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Thursday, 26 February 2009 21:50 THN
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  • Pomona's Ancient Cosmology site features three articles on India which describe the creations, Deities, and structure of the Vedic universe. (Eratic Link 5/26/00)
  • Indian Mythology.com presents a sizable collection of tales and descriptions of Hindu deities as they appear in mythic tales. This stretches from the Vedas to folktales.
  • Global Hindu Electronic Networks presents God in Hindu Dharma and Representation in Temples, which describes and provides images of a number of Deities and heroes and also maintains an article from "Hinduism Today" on "God and Gods of Hinduism".
  • Dating back to at least 1200 BCE to 900 BCE, the Hymns of the Rig Veda collected at Washington State University provide insight into creation, the devas, and the ashuras.
  • Sri Aurobindo focuses on the tradition of spirituality and mysticism found in the Rig Veda, and translates those hymms relating to Agni, fire, in Rig Veda - Hymms to the Mystic Fire. (Broken Link 2/12/02)
  • InvestIndia collects a dozen or so Religious Stories from India including mythological tales as well as summaries of the epics and a Yoga Sutra creation story.
  • John Smith maintains an archive of Hindu epics in Sanskrit including the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
  • Richard Blumberg sumarizes the Mahabharata and includes some coments intended for a Western oriented readership.
  • Larry A. Brown presents a good synopsis of The Mahabharata as well as his discussion of the religious and mythological themes involved in the epic.
  • The Library of Hindu History includes a collection of links to essays concerning the Mahabharat including some which find it to be more grounded in history than legend.
  • Concerning events of 1000 BCE and written down between 400 BCE and 200 CE, the Ramayana tells of Rama, Sita, and the Rakshasha among others and is attributed to Valmiki. Jean Johnson's Rama and the Ramayana discusses the work and offers a synopsis.
  • John Crocker present a good set of notes and a good summary of The Ramayana.
  • This commercial site for indiaMystica provides presents as a sample of their product, a brief history of Indian religious practices, from pre-Vedic times through the Upanishads. (Broken Link 2/14/02)
  • Mike Magee's and Jan Bailey's Tantrik Home Page presents information and images of the gods, goddesses, and practices of Tantra.
  • K. Kannikeswaren and Templenet compile information about a number of Hindu temples. This page links to the sections covering Myths and Legends associated with those temples and their images.
  • Here's a brief description of Bengali Folklore from the West Bengal homepage.

    • Persian

    Thursday, 26 February 2009 21:48 THN
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    • The Zoroastrian religion contains much of what we know of the Persian mythology, particularly in the Avesta, a work attributed to Zarathustra, which likely preceeded him.
    • In the 800's CE, Ervad Zadspram compiled writings from the Avesta and Zand, here translated by W. E. West for Exploring Ancient World Cultures. This selection begins with a description of creation by Ohrmazd and Ahriman.
    • Written around 1000 CE by Ferdowsi, the Shah Nahmeh i.e. the Epic of the Kings, contains much of the balance of known Persian myth and legend including tales of the Zal and of Rustram.
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