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Comparative religion - Dewey 291
Religious leaders and thinkers *
Classical (Greek & Roman) religion - Dewey 292
Overall Myths and Legends
- Classical mythology by geography *
- Classical Myths Homepage *
- Icon attributes of Greek gods * - Classical Myth Homepage
- Art history resources * - Prehistoric, Ancient, Middle Ages
Overall Greek Mythology
- Greek mythology - cover * Chart (Greek and Roman) - includes links
- Origins of Greek * Myths
- Family Tree - the principal * Greek gods
- The Titans *
- The Olympian Gods * of Greek mythology
- Lessor * Greek Gods
- Creatures * of Greek mythology
- Centaurs *of Greek mythology
- Places * of Greek mythology
- Overall Greek * mythology
- Book of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, Other Characters *
Greek Heroes Interact with the gods
- Evslin, Bernard. Medusa. NY: Chelsea House Pub., 1987. (81 ps.) [GREECE] (Medusa overcome by Perseus)
- Evslin, Bernard. The Minotaur. NY: Chelsea House, 1987. (85 ps.) [GREECE] (monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man who lived in the Labyrinth in Crete sought by and killed by Theseus)
- Fisher, Leonard Everett. Cyclops. [GREECE]
- Hutton, Warwick. Perseus. [GREECE]
- Hutton, Warwick. Theseus and the Minotaur. [GREECE]
- Jason and the Golden Fleece [GREECE]
- Marshall, Laura. The Girl Who Changed Her Fate. NY: Atheneum, 1992. (unp.) [GREECE] (Eleni battles the Fates to change her life)
- Naden, C.J. Pegasus the Winged Horse. [GREECE]
- Naden, C.J.Perseus and Medusa. [GREECE]
- Osborne, Will. Jason and the Argonauts. NY: Scholastic, 1988. (84 ps.) [GREECE] (Jason on the Argo to get fleece guarded by a serpent dragon)
- Richardson, I.M. The Adventures of Eros and Psyche. [GREECE]
- Richardson, I.M. The Adventures of Hercules. [GREECE]
- Richardson, I. M. Prometheus and the Story of Fire. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1983. (31 ps.) [GREECE] (How the Titan, Prometheus, created people, gave them fire that he stole from the gods and was punished by Zeus)
- Seth, Vikram. Arion and the Dolphin. NY: Dutton Children's Books, 1995. (unp.) [GREECE] (contest; gold; sailing crew; legend of a young musician who swims with a dolphin)
- Spinner, Stephanie. Snake Hair: The Story of Medusa. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1999. (48 ps.) [GREECE] (Perseus overcomes Medusa, the serpent-haired monster who turns people to stone)
- Storr, Catherine. Theseus and the Minotaur. Milwaukee: Raintree Children's Books, 1986. (32 ps.) [GREECE] (Theseus confronts the Minotaur on the island of Crete)
- Yolen, Jane. Wings. [GREECE]
Overall Roman Mythology
- Greek Myths Chart * (Greek and Roman) - includes links
Germanic religion - Dewey 293
Religions of India - Dewey 294
- Hindu
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Martin, Rafe. The Monkey Bridge. NY: Knopf, 1997. [JATAKA TALE] [INDIA] (Buddha, in the form of the Monkey King, sacrifices for his people)
- Mythology of the Tamils
Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism, Parseeism) - Dewey 295
Judaism - Dewey 296
- Jaffe, Nina. Tales for the Seventh Day: A Collection of Sabbath Stories. NY: Scholastic Press, 2000. (73 ps.) [JEWS - FOLKLORE; LEGENDS - JEWS] (collection of traditional Jewish tales and legends from the Talmud and other sources celebrating the holiest day of the week)
- Jaffe, Nina. The Uninvited Guest and Other Jewish Holiday Tales. NY: Scholastic, 1993. [JEWISH FOLKLORE] (tales and legends related to major Jewish holidays)
- Jaffe, Nina. While Standing on One Foot: Puzzle Stories and Wisdom Tales from the Jewish Tradition. NY: Henry Holt, 1993. [JEWISH FOLKLORE] (17 selection from eras and places in Jewish history)
- Kimmel, Eric. Gershon's Monster: A Story of the Jewish New Year. NY: Scholastic Press, 2000. (unp.) [JEWS - FOLKLORE] (Hasidid legend featuring Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer where a Jewish man's sins threaten the lives of his twin children causing him to repent)
- Lester, Julius. When the Beginning Began: Stories About God, the Creatures, and Us. San Diego: Silver Whistle, 1999. (100 ps.) [JEWS - FOLKLORE] (Collection of traditional and original Jewish tales interpreting the creation of the world from the Bible)
- Podwal, Mark. The Book of Tens. NY: Greenwillow Books, 1994. (unp.) [JEWISH FOLKLORE] [MIDRASH LEGENDS] (Talmudic use and interpretation of 10 in the Bible)
- Rush, Barbara. The Jewish Year: Celebrating the Holidays. NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2000. (176 ps.) [JEW - FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS] [JUDAISM - CUSTOMS] (observation of festivals that commemorate historical events, celebrate nature and the harvest, and inspire spiritual renewal)
- Schram, Peninnah. Ten Classic Jewish Children's Stories. NY: Pitsopopany Press, 1990. (45 ps.) [JEWS FOLKLORE] (10 tales from the Talmud and Midrash)
- Yolen, Jane. Milk and Honey: A Year of Jewish Holidays. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. [JEWISH FOLKLORE] (history, customs, stories of Jewish calendar year)
Islam - Dewey 297
Other Religions - Dewey 298
Overall Norse mythology
- Loki and the Master Builder * - Norse Mythology
- Thor's Homepage *
- Norse Creation Myth *
- Nordic mythology *
- Norse Creation Myths [origin *]
- Climo, Shirley. Stolen Thunder: A Norse Myth. NY: Clarion Books, 1994. (32 ps.) [NORSE] (God of Thunder and his recovery of Mjolnir, his magic hammer, from the Frost Giant, Thrym)
- Hodges, Margaret. Baldur and the Mistletoe [NORSE; Vikings]
- Mayer, Marianna. Iduna and the Magic Apples. [NORSE] (giant, Valhalla)
Native North American Mythology
In the Days of the Ancient * Ones - Native American Creation Stories
Central American and South American Mythology
- CENTRAL and * SOUTH AMERICAN creation tales including Inca * religous stories
- Lippert, Margaret. The Sea Serpent's Daughter. [BRAZIL]
- Burton, Albert. Journey of the Nightly Jaguar: Inspired by An Ancient Mayan Myth. [MAYA] (sun becomes a jaguar at night)
- Palacios, Argentina. The Hummingbird King. [GUATEMALA; MAYA]
- Palacios, Argentina. The Llama's Secret. [PERU]
- Mike, Jan. Oppossum and the Great Firemaker. [MEXICO]
- Weiss, Jaqueline Shachter. Young Brer Rabbit and other Trickster Tales from the Americas.
- Mora, Pat. The Night the Moon Fell: A Maya Myth. [MAYA] (Creation of the Milky Way)
African Mythology
- Maddern, Eric. The Fire Children: A West African Creation Tale.
- Daytrell, Elphinstone. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky. [AFRICA]
- Mollel, Tololwa. The Princess How Lost Her Hair. [KENYA]
Egyptian Mythology
- Ardagh, Philip. Ancient Egyptians Myths and Legends. Chicago: World Book, 2001. (64 ps.) [EGYPT]
- Barker, Henry. Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1999. (46 ps.) [EGYPT] (religious beliefs of ancine Egypt with attributes of gods and goddesses)
- Fisher. Leonard Everett. The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. NY: Holiday House, 1997. [EGYPT] (history of thirteen deities including Ra, Osiris, Isis, Nut and others)
- Hofmeyr, Dianne. The Star-Bearer: A Creation Myth from Ancient Egypt. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. (unp.) [EGYPT] (creation stories)
- Mike, Jan. Gift of the Nile. [EGYPT]
- Morley, Jacqueline. Egyptian Myths Lincolnwood, Ill.: Peter Bedrick Books, 1999. (64 ps.) [EGYPT] (11 tales of gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt)
- Nardo, Don. Egyptian Mythology. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Pub., 2001. (128 ps.)
- Quie, Sarah. Myths and Civilization of the Ancient Egyptians. NY: P. Bedrick Books, 1998. (44 ps.) [EGYPT] (myths linked with the history of the country)
- Remler, Pat. Egyptian Mythology A to Z: A Young Reader's Companion. NY: Facts on File, 2000. (180 ps.) [EGYPT] (figures, places, events of Egyptian mythology)
- Rowe, Anne. The Secret Name of Ra. Crystal Lake, IL: Rigby Interactive Library, 1996. (24 ps.) [EGYPT] (Isis tricks Ra into revealing his secret name so that she and Osiris can become rulers of the earth)
Asian Myths
- Hirsh, Marilyn. How the World Got Its Color. [ASIA]
- Hong, Lily Toy. How the Ox Star Fell From Heaven. [CHINA]
- Gretchen, Sylvia Gretchen. Hero of the Land of Snow. [TIBET]
- Kingsley, Rebecca. Japanese Gods and Myths. New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 1998. (64 ps.) [SHINTO] (creation myths, gods and goddesses, great legends)
- Vuong, Lynette. Sky Legends of Vietnam. [VIETNAM]
- Vuong, Lynette. How the Moon Became Ivory from Sky Legends of Vietnam. [VIETNAM]
- Vuong, Lynette. Why the Rooster Crows at Sunrise from Sky Legends of Vietnam. [VIETNAM]
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