41. Myths And Legends Last altered June 23rd 2003. Aside from the General, Gothic Horror, Early Fantasy, and Medieval sections, these links are organized by region and language group, with those groups http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/mythold.html

Last altered June 23rd 2003. Aside from the General, Gothic Horror, Early Fantasy, and Medieval sections, these links are organized by region and language group, with those groups which produced written accounts of their myths and legends earlier, generally appearing closer to the beginning. Announcement: You don't mind frames and a smaller font and you'd like a spiffy contents scroll on the left? Try the Myths and Legends main page. Announcement: These pages are now being mirrored at http://www.myths.com/pub/myths/mythold.html thanks to David Murphy et al. with the original being at http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze33gpz/mythold.html I'm still looking for more of these, but we've got: Contents General Indicies and Site Reviews Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Archives Offline sources ... Near East Mesopotamia Egypt The Levant (Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, coastal Syria) Anatolian Miscellaneous Near East ... African (excluding Egypt) African: General Ashanti Yoruba Ewe/Fon ... Medieval General Indicies and site reviews Philip Burns' A description of mythology along with scores if not hundreds of links. It's quite a stash. There is a greater emphasis on folklore than here. He's been annotating them as well.

42. Shawn's Favorite Mythology Links Links to mythology sites covering all types of mythology incuding; celtic, nordic, greek, roman, mayan, arabic, african, egyptian, american, and folk tales http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/thrise/430/page3.html

Web hosting Custom Email SiteBuilder Folklore and Mythology by Region Here you will find links to information about folklore and mythology topics broken down by cultural and geographical region. The regions appear in alphabetical order. This is a large site so be patient, it may not be flashy but I think it's worth the wait. Afghan African, excluding Egypt Altaic Anatolian ... Vietnamese Afghan Afghan Ceremonies and Traditions offers a summary of customs associated with weddings, funerals, and other occasions. African, excluding Egypt African Mythology discusses the creator god and ancestor worship in Africa. African Myths and Legends by Samantha Martin offers stories from the Bushmen and Hottentots. Folklore About Hyenas by Robin M. Weare offers tales from Africa about these predators. Influence of Oral Literature on Modern African Literature (Connecticut Review) by Ambrose Adikamkwu Monye demonstrates the influence of African oral literature on its written counterpart. Louis Trichard, Thoyandou

43. Chu Dong Tu Temple | TravelVietnam.org chu dong tu temple Travel Viet Nam Temple honours timeless love Unexpected love The Tien Dung Chu Dong Tu temple is a place to worship the immortal love between Princess Tien Dung http://www.travelvietnam.org/tags/chu-dong-tu-temple.html

44. The Moon Boy Long, long time ago there was a clever boy whose name was Cuoi. He did nothing with his cleverness but to play trick on people around him. He lived with his uncle and aunt who were http://www.vietnam-culture.com/articles-30-4/The-moon-boy.aspx

Home Photo Gallery Vietnam World Heritages Search The Moon Boy Long, long time ago there was a clever boy whose name was Cuoi. He did nothing with his cleverness but to play trick on people around him. He lived with his uncle and aunt who were usually suffered from his cheats. Once day Cuoi came to the field and broke the bad new to the uncle that his wife had fell down from the ladder and bled. The man was so frighten that he ran to his home without saying a word. Cuoi at that time reached the house before his poor uncle by a short cut then broke another bad new to his aunt that her husband was collided by the buffalo and was going to died. The poor woman was scared and immediately ran out to the field. Suddenly she bumped to a man and recognized that it was her husband who was panting and sweating like her. The poor couple came back with anger and decided to imprison him into a bamboo cage then drifted him in the river. In the afternoon when Cuoi was carried to the river's bank, he regretfully said sorry to them and asked them to come back home to bring him a book hidden behind the basket of rice that taught him telling lie as the last favour. They both agreed and returned home to satisfy their curiosity without saying a word. After that Cuoi saw a blind man passed by. He then asked the man to untight the cage if he wanted to have his eyes cured. At last Cuoi was free and hid himself in a bamboo grave and luckily found a jar of gold. He came back and gave it to his uncle and his aunt to atone for faults while the poor blind man was waiting for his eyes treated.

45. The Religions Of South Vietnam In Faith And Fact: D. Examples Of Religion In Eve The dragon is the most important of the four symbolic animals of Vietnamese mythologyto the Vietnamese it symbolizes nobility and power and is believed to be immortal. http://www.sacred-texts.com/asia/rsv/rsv33.htm

Sacred Texts Asia Index Previous ... Next The Religions of South Vietnam in Faith and Fact , US Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Chaplains Division [1967], at sacred-texts.com The Dragon in Vietnam Perhaps the figure most used for decorative purposes in Vietnam is the Dragon. It is to be seen in temples, on silverware, and cloth of all kinds, and next to the depiction of bending bamboo is perhaps the most familiar symbol of that land. The dragon is the most important of the four symbolic animals of Vietnamese mythologyto the Vietnamese it symbolizes nobility and power and is believed to be immortal. It can live anywherein the air, underground, in water, etc.; it is believed to possess such power that, when provoked, it can spit a deadly vapor which it can turn into either water or fire at will. While in Western mythology the dragon is an evil beast, and best illustrated by the story of St. George and the Dragon, in the Eastespecially in mainland Asiait has an opposite significance. The dragon is the totem, the palladium and emblem, of Vietnam. It is the symbol of man in general, just as woman is represented by the phoenix, another of the four mythical animals of the land. When a dragon and a phoenix are shown together either in cloth designs or carvings, a marriage is represented; sometimes this is emphasized by the addition of a Chinese character meaning joy, and greater emphasis is achieved by repeating the character. The dragon may be a fanciful elaboration of the several varieties of common lizards of Vietnam, but its symbolic use seems to be of ancient Chinese origin.

46. Www.vietventures.com The Dragon ( Long ) is a fabulous beast which the Vietnamese mythology represents with the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a fish, ears of a buffalo, body and neck of a http://www.vietventures.com/Vietnam/symbol_vietnam.asp

Saigon Ha Noi Da Nang Hue Traditional Symbols of Vietnam TRADITIONAL SYMBOLS OF VIETNAM: The traditional Coat of Arms consisted of a shield or banner or varied forms, having the stylistic representation of a dragon , a legendary and totemic animal of multiple symbolic significance. Also included on the Coat of Arms were the unicorn, tortoise and phoenix. Together, they make up the quartet of the traditional motifs and emblems of Viet Nam. The Dragon. The Dragon ("Long") is a fabulous beast which the Vietnamese mythology represents with the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a fish, ears of a buffalo, body and neck of a snake, scales of a carp, claws of an eagle, and feet of a tiger. A long barb hangs on each side of its mouth, and a precious stone shines brilliantly on its tongue. The summit of its head is decorated with a protuberance which is a sign of great intelligence. Finally, it has a crest of 81 scales running the entire length of its backbone. A dragon is said to breathe a kind of smoke which can be transformed at will into fire or water. It lives with equal ease in the sky, in the water, or underground. It is immortal and does not reproduce, because the number of dragons always increases with the metamorphosis of the ."Giao Long", which are fabulous reptiles half lizard and half snake that automatically become dragons after ten centuries of existence. Despite its awesome appearance, the dragon does not incarnate the spirit of evil, and the Vietnamese have always considered the dragon as a symbol of power and nobility. That is why the dragon was chosen as the special symbol of the emperors. The emperor was considered to be the son of Heaven. The dragon having five claws was found on the official dress of the emperor, and the dragon having four claws decorated the official dress of high dignitaries of the Royal Court.

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