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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Parabeln, Sagen und Erzählungen
Wilhelm Bauberger
1847German
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Pater Edmund's Erzählungen und Volkssagen . 1, Die Marienkapelle
F. G Heissler
1841German
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Pater Edmund's Erzählungen und Volkssagen . 2, Die Eselsburg. Menrad, schwöre nicht!
F. G Heissler
1842German
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Pater Edmund's Erzählungen und Volkssagen . 3, Vater Benno im Thale
F. G Heissler
1843German
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Pauli de Castro Sup[er] prima ff. veteris diligentissime [et] accuratissime castigata vtillima ac p[ro]pe diuina op[er]a composita s[ecundu]m lectura[m] Patauinam co[m]mentaria
de Castro Paulus
1486Latin
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Pera Librorvm Jvvenilivm. 3,[1], Locvlamentvm Tertivm ; [Pars 1]
Johann Christoph Wagenseil
1695Latin
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Perfectionis humanae secundum naturam Libri II
Marcantonio Marescalchi
1574NOT
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Pervonte oder die Wünsche
August von Kotzebue, Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, Leopold Reinicke
1810German
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Petite Mythologie Slavonne
Michail Popov
1792NOT
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Petr Pavlovič Eršov, avtor skazki: Konek-gorbunok
A. K Jaroslavcov
1872Russian
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Petri A Bella Pertica, Galli, Ivreconsvlti Vetvstissimi Ac Svbtilissimi, Commentaria In Digestvm Novvm, Videlicet Ad XLIII. XLIIII. XLV. XLVI. ET XLIX. Pandectarvm Libros
de Bellapertica Petrus
1571Latin
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Petri Mülleri, JC. De Studio Juris Tractando Diatribe
Peter Müller
1678Latin
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Pfaffensinn und Despotismus die mächtigsten Hindernisse im Gange der Menschheit zur Aufklärung
Christoph Gottlob Jähne
1802German
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Phaeders Aesopische Fabeln
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1788German
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Phaedri Aug. Liberti fabulae Aesopiae selectae
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1839Latin
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Phaedri Aug. Libertus fabularum Aesopiarum libri V
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1745Latin
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Phaedri Aug. lib. et Fl. Aviani fabulae
ca. 4./5. Jh Avianus
1764NOT
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Phaedri Aug. liberti Fabulae Aesopiae
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1831Latin
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Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1787Latin
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Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1784Latin
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Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae Cum Veteres Tum Novae Atque Restitutae
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1838Latin
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Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1818Latin
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Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V ... Oder: Deutliche und nach dem Begriff der Jugend endlich recht eingerichtete Erklärung Der Aesopischen Fabeln
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1735German
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Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V et novarum fabularum appendix
ca. 1. Jh Phaedrus
1806Latin