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Folklore, myth, narrative, and symbolism
Folklore, myth, narrative, and symbolism



== Ancient Myth ==
== Ancient Myths ==




Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche


== Christendom ==
== Saint's Stories ==




Iconography of Christendom
Iconography of Christendom


Saint's Tales
== Scholarship of Romantic Nationalists ==

== Secular Tales ==
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#Tales of the Fox and the Wolf
#Tales of the Lion
#Tales of the Bear
#Tales of the Dog
#Tales of the Birds
#Tales of the Snake
#Tales of Giants
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=== Singular Tales ===
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#The Dragon Slayer
#The Bridge
#Three Stolen Princesses
#The Princess's Ring
#The Sword of Light
#The Brothers Seeking Wives
#The Night Watch
#The Dancing Shoes
#The Maiden in the Tower
#The Singing Bag
#The Maiden Killer
#The Flight
#The Cannibal Princess
#The Tree That Grows Up To The Sky
#The Recovered Eyeballs
#The Magnet Mountain
#The Sorceror's Apprentice
#The Youth Who Wanted To Leanr What Fear Is
#Hansel and Gretel
#The Witch's Sack
#The Witch & the Fisher Boy
#Jack and the Beanstalk
#Stealing the Sun Moon and Stars
#Godfather Death
#Little Red Riding Hood
#House of the Witch
#The Wolf with the Iron Head
#The Lost Father
#The Lost Wife (Swan Maiden)
#The Lost Brothers
#The Lost Soldiers
#The Beastly Wife
#The Beastly Husband
#Beauty and the Beast
#Brides Black & White
#Sleeping Beauty
#The Petrified Kingdom
#The Witch's Son
#The House in the Forest
#The Diver
#Little Brother & Little Sister
#In Search of Fortune
#The Persecuted Husband
#The Wedding Invitation (Friends in Life & Death)
#The Land Where No One Dies
#The Bridge to the Other World
#The Monk & the Bird
#The Undeworld's Midwife
#Girls Kind & Unkind
#The Strange House
#The Three Old Women
#The Wild Man
#The Gifts of Little People
#Cinderella
#Peau d'Asne
#Six Go Through the Whole World
#Faithful John
#The Boy Who Understood Birds
#The Inheritance
#Brunhilde
#The Wild Child
#The Dog & The Sailor
#The Magic Castle
#The Cat in Boots
#The Water of Life
#The Fisherman & his Wife
#The Witch's Shepherd
#The Ring
#Aladdin
#The Spirit in the Blue LIght
#The Bird's Heart
#The Seven League Boots
#100 Rabbits
#The Rat Catcher
#All Stuck Together
#The Barking Dog's Head
#The Knife
#Strong John
#Quest for a Strong Companion
#The Wishing Prince
#The Skillful Brothers
#The Hypnotist
#The Man Who Flew Like a Bird & Swam Like a Fish
#The Magic Boy
#Stone of the Snake
#The Lazy Boy
#Below the Sea
#The King's Parrot
#Tom Thumb
#The Giant's Toy
#The Snow Child
#The Princess & The Pea
#The Handless Maiden
#The Three Golden Children
#The Wonder Child
#Snow White
#The Sister of Nine Brothers
#The Twin Sisters
#The Lost Ring
#The Lucky Wife
#The Hanging
#The Hatch-Penny
#The Star Money
#The Singing Bone
#The Murderous Princess
#The Golden Ram
#The Man With Four Wives
#The Princess Under the Hill
#The Goose Girl
#The King & the Clever Girl
#The Bride in Disguise
#The Innocent Maiden
#The Crystal Palace
#The Ghoulish Schoolmaster
#The Unholy Man
#The Daughter of the Sun
#Alcestis
#Beggar, Thief, Murderer
#The Bearer of Bad News
#Trapping the Demon
#The Fallen Snow
#The Prophecied Wife
#The Misfortunate King
#The Money Stick
#The Spider Web
#The Hidden Old Man
#Not Dead Yet
#Thunder
#The Bear Trainer
#The Troll at a Baptism
#Topsy Turvy Land
#Climbing to Heaven
#The Strongest Son in Law



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== 19th Century National Scholarship ==
Brothers Grimm - Germany
Brothers Grimm - Germany


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Walter Scott - Borderer ballads
Walter Scott - Borderer ballads


Bell & Dixon - English Peasant Songs
[[Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England|Bell & Dixon - English Peasant Songs]]

William John Thoms - English Folklore

Sabine Baring-Gould - English folklore and Saints Tales


== Academics, Symbolists and Psychologists ==
== Academics, Symbolists and Psychologists ==
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George Frazer
George Frazer

Iona and Peter Opie


Marie-Louise von Franz
Marie-Louise von Franz

Latest revision as of 08:12, 7 October 2025

Folklore, myth, narrative, and symbolism


Ancient Myths

Cupid and Psyche

Saint's Stories

Iconography of Christendom

Saint's Tales

Secular Tales

  1. Tales of the Fox and the Wolf
  2. Tales of the Lion
  3. Tales of the Bear
  4. Tales of the Dog
  5. Tales of the Birds
  6. Tales of the Snake
  7. Tales of Giants

Singular Tales

  1. The Dragon Slayer
  2. The Bridge
  3. Three Stolen Princesses
  4. The Princess's Ring
  5. The Sword of Light
  6. The Brothers Seeking Wives
  7. The Night Watch
  8. The Dancing Shoes
  9. The Maiden in the Tower
  10. The Singing Bag
  11. The Maiden Killer
  12. The Flight
  13. The Cannibal Princess
  14. The Tree That Grows Up To The Sky
  15. The Recovered Eyeballs
  16. The Magnet Mountain
  17. The Sorceror's Apprentice
  18. The Youth Who Wanted To Leanr What Fear Is
  19. Hansel and Gretel
  20. The Witch's Sack
  21. The Witch & the Fisher Boy
  22. Jack and the Beanstalk
  23. Stealing the Sun Moon and Stars
  24. Godfather Death
  25. Little Red Riding Hood
  26. House of the Witch
  27. The Wolf with the Iron Head
  28. The Lost Father
  29. The Lost Wife (Swan Maiden)
  30. The Lost Brothers
  31. The Lost Soldiers
  32. The Beastly Wife
  33. The Beastly Husband
  34. Beauty and the Beast
  35. Brides Black & White
  36. Sleeping Beauty
  37. The Petrified Kingdom
  38. The Witch's Son
  39. The House in the Forest
  40. The Diver
  41. Little Brother & Little Sister
  42. In Search of Fortune
  43. The Persecuted Husband
  44. The Wedding Invitation (Friends in Life & Death)
  45. The Land Where No One Dies
  46. The Bridge to the Other World
  47. The Monk & the Bird
  48. The Undeworld's Midwife
  49. Girls Kind & Unkind
  50. The Strange House
  51. The Three Old Women
  52. The Wild Man
  53. The Gifts of Little People
  54. Cinderella
  55. Peau d'Asne
  56. Six Go Through the Whole World
  57. Faithful John
  58. The Boy Who Understood Birds
  59. The Inheritance
  60. Brunhilde
  61. The Wild Child
  62. The Dog & The Sailor
  63. The Magic Castle
  64. The Cat in Boots
  65. The Water of Life
  66. The Fisherman & his Wife
  67. The Witch's Shepherd
  68. The Ring
  69. Aladdin
  70. The Spirit in the Blue LIght
  71. The Bird's Heart
  72. The Seven League Boots
  73. 100 Rabbits
  74. The Rat Catcher
  75. All Stuck Together
  76. The Barking Dog's Head
  77. The Knife
  78. Strong John
  79. Quest for a Strong Companion
  80. The Wishing Prince
  81. The Skillful Brothers
  82. The Hypnotist
  83. The Man Who Flew Like a Bird & Swam Like a Fish
  84. The Magic Boy
  85. Stone of the Snake
  86. The Lazy Boy
  87. Below the Sea
  88. The King's Parrot
  89. Tom Thumb
  90. The Giant's Toy
  91. The Snow Child
  92. The Princess & The Pea
  93. The Handless Maiden
  94. The Three Golden Children
  95. The Wonder Child
  96. Snow White
  97. The Sister of Nine Brothers
  98. The Twin Sisters
  99. The Lost Ring
  100. The Lucky Wife
  101. The Hanging
  102. The Hatch-Penny
  103. The Star Money
  104. The Singing Bone
  105. The Murderous Princess
  106. The Golden Ram
  107. The Man With Four Wives
  108. The Princess Under the Hill
  109. The Goose Girl
  110. The King & the Clever Girl
  111. The Bride in Disguise
  112. The Innocent Maiden
  113. The Crystal Palace
  114. The Ghoulish Schoolmaster
  115. The Unholy Man
  116. The Daughter of the Sun
  117. Alcestis
  118. Beggar, Thief, Murderer
  119. The Bearer of Bad News
  120. Trapping the Demon
  121. The Fallen Snow
  122. The Prophecied Wife
  123. The Misfortunate King
  124. The Money Stick
  125. The Spider Web
  126. The Hidden Old Man
  127. Not Dead Yet
  128. Thunder
  129. The Bear Trainer
  130. The Troll at a Baptism
  131. Topsy Turvy Land
  132. Climbing to Heaven
  133. The Strongest Son in Law



19th Century National Scholarship

Brothers Grimm - Germany

Alexander Afanasyev - Russia

Elias Lönnrot - Finland - Kalevala

William Butler Yeats - Ireland

John Francis Cambell - Scotland

Abjornsen and Moe - Norway

Evald Tang Kristensen - Denmark

Joseph Ritson - English nursery rhymes

Francis James Child - English ballads

Niccolò Tommaseo - Italy

Walter Scott - Borderer ballads

Bell & Dixon - English Peasant Songs

William John Thoms - English Folklore

Sabine Baring-Gould - English folklore and Saints Tales

Academics, Symbolists and Psychologists

Max Muller

Mircea Eliade

Carl Jung

George Frazer

Iona and Peter Opie

Marie-Louise von Franz

Margaret Fay Shaw

Georges Dumézil

Aarnes Thompson

Alan Dundes

Vladimir Propp

Umberto Eco

Roland Barthes

Italo Calvino