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Mythology

Megasites

The Encyclopedia Mythica
://www.pantheon.org/
This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, magic, and more from many cultures.
Myths and Legends
://www.myths.com/pub/myths/myth.html
Myths and legends from around the world. Egyptian, East Asian, Slavic, Celtic, Medieval, and African and much more.

African Legend

African Myth
://classiclit.about.com/cs/africanmyth/
About.com presents myths and creation stories from Africa with variants for Ehiopia, the Ekoi, the Yoruba, and the Zulus.

Arthurian Legend

The Camelot Project
://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm
Arthurian legends and characters here!

Greek

The Odyssey
://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/
Read a short or detailed version of the Odyssey. Includes interesting cultural and historical background information, and the graphic design is good.
The Olympian Gods
://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/gods.html
View images as ancient Greeks viewed them, or learn more about the gods and who they are related to.
Study Guide for The Odyssey
://www.temple.edu/classics/odysseyho.html
From a professor at Temple University. There are questions and comments on each book of the Odyssey, plus a chronology of events that take place in the work.

Norse

Norse Mythology
://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/mythology.html
Learn about Norse folklore, characters, and beliefs.

Robin Hood

The Robin Hood Project
://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/rhhome.stm
"A database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales."

Roman

See also Megasites

Gods and Goddesses of Rome
://www.novaroma.org/religio_romana/deities.html
Descriptions of Roman gods and goddesses with accompanying images.
Rome: Mythology
://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ROME/homepg.html
This website discusses how the Romans worshipped their gods and goddesses.