LIMC Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, a database of ancient objects linked with mythology
- Joseph Campbell on Bill Moyers's The Power of Myth
- Dreams, Visions, and Myths: Making Sense of Our World
- Journals about mythology
- Amaltea, Journal of Myth Criticism
- Mythological Studies Journal
- New Comparative Mythology / Nouvelle Mythologie Comparée
- Ollodagos
- Studia Mythologica Slavica
- The Journal of Germanic Mythology and Folklore