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
Durr al-ṣadaf fī gharāʾib al-ṣudaf
Fransīs Marrāsh
1872Arabic
Dvi︠e︡ statʹi
Vi︠a︡zemskīĭ, Pavel Petrovich kni︠a︡zʹ
1893Russian
Dvé zpěvů staroruských, totiž O výpravě Igorově a Zádonština
Karel Jaromír Erben
1869Czech
Dyhanie černogo neba
Monguš Borahovič Kenin-Lopsan, Монгуш Борахович Кенин-Лопсан
2008Russian
Dzieje Litwy i Rusi aż do Unji z Polską w Lublinie 1569 roku zawartéj
Joachim Lelewel
1863Polish
Dēmōdeis meteōrologikoi mythoi
Nikolaos G. Politēs
1880Greek
Dīwān al-ʿurbān
Ḥasan Rāwī al-Khazrajī
1880Arabic
Echo e Narciso
Francisco Jorch, Achille Rambois, Giuseppe Cinatti, Francesco Vincenzo Schira, Clara Lagoutine, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, John Milton and Ruth Neils Ward Collection
1839Portuguese
Ecuba
Euripides, Matteo Bandello
1813Italian
Edda Snorra Sturlusonar
Sveinbjörn Egilsson, Hvitaskáld Ólafur Þórðarson, Snorri Sturluson, Óláfr Þórðarson hvítaskáld
1848Icelandic
Edda Sæmundar hinns Fróda
Arnamagnæanske stiftelse
1787Icelandic
Eddische Studien
Theophil Rupp
1869German
Efterslaet til "Skattegraveren"
Evald Tang Krisensen
1890Danish
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Eileen's Journey: History in Fairyland
Ernest Arthur Jelf
1899
Ein Büchlein für die Jugend
Ludwig Aurbacher
1834German
Ein Geistliches Spiel von S. Meinrads Leben und Sterben
Meinrad Saint, Gallus pater Morel
1863German
Ein beitrag zur deutung der gorgonen
Richard Hildebrandt
1888German
Ein hübsch lieblich lesen von sant Brandon, was wunders er vff dem mör erfaren hat
Johann Hartlieb
1491German
Ein hübsche histori wn der kinngclichenn stat troy wie si zerstörett wartt
Guido delle Colonne
1489German
Ein hübsche history von der küningclichē statt. Troya. Wie sie zerstöret Wart
Guido delle Colonne
1499German
Ein hübsche history von der küningclichē statt. Troya. Wir sie zerstöret Wart
Guido delle Colonne
1499German
Ein hüpsch lieblich lesen von sant Brandon was wunders er vff dem mer erfaren hat
Johann Hartlieb
1499German
Ein schlusswort zu Cederschiold's ausgabe der Bevis saga
Eugen Kölbing
1899
Eine Hildebrands-ballade der transsilvanischen zigeuner
Heinrich von Wlislocki
1880German