Reference databases
These two databases are collections encyclopedias, dictionaries, and similar resources. Both are great places to look for background information about mythology topics.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window Gale EBOOKS is a collection of searchable subject encyclopedias and reference books from Gale Publishing and many other publishers.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window Searchable and browsable collection of highly trusted reference books. Dictionaries and encyclopedias in Oxford Reference Online include general works, foreign-language works, and specialized subject works in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias provide brief introductions to subjects - in these cases people, gods, legends, places objects, motifs, and other aspects of mythology and folklore. Entries are typically one or two pages long.
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend by Call Number: General Collection, BL303 .M45 2004Publication Date: 2004
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife by Call Number: General Collection, GR35 .G75 2006Publication Date: 2005
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore by Call Number: General Collection, BL900 .M66 2004Publication Date: 2003
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Call Number: General Collection, BL2450.G6 W56 2003Publication Date: 2003-05-26
Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology by Call Number: General Collection, BL715 .D56 1998Publication Date: 1998
Encyclopedia of the Undead by Call Number: General Collection, GR830.V3 M44 1999Publication Date: 1998
Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 0787677787Publication Date: 2003-11-01
Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 0787677647Publication Date: 2003-11-01- Man, Myth and Magic by Call Number: General Collection Oversize BF1407 .M34 1995Publication Date: 1994
Dictionaries
Dictionaries tend to offer very brief definitions and descriptions of subjects - in these cases people, gods, legends, places objects, motifs, and other aspects of mythology and folklore. Entries usually are only a paragraph long.
The Dictionary of World Myth by Call Number: General Collection, BL303 .D46 1995Publication Date: 1995
Dictionary of Ancient Deities by Call Number: General Collection, BL473 .T87 2001Publication Date: 2001- The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion by Call Number: General Collection, BL715 .O94 2003Publication Date: 2003
A Dictionary of English Folklore by Call Number: ONLINEPublication Date: 2000Also available in the General Collection, GR141 .S59 2000
A Dictionary of Asian Mythology by Call Number: ONLINEPublication Date: 2001Also available in the General Collection, BL1005 .L46 2001
Dictionary of Celtic Mythology by Call Number: ONLINEPublication Date: 2006Also available in the General Collection, BL900 .M445 2000
A Dictionary of Superstitions by Call Number: ONLINEPublication Date: 1992Also available in the General Collection, BF1775 .D53 1989
A Dictionary of African Mythology by Call Number: ONLINEPublication Date: 2000Also available in the General Collection, BL2400 .S24 2000
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore by Call Number: General Collection, GR111.M49 C37 2000Publication Date: 2000
