Questions about Myths

What is a Myth?
http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/myth.html

Ask the Folklore Expert
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/folklore/ask/
Have a question about a myth? Ask a Folklore Expert from the UCLA Folklore and Mythology Archives via e-mail.

Writing a Myth   [top]

Writing Myths -A handout on writing a myth.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curric/20000035_u_myths/
mythsassignment.html


The Hero's Journey
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/
This site help a student create original stories with an online graphic organizer as well as hundreds of original stories and analyses of classic tales.

Encyclopedias/Dictionaries of Mythology   [top]

An Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, magic, and more. It contains over 4300 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world. To see an overview of this site please click on the site map.

Bulfinch's Mythology
http://www.bulfinch.org/
This site is an annotated, hyperlinked, and illustrated on-line text of Thomas Bulfinch's classic work on Greek mythology.

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
http://www.bartleby.com/81/

 Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html
This site is part of MythWeb.

Mythology Sites    [top]

Yahoo!'s List of Mythology sites
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Mythology_and_Folklore/

Mythweb
http://www.mythweb.com/
This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology. There is a teacher's site, a link to three illustrated Heroes stories and a illustrated encyclopedia of Greek Mythology.

Mythology
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/mythology.html&edu=elem
This site, with a beginning, intermediate and advance sections, covers myths/gods of the sun, the earth, the moon, the solar system, and the stars. It also includes information on classical mythology, world mythology and a mythology hangman game.

Gods and Religion Life in Ancient Egypt
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/godsreligion.htm
Learn about the daily involvement of gods with earthly life forms, from the scarab beetle who helps the sun to Osiris' son who ruled Egypt.

Welcome to World Mythology
http://www.artsmia.org/mythology/
This site contains a collection of images of 24 works of art inspired by mythology from around the world. There is an introduction to mythology, mythological comparisons and world mythology audio files (need Quick Time plug-in) at this site also.

Native American Lore Index
http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/loreindx.html
This site contains links to several stories of Native American Indian Lore from several Tribes.

Stories of the Dreaming
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/
Here are 20 stories from the cultures of Indigenous Australians along with sections for teachers, kids, a virtual tour of the Australian Museum's section on Indigenous Australians and background and timeline information.

MythNet
http://www.classicsunveiled.com/mythnet/html/index.html
MythNET allows anyone from around the world to access information about Greek and Roman mythology in a fun and interesting manner. This site was produced by several students in Canada for their Latin class.

Dewey 290's
http://bps.boston.k12.ma.us/rc328sb/dw/dew290.htm
This is a list of Mythology links put together by the Boston Public School System.

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html
This site has some great links to all types of myths from aliens in legends that are not men from outer space but the underground folk: fairies, trolls, elves, and the like to specific topics such as Cinderella stories to Little Riding Hood ones.

Greek Mythology
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/
Classical and Greek mythology information based primary on information from the book Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology by Carlos Parada.

Mythology
http://library.thinkquest.org/25535/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0906
This site covers Babylonian, Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Norse, Arthurian, and Roman myths. Also included is a mythology quiz.

How to Present Information Orally:     [top]

The Virtual Presentation Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa.htm
This is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills. Topics include selecting and researching your topic, analyzing your audience, supporting your points, using visual aids, public speaking Web links, and more.

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