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.
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- 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
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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
- Read free
The gods of Olmypos
August Heinrich Petiscus
1893
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The gods of Olympos
August Heinrich b Petiscus, A.H Petiscus
1892
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The gods of old
James A. Fitz Simon
1899
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The heart of oak books
Kate Stephens, George H. Browne, Charles Eliot Norton
1895
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The heroes of Asgard and the giants of Jötunheim, or, The week and its story
Annie Keary
1857
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The high history of the Holy Graal
Anonymous
1898
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The historical works
Giraldus Cambrensis
1869
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The history of Lapland
Johannes Scheffer
1704
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The history of New Hampshire
George Barstow
1842
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The history of initiation
George Oliver
1841
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The history of the Blessed Virgin Mary and The history of the likeness of Christ which the Jews of Tiberias made to mock at
E. A. Wallis Budge
1899
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The invisible hand
Invisible hand
1815
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The king of the animal kingdom
P. T. Barnum
1889
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The ladies handbook of the language of flowers & precious stones
Mazawattee Ceylon Tea Co
1890
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The language and poetry of flowers
H. G. Adams
1858
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The language, mythology, and geographical nomenclature of Japan viewed in the light of Aino studies [microform]
Basil Hall Chamberlain
1887
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The laughter of Peterkin
Fiona MacLeod
1897
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The lay of the wraith and other poems
I. N. Phipps
1895
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The league of the Iroquois
Benjamin Hathaway
1880
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The league of the Iroquois and other legends
Benjamin Hathaway
1881
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The legendary history of the cross
John Ashton
1887
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The legende, named in Latyn Legenda aurea that is to say in Englysshe The golden legende
Jacobus de Voragine
1527
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The life and traditions of the red men
Joseph Nicolar
1893
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The life of Saint Katherine
Catherine of Alexandria
1884