Below is an intentionally short list of resources to use with those in the Research, Research strategy, & Other Resources pages

Archaeology and Myth
.....Mythical Ireland

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
.....ARAS: Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism
..........""about 18,000 photographic images, each cross-indexed, individually
.........."mounted, and accompanied by scholarly commentary."

..New! Carpenter, T.H. Art and Myth in Ancient Greece
.....Ferguson, George. Signs and Symbols in Christian Art
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Hall, J. Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art
.....Hall, J. History of Ideas and Images in Italian Art
.....Hall, J. Illustrated dictionary of symbols in Eastern and Western Art
.....Encyclopedia Mythica

.. ..Folklore & Mythology Resource Guide - SuperSummary
.....Pierce, J. From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History

Misuse / Misunderstanding of Symbols
..New! Pharos: Doing Justice to the Classics "a platform where classical
..........scholars, and the public more broadly, can learn about and respond to
..........appropriations of Greco-Roman antiquity by hate groups online"

Books
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Internet Sacred Text Archive Free eBooks re: religion, mythology,
..........legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics.

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.....Project Gutenberg Folklore Bookshelf
.....Project Gutenberg Mythology Bookshelf
..........Note that many of the Project Gutenberg books may be found in a
..........more easily readable format (with page #s)in the Internet Archive
.....
Brand, J. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain
...............Volume One.......Volume Two........Volume Three.....
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de Voragine, J. Golden Legend; Lives of the Saintss

 

Retellings of some traditional tales that you will enjoy

.....Baldwin, J. Story of Siegfried
.....Baldwin, J. Story of Roland
.....Jacobs, J. Celtic Fairy Tales
.....Graves, R. The Greek Myths
.....Pyle, H. Story of Arthur and his Knights
.....Pyle, H. Champions of the Round Table
.....Pyle, H. Story of Launcelot and his Companions
.....Pyle, H. Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
.....Walton, E, .The Mabinogian Tetrology
.............Guest, C The Mabinogian (Translation of the original Welsh text).

Banner: detail of: Arthur B. Davies, Unicorns (legend--Sea Calm), ca 1906
Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

 ........With thanks

 

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