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Mythology Project[edit]

Objective: This is a place to discuss and coordinate issues relating to mythology and related articles in the Wikipedia. To date, there has been extensive discussion regarding the use of the word mythology. See Talk:Mythology.

Scope: Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to help with the "To Do" list. In addition, to help read, edit, write, categorize, review and assess the many mythology categories and stubs.

Definition:

The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity. In modern usage, mythology is either the body of myths from a particular culture or religion (as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology) or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths. In common usage, myth means a falsehood — a story which many believe to be based on fact but which is not true. However, the field of mythology does not use this definition....Myths are narratives about divine or heroic beings, arranged in a coherent system, passed down traditionally, and linked to the spiritual or religious life of a community, endorsed by rulers or priests. Once this link to the spiritual leadership of society is broken, they lose their mythological qualities and become folktales or fairy tales. Not every religious narrative is a myth however; unless it is deeply rooted in tradition, it may also be trivial pious anecdote or legend.

— citing mythology article 12/4/06, Wikipedia

Subprojects[edit]

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology/Norse mythology work group
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Mythology task force

User boxes[edit]

{{User WikiProject Mythology}}
on your User page lists you under Category:WikiProject Mythology members

{{User Mythology}}
on your User page lists you under Category:Wikipedians interested in mythology

If you do not wish to be category listed, set nocat=true

To do[edit]

edit · history · watch · refresh  To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology:

Help with the Myth and folklore missing articles project. Apply mythology-stubs on stub-articles on "demons", "ghosts", "monsters", mythology, and "reclaim" those from Wikiproject Paranormal. Help assessment at Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology/Assessment. Note: currently, end of October, 2013, most of the unassessed articles are in the area of Chinese mythology. Place the project banner {{WP Mythology}} on the talk pages of all relevant articles (if not already within the scope of the known sub-projects). Check the recent changes for recent improvements, vandalism, and other changes. Answer requests for mythology experts: Category:Mythology articles needing expert attention Expand on comparative mythology articles, such as: Comparative mythology, death deity, lunar deity, sky father, solar deity, and Thunder god. Sort out similarities in info, and possibly merge articles: Snakes in mythology and Serpent (symbolism). Expand on the articles of different deities and entities. Important deities that need attention are Ra, Poseidon, Mercury, and Minerva. Explain the preferred use of "myth", and rename such misnamed articles as Mythology of Final Fantasy X, Scientific mythology, and Tornado myths. Explain on the Fakelore-article which deities(for example Belobog, Lado, and Jofur), are thought to be fakeloric (invented or misinterpreted, and never have been worshipped, historically). Salvage the various info on mythology and legends from articles such as: List of fictional dogs, and List of fictional swords. AND/OR assist mythology subprojects WikiProject Hindu mythology, WikiProject Japanese mythology, WikiProject Korean mythology, and WikiProject Spirituality. Requested photographs and pictures connect the article Demon with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdimensional_hypothesis Last updated December 31, 2007

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In any given society three main elements work together to reinforce and stabilize each other, and in turn stabilize that society. These three elements are language, myth, and religion. No human culture has ever been found without all three, and they feed into one another in a very stable system.

— Benjamin Shender, Apr. 5, 2006, The Social Trinity

Recognized content[edit]

Featured articles[edit]

Former featured articles[edit]

Featured lists[edit]

Good articles[edit]

Former good articles[edit]

Did you know? articles[edit]

Did you knows (DYKs)[edit]

• Hippocamp - 12 January 2007
• Dogs in Mesoamerican folklore and myth - 31 October 2008
• Wayob - 28 January 2009
• Xipe Totec - 31 January 2009
• Cocijo - 25 February 2009
• Xiuhtecuhtli - 1 March 2009
• Kukulkan - 20 March 2009
• Xiuhcoatl - 24 October 2009
• Tohil - 3 February 2010
• Awilix - 27 February 2010
• Jacawitz - 2 March 2010
• Gukumatz - 29 August 2010

New articles[edit]

• Chen Fu Zhen Ren
• Abatur
• Neptune

Formerly recognized content[edit]

Former featured articles[edit]

• Noah's Ark

Former good articles[edit]

• Apollo
• Atlantis
• Celtic mythology
• Leprechaun
• Merseburg Incantations
• Mythical origins of language
• Witchcraft

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team selections[edit]

These articles have all been selected in one or more release versions by the 1.0 Editorial Team. Please help ensure that these articles remain of the highest quality possible.

• Homer
• Mythology
• Norse mythology
• Svartálfar

Proposed deletions

• 02 Apr 2016 – Heini-iki (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by 203.118.164.184 (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 08 Apr 2016

Good article nominees

• 16 Feb 2016 – Rishabhanatha (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Capankajsmilyo (t · c); start discussion

Requests for comments

• 01 Apr 2016 – Christ myth theory (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Jeppiz (t · c); see discussion

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