Resources for Myth, Religion and Sacred Texts on the
Web
Odysseus and Polyphemus
Amphora from Eleusis (c. 675 BC)
Some of the most interesting and useful sites devoted to Mythology,
Religion
and Sacred Texts appear below. Each has its own particular focus, but each is
worth exploring. Several afford the opportunity to read and search sacred texts
from a variety of cultures. Updated 2/19/01.
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Digital Librarian: Mythology
Encyclopedia Mythica: A
comprehensive overview of mythology, folklore, and related fields.
- Alexandria: A meeting place
for people interested in ancient and modern cosmological
speculation and what the humanities have to contribute to contemporary
life.
- Ancient Astrology and Divination on the
Web: This an organized, annotated set of more than 100 links to reliable information about
ancient (primarily Greek and Roman) astrology and divination.
- Greek Mythology
Link: A website devoted to the Greek divinities with links to related
sites.
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Mythology
in Western Art: A wonderful collection of images of mythological subjects
from the Department of Art History at the University of Haifa, Israel.
- Die
Mythologie-Homepage:From the Kantonsschule Zuercher Oberland in
Wetzikon (Switzerland) this page was developed by 10th grade students.
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Vulgate
Bible: The Latin Vulgate of Jerome in searchable format.
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Augustine:
E-resources devoted to Augustine of Hippo deriving from the seminar conducted
on the Internet by Jim O'Donnell. A large number of other Early Christian
writings are available.
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Orthodox Home Page: The WWW site
for the Orthodox Church in America. Includes information about the Orthodox
Church as well as links to liturgies, prayers, and texts.
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Sacred Texts:
Sacred texts from such religions as Hinduism and Zoroastrianism.
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The Ecole Initiative: A WWW
site consisting of an encyclopedic treatment of the Early Church.
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Catholic
Web: A storehouse of information on every aspect of Catholicism, including
Church History, doctrine, etc. Best of all, it has much historical and cultural
material on and in Latin:the Vulgate, Gregorian Chants, traditional Latin
prayers, inter alia. Dominus vobiscum.
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Greek Religion:
From the Centre d'Histoire des Religions (grecque) at the University
of Liege.
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Religious and Sacred Texts: A
collection of sites affording access to Early Christian Texts, Near Eastern
Texts and the like.
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King Arthur:
A website devoted to the history and lore of Arthur from the Camelot
Project.