History Main / Mythology

* [[KingArthur Arthurian Cycles]]

* {{Literature/Kalevipoeg}} (Estonian Mythology)

* SlavicMythology

Mythological stories are (or were) not usually considered {{Fiction}} by the people or community which create(d) them -- instead they are often interpreted as true accounts of past events or the present state of the world. As such, a mythology is directly relevant to the society that made it: Myths especially form an important part of {{Religion}} and shape the worldview and the practices of worship of their believers. Legends supposedly record history and may evoke a sense of a cultural or national identity, as well as reinforce a society's social norms and values. All in all, mythology provides a people or community with ideas about their own place in the greater context of the universe and history. This doesn't mean it can't provide more mundane services like entertainment, too.

* ChineseMythology

* ClassicalMythology (Ancient Greek and Roman)

* UsefulNotes/LusitanianMythology

* UsefulNotes/CelticMythology (Ancient Welsh, Cornish, Breton and Irish)

* UsefulNotes/AztecMythology

* UsefulNotes/AboriginalAustralianMyths (from many different cultures)

* UsefulNotes/EgyptianMythology and Funerary Texts

* WiccanMythology

* CelticMythology (Ancient Welsh, Cornish, Breton and Irish)

* LusitanianMythology

* EgyptianMythology and Funerary Texts

* HebrewMythology (pre-Abrahamic)

* CelticMythology (Ancient Welsh and Irish)

* {{Literature/Kalevipoeg}} (Estonian Mythology)

A mythology is the entirety of all the Sandbox/{{myth}}s, {{legend}}s, and traditional beliefs of a specific culture, people, or region. The term can also mean "the study of myths," but in colloquial usage and around this wiki, expect the former meaning. Though these are often thought of as "dead" genres that only contain ancient works, most religions and cultures have mythology, and mythological stories continue to be created and reinterpreted all the time in living religions.

!!Bodies of mythology with their own pages:

* PaulBunyan

A mythology is the entirety of the Sandbox/{{myth}}s, {{legend}}s, and traditional beliefs of a specific culture, people, or region. The term can also mean "the study of myths," but in colloquial usage and around this wiki, expect the former meaning. Though these are often thought of as "dead" genres that only contain ancient works, most religions and cultures have mythology, and mythological stories continue to be created and reinterpreted all the time in living religions.

Mythological narratives are (or were) not usually considered {{Fiction}} by the people or community which create(d) them -- instead they are often interpreted as true accounts of past events or the present state of the world. As such, a mythology is directly relevant to the society that made it: Myths especially form an important part of {{Religion}} and shape the worldview and the practices of worship of their believers. Legends supposedly record history and may evoke a sense of a cultural or national identity, as well as reinforce a society's social norms and values. All in all, mythology provides a people or community with ideas about their own place in the greater context of the universe and history. This doesn't mean it can't provide more mundane services like entertainment, too.

What distinguishes the mythological worldview from other ways of thinking is that it refers to a supposed ancient, immutable and truthful tradition as its highest authority, rather than human reasoning, first-hand experience, or science.

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