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
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
A la luz de los prodigios
Gonzalo Gil Gonzalez
2011Spanish
Alraun, Beifuß und andere Hexenkräuter
Dieter Beckmann, Barbara Maria Esther Beckmann
1990German
Discorso del reuerendo m. Francesco de Cattani da Diacceto ... sopra la superstizzione dell'arte magica
Francesco Cattani da Diacceto
1567Italian
Spøgelser og sagn fra danske slotte og herregårde
Gorm Rosencrone von Benzon, Gorm Benzon
1998Danish
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The Cattle-Raid of Cooley
Date unknown
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...So They Understand...: Cultural Issues in Oral History
2002
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1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described: Adapted to Private Schools, High Schools and Academies
1899
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A Record of Auncient Histories, Entituled in Latin Gesta Romanorum: Discoursing Upon Sundry Examples for the Advancement of Vertue, and the Abandoning of Vice, No Lesse Pleasant in Reading, Then Profitable in Practise
1595
Acta SS. Nerei et Achillei
Hans Achelis, Nereus Saint
1893German
Alceste
Philippe Quinault
1683French
Alexander und Gilgamos
Bruno Meissner
1894German
Alf laylah wa-laylah
Christian Maximilian Habicht
1825Arabic
Alpomish
Fozil Ĭŭldosh ŭghli
1957UZB
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Ancient Legends of Different Nations, Many of Them From Old Books Now Out of Print
1902
Andemyrkʺan
Zyramyku Kʺardėngʺushchḣ
2002KBD
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Anecdotes and Traditions, Illustrative of Early English History and Literature
1839
Apollodori Bibliotheca
Joannes Pediasimus, Richard Wagner, Apollodorus of Athens
1894Ancient Greek
Assamese popular superstitions and Assamese demonology
Benudhar Rajkhowa
1973
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Assyrisch-Babylonische Mythen und Epen
1900
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Aus der Volksliteratur der Ostjuden: Schwänke, Erzählungen, Volkslieder und Rätsel
1920
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Avadâna-C̜ataka: Cent Légendes (Bouddhiques), Traduites du Sanskrit
1891French
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Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore
1997
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Beware After Dark! The World's Most Stupendous Tales of Mystery, Horror, Thrills and Terror
1929
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Biographie Universelle, Ancienne et Moderne
1811French