Wednesday, 25 February 2009 19:27
THN
The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts runs a very visual tour of World Mythology meant to supplement a trip to the museum.
Here is presented Bill Hollon's essay on the Origin of the Seven Day Week.
This feature on The Celestial David and Goliath takes an astronomical look at that Biblical tale and compares it to tales in Irish mythology. (Broken Link) 2/10/02
Martin Gray invites folks to Explore the Sacred Sites he has photographed. His commentary discusses the religious, archeological and historical import of those sites with the mythic and legendary content varying.
Bill Williams runs a concordance program that opperates over a number of e-texts including the Bible, the Koran, and a number of works of classical mythology--- which you could also find in the Perseus Project (see the Greek/Roman section).
The American Academy of Religion maintains a searchable Syllabi project archive. Included are courses partially or fully covering myths and mythology to varying degrees.
Catherine Yronwode's Lucky Mojo site includes a large collection of essays on amulets, talismans, charms, sacred geometry, and sacred landscape. Not exactly mythology, but some of it is related.
Another useful site in a similar vein is Symbols.com.
Whether or not they describe actual events, most modern religions are not above invoking material which is mythic in character. This page by A. Mueller is part of the World-Wide Web Virtual Library. (Broken Link) 2/10/02
J. B. Hare's Internet Sacred Text Archive collects texts from past and current religions, including the Rg Veda, the Kojiki and Nihongi, the Quran, the Eddas, and many others.
World Religions and Scriptures is another good site for information on major living religions.
alt.mythology - this USENET newsgroup is a good place to go for general and even somewhat esoteric discussions. Don't proselytize there though, and it's also a good idea to check the archives at Google's Usenet Groups archive to look at past discussions first, and to read the alt.mythology General FAQ.