European mythology

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An overview of European mythology can be found at Category:European Mythology, but it does not state in which languages the myths have been translated. This page will contain an overview of European myths. The links are either to other wikipedia articles (in different languages) or to external sources. Some additional information about the links is also given.

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[edit] Map

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[edit] Countries

[edit] Belgium

Website Description language Full text language Description

[edit] Britain

See also Celtic

Website Description language Full text language Description
Legends of the British Isles English English About 10 legends.
English mythology English English Wikipedia article with references to information about several legends.
Myths, Legends, Fantasy... English Describes about 20 myths.
Scottish Myths and Legends English Describes about 16 myths.
Scottish Folktales English English Tells 4 Scottish folktales.
Scottish Fairies & Supernatural Creatures English Describes about 10 Scottish fairies & supernatural creatures
Welsh folklore English Describes and re-tels several myths.
Welsh mythology English English Describes several Welsh myths and also links to a translation of one.

[edit] Bulgaria

Website Description language Full text language Description
Bulgarian Myth and Folklore English Information about several Bulgarian myths and legends.
The Calendar of Bulgarian holidays English Information regarding Bulgarian holidays with local myths and legends.

[edit] Cyprus

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[edit] Czech Republic

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Ancient Bohemian Legends English Book description. Summarizes 5 legends.
Staré Pověsti České Czech Entire contents of a book.
Prague Legends English Summary of 6 legends

[edit] Denmark

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[edit] Estonia

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[edit] France

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French mythology English English, French Wikipedia article that mentions almost 100 myths. Sometimes just a name is given, sometimes it links to an extensive article with original text and translation.

[edit] Finland

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[edit] Germany

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German folklore English English Wikipedia article with some references to full versions.

[edit] Greece

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Greek Mythology (messagenet.com) English Information about "all things dealing with Ancient Greece".
Encyclopedia of Greek mythology English Information about heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.
History for kids English Has a family tree and information about greek gods, etc.

[edit] Hungary

Website Description language Full text language Description
Hungarian Myths & Legends English English Gives translations and background information on about 10 legends.


[edit] Ireland

See also Celtic

Website Description language Full text language Description
irelandnow.com English English Describes Irish mythology and also tells 10 myths.

[edit] Italy

Website Description language Full text language Description
Leggende Italiane Italian  ? Only in Italian. Site uses Flash so I could not review it (yet).

[edit] Latvia

Website Description language Full text language Description
Latvian mythology English Information about Latvian mythology, but not many references to (summaries of) myths. The epic poem Lāčplēsis can be found in the section Other terms and concepts.

[edit] Liechtenstein

Website Description language Full text language Description
The Anthology Of Legends German German Has full text version of about 100 myths.

[edit] Lithuania

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Lithuanian mythology English English Has references to articles about three legends, with translations.

[edit] Luxembourg

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Luxembourgh tourist office London English Describes 5 legends.
Melusina Old local dialect? English. Full text version of the tale of the beautiful Melusina

[edit] Malta

Website Description language Full text language Description
Legends of Maltese origin English Describes several legends
Maltese mythology English Stub Wikipedia article that refers to more information about two legends.
Legends, customs and beliefs English Mentions 3 legends.

[edit] Poland

Website Description language Full text language Description
Polish Legends, Folklore, Myths and Stories English Describes 9 legends.
Polish Myths and Legends English Describes 3 legends.
Tales and Legends(Basnie i Legedy) English Describes 7 legends.

[edit] Portugal

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[edit] Romania

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Romanian mythology English English, Romanian Information about Romanian mythology. Contains information about two famous Romanian myths and links to the original version and an English translations.

[edit] Slovakia

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[edit] Slovenia

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[edit] Spain

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Los Olvidados Spanish Describes gods and two legends.

[edit] Sweden

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[edit] The Netherlands

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[edit] Regions

[edit] Celtic

See also Ireland and Britain

Website Description language Full text language Description
Celtic mythology English Wikipedia article on celtic mythology with many links and references.
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