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  2. List of mythologies - Wikipedia

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    List of creation myths; List of legendary creatures by type; List of mythology books and sources; List of mythological objects; List of culture heroes; List of world folk-epics; Lists of deities; Lists of legendary creatures; National myth; Mythopoeia

  3. Classic Myths - Wikipedia

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    Classic Myths is a children's literature book containing myths retold by Mary Catherine Judd. It was first published in 1896 by the School Education Company of Minneapolis , Minnesota . [ 1 ] A second edition of 204 pages, [ 2 ] published in 1901 by Rand McNally , included illustrations by Angus MacDonall, with drawings entirely from classic ...

  4. Little people (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    "How Morning Star Lost Her Fish", from Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers, 1917. Native legends often talk of the little people playing pranks on people, such as singing and then hiding when an inquisitive person searches for the music. It is often said that the little people love children and would take them away from bad ...

  5. List of fairy tales - Wikipedia

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    Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...

  6. Cornish mythology - Wikipedia

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    The myths and stories of Cornwall have found much publishing success, particularly in children's books. The fairy tale Jack the Giant Killer takes place in Cornwall. Many early British legends associate King Arthur with Cornwall, putting his birthplace at Tintagel , the court of King Mark of Cornwall , uncle of Tristan and husband of Iseult ...

  7. List of creation myths - Wikipedia

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    A creation myth (or creation story) is a cultural, religious or traditional myth which describes the earliest beginnings of the present world. Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions, and are found throughout human culture.

  8. Myth - Wikipedia

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    Stories of everyday humans, although often of leaders of some type, are usually contained in legends, as opposed to myths. [32] [34] Myths are sometimes distinguished from legends in that myths deal with gods, usually have no historical basis, and are set in a world of the remote past, very different from that of the present. [34] [36]

  9. Folklore of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.

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