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
Gesta rhomano[rum]
Johann Grüninger, Peter Schumann
1488Latin
Gesta rhomanorum
Georg Husner
1499Latin
Gesta romano[rum]
Martin Schott
1485Latin
Gesta romanorum
Anton Sorg
1487Latin
Gesta romanorum
Anton Koberger
1494Latin
Gharāʾib al-waqāʾiʿ li-Ghūdafrīd al-ḍāʾiʿ
Christoph von Schmid
1878Arabic
Gigantomachie auf antiken Reliefs und der Tempel des Jupiter Tonans in Rom
K. B. Stark
1869German
Gjenmaele mod anmaeldelsen af C.C. Rafns oversaettelse af Jomsvikinga og Knytlinga i "Maanedsskrift for literatur, IIer aarg. 12e hæfte."
Rasmus Rask
1831Danish
Gjensvar på Baldwin Einarssons "Forelobige svar o.s.v." med hensyn til anmældelsen i "Maanedsskrift for literatur", (IIIe ärg. 2et hæfte) af Gjenmælet mod bedommelsen (sammel steds II ärg. 12e hæfte) over professor Rafns oversaettelse af Jomsviking saga og Knytlinga
Rasmus Rask, Baldwin Einarsson
1831Danish
Glaive-des-couronnes
Perron Dr
1862French
Glücksrad und Lebensrad
Karl Weinhold
1892
Gnadenreiches Renn-Schiff
inc Research Publications
1680German
Gothrici & Rolfi Westrogothiae regum historia, lingua antiqua Gothica conscripta
Johan Bure, Olof Verelius, Johannes Scheffer
1664Swedish
Gottfr. Christ. Rothii De imagunculis Germanorum magicis
Gottfried Christian Roth
1737Latin
Gottfried's von Monmouth historia regum Britannie
Bishop of St. Asaph Geoffrey of Monmouth, Albert Schulz
1854German
Griechische Antiken des Archaeologischen Museums in Breslau
Otto Rossbach
1889German
Griechische Götter und Heroen
Leopold von Schroeder
1887German
Griechische Götter- und Heldengestalten
Josef Langl
1887German
Griechische und Römische Alterthümer, welche der berühmte P. Montfaucon, ehemals samt den dazu gehörigen Supplementen in zehen Bänden in Folio, an das Licht gestellet hat, nicht nur den Studierenden zu gefallen, sondern auch den Mahlern, Bildhauern, Kupferstechern, Gold-und Silber-schmieden, wie auch andern dergleichen Künstlern, zu einem nützlichen Gebrauch, Auszugsweise, in die Kürze und in das Kleine gebracht, und in deutscher Sprache
Bernard de Montfaucon, Johann Jakob Schatz, Joh. Salomo Semler
1757German
Gründliche Anleitung zu teutchen accuraten Reim- und Dicht-Kunst
Magnus Daniel Omeis
1712German
Grönlandske folkesagn
R. Berthelsen
1859Danish
Gründliche Anleitung zur teutschen accuraten Reim- und Dicht-Kunst
Magnus Daniel Omeis
1704German
Gu yao yan
Wenlan Du
1861Chinese
Guerino detto il Meschino
Andrea da Barberino
1629Italian