Folklore, Folktales, and Fairy Tales from England: A Digital Library. Folklore, Folktales, and Fairy Tales from Ireland: A Digital Library. Folklore, Folktales, and Fairy Tales from Wales: A Digital Library. Slavic and Other Eastern European Folk and Fairy Tales: A Digital Library. Folklore, Folktales, and Fairy Tales from Scotland: A Digital Library. Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan Index. Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is a memorable collection of historical legends and folktales from Japan.
Nearly all of them are set in a well-defined time and place, instead of 'once upon a time.' Themes include ghosts; unrequited love across social boundaries; Shinto landscape, tree and ocean spirits; and tales driven by Bushido and Buddhist ethics. Not a few of these yarns end up with someone committing Seppuku. Smith does not try to dress up the language or narrative for westerners, or sentimentalize the stories.
Each chapter, with one exception, is illustrated by one or more colorful plates done in a typical 19th century Japanese style, all of which are included in this etext. Mythology Wiki. IRISH LITERATURE, MYTHOLOGY, FOLKLORE, AND DRAMA. Irish Writers OnlineIrish PlayographyStudy Ireland: Poetry - BBCIrish Women Writers - M.
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Timeless Myths: Celtic Mythology. We now leave the mild climate of the ancient Aegean, and the cold, forbidding regions of the North.
Here, we enter the lush, green land, shrouded in mists of magic and wonders. The land is young yet ancient; beautiful yet intriguing; and something quite magical. We meet people who are fair and noble. Yet when aroused into battle, these people can easily become savage. One can lose their heads, quite literally, at the end of the swords. Here we turn our page to Celtic Mythology. Though Celtic myths was not written until eleventh century AD, after the Vikings was driven out of Ireland, their sources, mostly oral traditions, were quite old.
Many of the myths that come to us, come mainly from Ireland and Wales. Though Celtic literature didn't appear until the Middle Age, Celtic people and their religions existed during the time of ancient Rome. The Muses. The Muses "[The Muses] are all of one mind, their hearts are set upon song and their spirit is free from care.
He is happy whom the Muses love. For though a man has sorrow and grief in his soul, yet when the servant of the Muses sings, at once he forgets his dark thoughts and remembers not his troubles. Such is the holy gift of the Muses to men. " ~Hesiod~ It is well known (or it should be) that there were nine Muses who played, sang, danced, and inspired others to do the same. Melete, or PracticeMneme, or MemoryAeode, or SongThese were, I suppose, the three important parts of music, but Cicero added another to the three originals named Telsiopes.
Back to Classical Mythology. There are cool stories about each of the Muses, and some other Muses you probably didn't know about. Indonesian Folk Tales Wiki. Superstitions & Folklore History and Meanings from Brownielocks. Folktexts: A library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology, page 1. Page 1 edited and/or translated by D.
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