Presented on the Museum Network, Myths and Legends section, this is the mannerist painting "Perseus and Andromeda" by the Venetian artist, Titian. The painting resides in the Wallace Collection.

A learning module that begins with "The Legend of the Dipper" by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...

Discover the legend of Indian princess Pocahontas and her relationships with Captain John Smith and John Rolfe in this story from the National Park Service.

Here you can read, in English, a number of versions of the Faust legend, as well as learn about a few of the many literary and musical works that have been based on the legends over the years.

This website from England explains the role of myth and legend in every culture and gives many reasons for the importance of the retelling in myth, especially to children. There are links to other interesting spots on the general website.

Here you will read a brief definition of what a legend is, a myth, and a folktale and how they are different from each other.

This is a 17-page excerpt from The Sword in the Stone by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; this is The Legend of Arthur and Excalibur.

This site, from the NBA, provides an excellent career profile of former NBA basketball great Bob Cousy.

English text of the Chippewa tale "Legend of the Big Bird," which ends with a witty lesson about in-laws.

Describes the establishment of the Roanoke Island Colony and the story of Virginia Dare, the first English person born in the New World. After the colonists vanished, a legend developed around Virginia Dare, that she would appear as a...

Brief, general background of the Robin Hood Legend, with links to two Robin Hood sites.

Explore the popularity of the story of King Arthur and the way that the people, places and things associated with King Arthur have become symbolic to people around the world. While part of this lesson calls for viewing a video on King...

This Crow legend tells about a Sioux woman who married a Crow warrior.

Legends and myths from several Native American cultures including plains tribes, woodland tribes, and others are found here.

A thorough look at the life of golfer Chi-Chi Rodriguez both as a sports legend and a champion "to the lives of our youths and to the Hispanic community."

Information about Native American totem animals, how they are discovered, and what characteristics many animal totems represent.

This Arizona State University article more appropriately falls under the heading of literature, but Dr. Ericson's statement in the first paragraph, "I am amazed by the rather large body of plausible sounding folklore which has been...

A comprehensive look at the bloodthirsty Confederate raider, William Quantrill, and his raiders as they terrorized the trans-Mississippi West in the name of the Confederacy.

This module engages students in designing their own rock art. Teachers will engage students in a shared texts, The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola and Mathematics from Many Cultures by Calvin Irons, James Burnett and...

Sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this comprehensive site explains traditional Japanese arts, crafts, and culture in a way that's very friendly to younger students. Traditional arts covered include drumming, the tea...

This is a two-page PDF of the instructions for a Medieval Diary Multimedia Project. Students choose a character from an Arthurian legend and write a diary as the character. It provides instructions, topics for discussion, format choices,...

NBA.com has offered a fantastic biography about Larry Bird. Follow Bird's career as a player and as well as a coach. Examine career stats and follow links to related articles.

Brief narrative of Navajo history and culture accompanied with links to many traditional Navajo legends. Contains the full text of the Navajo "Wind Prayer" and traditional Indian art.

Attractive, well-researched personal site. This site gives viewers options to find out about possible backgrounds for the Robin Hood legends, transcriptions of early ballads, information about the significant characters in many Robin...