Tradition 34 of 35
Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends
Mythic systems, traditional folklore, sacred and supernatural legends, fairy tales, and documented folk beliefs that preserve or contextualize magical, spiritual, anomalous, and otherworldly traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 20,091
- Earliest
- 1000
- to 2026
- Read free
- 72%
- 14,383 with public full text
- With covers
- 72%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match17,236
- Metadata match585
- Query match2,265
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- Folklore3.6K
- Legends2.1K
- Fairy tales1.8K
- Tales1.5K
- Fiction1.4K
- History1.1K
- Mythology840
- Early works to 1800760
- Poetry694
- Juvenile fiction684
- Translations into English635
- Social life and customs617
- History and criticism530
- Drama509
- Juvenile literature491
- Religion485
- Greek Mythology475
- Superstition473
- Classical Mythology437
- Short Stories350
- Indians of North America341
- Children's stories334
- Horror tales293
- Biography292
Top languages
- English8,343 · 42%
- German4,162 · 21%
- French1,648 · 8%
- Latin836 · 4%
- NOT738 · 4%
Notable authors
All authors- ca. v6. Jh Aesopus135 books
- Hans Christian Andersen102 in this tradition103 books
- Andrew Lang70 in this tradition83 books
- Charles Perrault66 in this tradition76 books
- Nathaniel Hawthorne64 in this tradition74 books
- ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus58 books
- Euripides56 in this tradition59 books
- Jacob Grimm55 books
- Benjamin Blake52 books
- Edgar Allan Poe51 in this tradition63 books
- Jean de La Fontaine50 in this tradition56 books
- Wilhelm Grimm50 in this tradition53 books
20,091 books
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Kantelettaren tutkimuksia 2
Julius Krohn, Kaarle Krohn
Date unknownFinnish
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Karjalan kankahilta I
Anonymous
Date unknownFinnish
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Karolingsche Verhalen
Josephus Albertus Alberdingk Thijm
Date unknownDutch
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Kater Martinchen
Ernst Moritz Arndt
Date unknownGerman
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Kauhujen talo
Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Date unknownFinnish
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Kaukomieli
Willie Angervo
Date unknownFinnish
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Keijukainen
Jerome Jerome Klapka Jerome, Valfrid Hedman
Date unknownFinnish
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Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (1. kötet)
Ali Bey, Samuel Samuel Lorenzo Knapp, Balázs Orbán
Date unknownHungarian
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Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (2. kötet)
Ali Bey, Samuel Samuel Lorenzo Knapp, Balázs Orbán
Date unknownHungarian
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Keltische Mythen en Legenden
Thomas William Rolleston, Boudewijn Casper Goudsmit
Date unknownDutch
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Kentaurenliebe. Die Toteninsel
Richard Voss
Date unknownGerman
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Kertovaisia runoelmia: Alkuperäisiä
Various
Date unknownFinnish
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Kettu Repolainen
Anni Swan, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Date unknownFinnish
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Kirjava joukko: Novelleja
Carit Etlar
Date unknownFinnish
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Kiusanhenki: Satu
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, Aino Tuomikoski
Date unknownFinnish
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Kivesjärveläiset; Simo Hurtta; Bellerophon
Eino Leino
Date unknownFinnish
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Kolttain mailta: Kansatieteellisiä kuvauksia Kuollan-Lapista
Samuli Paulaharju
Date unknownFinnish
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Kopciuszek: Baśń fantastyczna
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Bolesław Londyński
Date unknownPolish
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Korpien povessa
Juhani Sjöström
Date unknownFinnish
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Korpinäkyjä 1
Larin-Kyösti
Date unknownFinnish
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Koszorú a román népköltészet virágaiból
Gergely Moldován
Date unknownHungarian
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Kreikkalaisia satuja: Kirjeissä Suleimalle
Johan Wiktor Calamnius
Date unknownFinnish
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Kreikkalaisten ja Roomalaisten Mytologiia, eli Jumalaistarut ja Sankarisadut
Kaarlo Koskimies
Date unknownFinnish
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Kukkia Kantelettaren kaskilta
Kaarlo Koskimies
Date unknownFinnish