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The Golden Bough
Classical work by Sir James George Frazer, from the 1922 edition.
The Golden Bough
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3623
Classical work by J. G. Frazer (1854-1941), e-text from the Project Gutenberg.
The Architecture of the Spirit
http://www.mythofcreation.co.uk/
Online book by Pete Stewart, exploring the suggestion that the myth of creation derives from observation of the stars, and is reflected in social and spiritual structures.
Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/FisMyth.html
By John Fiske (1900), e-tetxt from the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library.
Mythopedia
Proposing a theory of unity of human mythology, listing the common motifs in mythology, ritual, and symbolism, with an encyclopaedia of gods and myths from all corners of the world.
Mythic Rhythm
Mythic Rhythm is a website and companion weblog that addresses myth and culture in relation to the rhythms of modern life. The site explores myth, film, story, folklore and music of cultures all over the world.
Myth of Creation
Articles on mythology by Stefan Stenudd, working on a dissertation on creation myths and their patterns of thought.
Hungarian Heritage Page: Myths and Legends
http://users.cwnet.com/millenia/legend.htm
Comparison of Hungarian myths and legends with Scythian and Mesopotamian ones.
Georges Dumézil - Indo-European Mythology
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dumezil/
Discussion group for the work of Georges Dumézil on Indo-European mythology and trifunctionality.
Encyclopedia Mythica
An online encyclopedia of world mythologies for the scholar, researcher and casual reader.
Common Elements in Creation Myths
http://www.cs.williams.edu/~lindsey/myths/myths.html
Explores and highlights commonalities amongst stories depicting the creation of the world from several cultures.
Atlas of Myths
http://snow.prohosting.com/myths1/
Illustrated essays on the mythologies of peoples of the world, by teacher and artist Alex Fantalov.