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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Orione
Ercole Luigi Morselli
Date unknownItalian
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Os Cataventos
Rocha Peixoto
Date unknownPortuguese
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Otava, Osa II
Carl Axel Gottlund
Date unknownFinnish
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Otawa, Osa I
Carl Axel Gottlund
Date unknownFinnish
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Oudewater en omtrek, Geologisch, Mythologisch en Geschiedkundig Geschetst
Willem Cornelis van Zijll
Date unknownDutch
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Paalaala sa mga Mapagusapin
José Rizal
Date unknownTagalog
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Paisagens da China e do Japão
Wenceslau de Moraes
Date unknownPortuguese
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Palóc népköltemények
Gyula Pap
Date unknownHungarian
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Panayam ng Tatlong Binata — Ikalawang Hati
Cleto R Ignacio
Date unknownTagalog
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Panthéon égyptien
Jean-François Champollion, Léon Jean Joseph Dubois
Date unknownFrench
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Paraboles et diversions
Pierre Mille
Date unknownFrench
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Parasken runot
Larin Paraske, Adolf Neovius
Date unknownFinnish
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Parsifal: Kertomus Graalin ritarista
Volter Kilpi
Date unknownFinnish
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Perdita kaj retrovita
Emile Boirac
Date unknownEsperanto
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Perlen der heiligen Vorzeit
János László Pyrker
Date unknownGerman
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Pfaffernüsseln: Allerlei Erzgebirgisches
Max Wenzel
Date unknownGerman
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Pieni runon-seppä
David Emanuel Daniel Europaeus
Date unknownFinnish
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Pihamaa ja takalisto
Veikko Korhonen
Date unknownFinnish
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Piimälasku ja kokkelpiimee
Kaarlo Hemmo
Date unknownFinnish
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Pikakuvia Raja-Karjalasta
Ernst Lampén
Date unknownFinnish
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Pikku kertoelmia
Theodolinda Hahnsson
Date unknownFinnish
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Pimeyden ääniä: Romaani
Sven Elvestad, Antti Rytkönen
Date unknownFinnish
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Pimsti-Pumsti
Rose Struck
Date unknownGerman
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Pohjan-Piltti: Kuvaus lopulta 13:tta vuosisataa
Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
Date unknownFinnish