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Belief Hypothesis, Forecast, Fiction, Rumor, Illusion, Superstition, Folklore, Faith

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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

Quotations Page

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

Snopes
NPR Archives

Book

ISBNdb

Government

Document

USA.gov

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

Snopes.com

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