Myths are sacred stories set in a remote past that relate about the creation of the universe and humankind, and may contain explanations for cosmic and natural phenomena, as well as the origin of civilisation, and social and religious institutions. The protagonists are often gods or superhuman beings.
Sites dealing with either Greek or Roman mythology exclusively should be submitted to Arts/Literature/Myths_and_Folktales/Myths/Greek and
Arts/Literature/Myths_and_Folktales/Myths/Roman respectively.
The category Classical Myths is for sites that deal with Greek as well as Roman mythology.
Sites dealing with either Greek or Roman mythology exclusively should be submitted to Arts/Literature/Myths_and_Folktales/Myths/Greek and
Arts/Literature/Myths_and_Folktales/Myths/Roman respectively.
This category is for the pre-Christian mythology of the Finns, a Finno-Ugric people.
The main source of information on Finnish mythology is the Kalevala, a cycle of folk poems that was compiled into one epic by Lönnrot (1849).
This category is for Norse mythology, the myths of the Scandinavians (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland). The main source for Norse mythology is the Icelandic Edda.
Included in this category is Teutonic mythology, which is related, but not identical, to Norse mythology. The first to study Teutonic mythology systematically were the Grimm brothers.
The term Germanic mythology may refer to either Norse or Teutonic mythology, or both.
The myths and legends of pre-Islamic Iran have been preserved in the Avesta, the holy book of the Zoroastrian religion, and the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), the epic composed by the poet Firdausi.