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
Beyond Gnosticism
Ismo O. Dunderberg, Ismo Dunderberg
2008
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Bloemensprookjes van Tante Jo
Louisa May Alcott
Date unknownDutch
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Christuslegenden
Selma Lagerlöf, Margaretha Meijboom, Francis Maro
Date unknownDutch
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Contes choisis de la famille
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Date unknownFrench
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Contes merveilleux, Tome I
Hans Christian Andersen
Date unknownFrench
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Contes merveilleux, Tome II
Hans Christian Andersen
Date unknownFrench
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Cuando la tierra era niña
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pau Milà i Fontanals, Gregorio Martínez Sierra
Date unknownSpanish
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Das Sternenkind und andere Geschichten: Naturgeschichtliche Märchen
Carl Ewald, Hermann Kiy, Willy Planck
Date unknownGerman
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Der Zweifüßler und andere Geschichten: Naturgeschichtliche Märchen
Carl Ewald, Hermann Kiy, Willy Planck
Date unknownGerman
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Die Ostereyer: Eine Erzählung zum Ostergeschenke für Kinder
Christoph von Schmid
Date unknownGerman
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Die Schelme von Steinach: Erzählung für die Jugend
Josephine Siebe, Ernst Kutzer
Date unknownGerman
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Eläinten olympialaiset ja muita satuja
Kaarlo Hänninen
Date unknownFinnish
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Era uma vez...
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
Date unknownPortuguese
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Femtio fabler för barn
Wilhelm Hey, Otto Speckter
Date unknownSwedish
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Haukkavuoren aarre: Kertomus
Eino Into Parmanen
Date unknownFinnish
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Hinzelmeier: eine nachdenkliche Geschichte
Theodor Storm
Date unknownGerman
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Hoe Piggelmee groot werd
Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen
Date unknownDutch
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Hopeakauha: Satuja ja kertomuksia
Alli Nissinen
Date unknownFinnish
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Joulupukin satuja ja leikkejä: Joulupukin aikaisemmista vuosikerroista valikoitu
Various
Date unknownFinnish
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Kabouters in het Bosch
Kees Valkenstein
Date unknownDutch
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Kahden taalarin raha
Alfred Emil Ingman
Date unknownFinnish
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Kertomuksia historiasta ja elämästä : lapsille ja nuorisolle
Various
Date unknownFinnish
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Kultainen linna: Satuja Suomen lapsille
Alfred Saukkonen
Date unknownFinnish
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Legendoja Kristuksesta
Selma Lagerlöf, Helmi Krohn
Date unknownFinnish