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Belief Hypothesis, Forecast, Fiction, Rumor, Illusion, Superstition, Folklore, Faith
Resources
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General
Portal
Folklore Bookshelf (Project Gutenberg), Folklore Portal (Wikipedia)
Mythology & Folklore (Yahoo Answers), Mythology (Infoplease),
Snopes: Urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation, Lost Legends (Snopes), Old Wives’ Tales (Snopes)
Dictionary
folklore : an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated — Webster
Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (Bartleby)
OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary
myth : a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon — Webster
OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary
legend : a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable — Webster
OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary, Urban Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Mythica is a famous encyclopedia with over 6,000 entries about mythology and folklore from around the world. Includes definitions and images of many heroes, legendary creatures, gods and goddesses, and related news articles.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Introduction
Preservation
History
Myths & Legends (Ancient Origins)
Quotation
Library
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
Bibliography
Myth: A brief bibliography (John Paul Adams)
Participation
Education
Course
More “Crash Course World Mythology” on YouTube…
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
News
Book
Government
Document
Expression
Fun
Don’t tell the kids: The real history of the tooth fairy (Michael Hingston, Salon)
Cryptids (Wikipedia)
Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A source book and research guide (Malcolm South, Google Books)
Arts
Poem
OEDILF: The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form
Rumor
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Snopes.com The definitive fact-checking site and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
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