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Excerpt from Witchcraft in North Carolina Testimony of a more satisfactory character is furnished by the autobiography...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Bel, the Christ of Ancient Times Assyriological science has made some progress, but though this is...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 3 of 3: Gods and Goddesses of the Northland Then suddenly the Hjallar-horn...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Cuchullin Saga in Irish Literature: Being a Collection of Stories Relating to the Hero Cuchullin,...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Northern Shoshone I. Moccasins. Fig. 1 (museum No. 50 - 6403 B), length 25 cm.; Fig. 2 (50 - 1141...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Stories of India's Gods and Heroes Aryas, which means simply nobles. From this name we derive the word...  Read More >>

Mr. Hollis's book on the Masai was one of the most noteworthy contributions to ethnography which have appeared in...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Norse Mythology, or the Religion of Our Forefathers: Containing All the Myths of the Eddas, Systematized...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Celtic Mythology and Religion: With Chapters Upon Druid Circles and Celtic Burial Ness Burgh School...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Interpretation of Mythology Naturgeschichte d. Sage....  Read More >>

Reprint of original publication: Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin Limited, 1915.  Read More >>

Excerpt from Huron and Wyandot Mythology: With an Appendix Containing Earlier Published Records The nature of the...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Queen Móo and the Egyptian Sphinx It has been, and still is, a favorite hypothesis, with certain students...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Prose Edda Iceland itself, in part through Norway, in part directly, drew from the life of the...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Philippine Folk Tales: Compiled and Annotated Stories seventeen to twenty-three are regarded as fables...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Bible Myths and Their Parallels in Other Religions: Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals The scheme of work originally...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Leechdoms, Wortcunning, and Starcraft of Early England, Vol. 1: Being a Collection of Documents, for...  Read More >>

Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie is a great insight into Scottish legends and rich...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors in All Lands and at All Times Many writers on folk-lore...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Icelandic Sagas Out of all these materials there gradually grew up in Iceland a rich body of genuine...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Wendische Sagen, Märchen und Abergläubische Gebräuche: Gesammelt und Nacherzählt In erstaunlich anthropomorpher...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula, Collected and Translated, With Notes...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants: In All Ages and in All Climes The very religions...  Read More >>