The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to mythology:
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity 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]
- Culture hero
- Death deity
- Earth Mother
- First man or woman (disambiguation)
- Hero
- Life-death-rebirth deity
- Lunar deity
- Psychopomp
- Sky father
- Solar deity
- Trickster
- Underworld
Mythology as an academic discipline[edit]
Mythology as an academic discipline
- Religion and mythology
- Structuralist theory of mythology
- Euhemerism
- Mythopoeic thought
- Myth and ritual
- Comparative mythology
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]
- List of mythology books and sources
- Bulfinch's Mythology
- Creative Mythology
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
- Historical Atlas of World Mythology
- Investigations into Germanic Mythology
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- The Mythology of All Races
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)
- Monster Mythology (RPG)
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Mythology and legacy of Benjamin Banneker
- Mythology in Rick Riordan's works
- Mythology of Carnivàle
- Mythology Tour
- Nuu-chah-nulth mythology
- P-Funk mythology
- Personal mythology
- The Eiffel Tower and Other Mythologies
- Theban kings in Greek mythology
- V – The New Mythology Suite
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- 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