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Mythology is a genre of works, [[Older Than Dirt|one of the oldest]] genres recognized (that is, codified as a genre) today, and is also a major contributor to the origin of the [[Fantasy]] genre. Though often thought of as a "dead" genre that only contains ancient works, mythology exists in most religions and cultures, and continues to be invented and reinterpreted all the time - the [[Hero's Journey]] is a myth cycle, to name one group of modern myths. The genre is generally divided into myths and legends, although the differences between them are fuzzy, subjective, and somewhat culture-specific.▼
▲Mythology is a genre of works, [[Older Than Dirt|one of the oldest]] genres recognized (that is, codified as a genre) today, and is also a major contributor to the origin of the [[Fantasy]] genre. Though often thought of as a "dead" genre that only contains ancient works, mythology exists in most religions and cultures, and continues to be invented and reinterpreted all the time. The genre is generally divided into myths and legends, although the differences between them are fuzzy, subjective, and somewhat culture-specific.
Mythology has been passed around using several different media: while the genre certainly began with [[Oral Tradition]], it also includes [[Literature]] composed in writing from the start, as well as [[Music]], visual arts, and [[Theatre]].
Because bodies of mythology have huge numbers of authors and are continually developed over centuries or millennia, any given story is likely to come in [[Depending
'''Myth'''
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Legends may concern the ancestors of a particular culture or family, or the origin of a human group, institution, or practice. They often also cover what we call history today.
'''[[Folklore]]''' and '''[[Fairy Tales]]'''
The term "folklore" was coined in the 19th century as an umbrella term for the entirety of the traditions of a people, ethnic group or subgroup. Folklorists (people who research folklore) divide their subject of study into four areas: physical (artefacts, folk art, traditional costume), behavioral (customs, rituals, festivals, traditional games), cultural, and oral. The part of folklore that interests us on this wiki is typically the oral one, also called [[Oral Tradition]].
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** ''[[The Bible]]'' -- The ''Old Testament'' and ''New Testament''
** ''[[The Quran]]''
** ''[[The Talmud]]''
* [[Aztec Mythology]]
* [[Celtic Mythology]] (Welsh and Irish)
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=== Arabian ===
* The [[Arabian Hero Cycles]]
=== China ===
* ''[[Journey to the West]]''
=== Classical (ancient Greek and Roman) ===
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** ''[[Returns]]''
** ''[[Telegony]]''
* ''[[The Metamorphoses]]''
* Many works of Ancient Greek tragedy:
** ''[[Ajax]]''
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=== Norse ===
* ''[[Nibelungenlied]]''
* The [[The Icelandic Sagas|Icelandic Legendary Sagas]], such as:
** ''[[Ragnar Lodbrok and His Sons]]''
** ''[[The Saga of the Volsungs]]''
** ''[[The Saga of the Jomsvikings]]''
** ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]''
** ''[[The Tale of
* The Kings' Sagas, such as:
** ''[[Heimskringla]]''
=== Persian ===
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== Folktales and folktale characters ==
[Literary Fairy Tales will go ''only'' on [[Fairy Tale]], traditional fairy tales will be on both indexes.]
* [[Fearsome Critters of American Folklore]]
* [[Ludas Matyi]]
* [[Golem]]
* [[Headless Horseman]]
=== Fairy Tales ===
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* The [[Baba Yaga]], a recurring figure in Russian folktales
* "[[Beauty and The Beast]]"
* "[[The Black Swan]]"
* "[[Bluebeard]]"
* "[[The Brave Little Tailor]]"
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* [[Merlin]] figures as a supporting character in some English fairy tales.
* "[[Molly Whuppie]]"
* "[[Peter and The Wolf]]"
* "[[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]"
* "[[The Princess and the Pea]]"
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* The [[Tom Thumb]] tales
* "[[The Twelve Dancing Princesses]]"
* "[[The Ugly Duckling]]"
* "[[The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids]]"
* "[[The White Duck]]"
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* "[[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]"
* "[[The White Witch of Rose Hall]]" -- A famous ghost story from the island of Jamaica.
* "[[The Life of Milarepa]]"
* "[[Tristan and Iseult]]"
=== [[Folk Hero]]es ===
* [[Benjamin Franklin]]
* [[Beowulf]]
* [[Davy Crockett]]
* [[Johnny Appleseed]]
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=== ... and other Characters of Folk Legend ===
* [[The Devil]]
* [[Eastern Zodiac]]
* [[Faust]]
* [[Merlin]]
* [[Western Zodiac]]
=== Folk Legend Subcategories ===
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=== Northwestern Europe ===
* [[Selkies and Wereseals]]
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