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Canadian Native Art
Nokomis, a 70 year old Ojibwa artist tells stories about the Eastern Woodland Indian culture north of Lake Superior and interprets the native legends and myths that provided much of the imagery of Ojibwa artists like Morrisseau.
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Hera: The Most Beautiful Goddess
All the mentions of Hera in The Iliad and The Odyssey are listed here. (Roman name: Juno.)
PBS
Idaho Public Tv: Owl Facts
Get to know all about the owl by clicking on any of the topics in the menu bar! Includes myths and legends, night life, diet, eyes and ears, reproduction, and a specific focus on the owls native to Idaho. [Requires Windows Media Player.]
NWT Literacy Council
Nwt Literacy Council: Annotated Bibliography of Aboriginal Books Volume Ii [Pdf]
This is a 100-page bibliography of books by and about First Nations peoples. The list has a code to indicate whether the author is Canadian and/or aboriginal. It was published in 2008. The books are sorted by age group. Also included are...
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Enjoying "Hamlet"
Introduction to Shakespeare and "Hamlet." Includes introduction, scene by scene synopsis with elaborate illustrations. Also background information concerning historical Hamlet, Saxo Grammaticus. "Historia Danica," Belleforest's...
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Nonprofit: Don't Spread That Hoax!
This site is a well thought out presentation of why you might want to dig deeper before sending that "Urgent," sounding message and spreading a junk-mail virus.
The British Museum
The British Museum: The Trojan War
The story of the Trojan War in brief and easy to use pages. Ten different pieces of artwork are displayed on this site with descriptions of each.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Inst. Of Arts: Navajo Ketoh (Wrist Guard)
Provides a brief history of the Navajo, along with text of a Navajo creation story, and a photograph of a ketoh, a wristguard worn by Navajo archers. Includes a discussion of the symbols in the ketoh, and how they reflect Navajo culture...
Crayola
Crayola: Celestial Characters (Lesson Plan)
A fun lesson plan incorporating language arts, science, and art. Students read myths and legends about the sun, moon, or stars, then create a sculpture, and write their own story about it. Also provides adaptations and a list of...
American Indian Heritage Foundation
Indians.org: Navajo (Dine) Literature
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.
University of Pennsylvania
Penn Library: Walum Olum I
The Walam Olum purports to be a pictographic record of the Delaware or Lenni Lenape Indians. Linked to second page showing the side-by-side pictographs and English translation rendered in 1833.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Cherokee Sacred Stories & Sacred Rituals
Explains the traditional Cherokee rules that surround both telling and listening to oral tradition. Identifies two basic types of Cherokee oral tradition: sacred stories and small animal stories. This site also contains a video of a...
Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia Mythica: The Argonauts
This entry about Jason and the Argonauts gives a good overview of their role in mythology and their quest to find the Golden Fleece.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Thomas Bulfinch
This site features the author Thomas Bulfinch including the full text of the nonfiction work Bulfinch's Mythology, a collection of stories of the gods and heroes, British hero myths, legends of Charlemagne, etc.
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Hamlet Online
This is an excellent site offering a directory of web pages devoted to Hamlet. Links are divided into categories: directories, discussions, full text, humor, movies, papers, spinoffs, and summaries.
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Music From China
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: Pushing Up the Sky: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the collection of stories in Pushing Up the Sky.
Other
Castles on the Web
An interesting site for castle lovers! Find photos, tours, a glossary of castle terms, and more. There are also castle related activities that students can enjoy like Castle Quest and Castles for kids.
Able Media
Classics Technology Center: The Story of Troy
This site provides an account of the legendary war between Greece and Troy. Begins with the legend of Helen and her possibly divine birth and finishes with the fates of the warriors involved. Also includes some nice comparative mythology...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Leon Forrest
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Leon Forrest, an African-American author of large, inventive novels that fuse myth, history, legend, and contemporary realism.
Britain Express
Britain Express: Roman England: King Arthur
A brief and general examination of the myth versus the reality of King Arthur.
University of Calgary
The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
University of Calgary
The Children's Literature Web Guide: Online Children's Stories
This is a collection which includes folklore, myths, legends, songs, poems, classics, contemporary stories, stories written by children, and Christmas stories.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Alabama Folklore
Read brief folktales, myths and legends from the state of Alabama.
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