Troll of Norway - Facts and Fiction
Natural enviroment, species, behaviour, mating and eating customs of trolls
These mystical, sometimes dangerous creatures from norse mythology and folk tales have inspired many writers, composers and even painters. I tried to collect some facts and surely a lot of fiction about them here. Always wanted to know more about trolls but was afraid to ask? Hopefully now some of your questions will be answered. Giants ♦ Huldra ♦ Moomin ♦ Trolls in literature ♦ Troll names ♦ Theodore Kittelsen ♦ Geography ♦ Literature

Nine Muses of Greek Mythology for Artists
Inspiration for Artists - The Nine Muses of Greek Mythology
A muse is someone or something that inspires another; it is the source of their genius. In Greek mythology, there were nine muses for the arts. They were goddesses, the daughters of King Zeus and Mnemosyne (the goddess of memory). The muses sing, dance, and play and are free from care. They inspire those they touch to do the same. The idea was that an artist, traditionally a poet, would invoke the muse by saying a prayer that the muse would inspire them. The artist essentially creates the ...

Take the Hollywood Myths Quiz: Where Cinderella Meets Darth Vader!
The Blockbuster Hero With a Thousand Faces
Myths, like history, repeat themselves. There's a story like Cinderella in almost every culture! Jung said it's because our psychology has been shaped by patterns in human life: birth, marriage, death, and the common obstacles we all face. So the same stories keep popping up everywhere, and there are certain story-patterns many people tend to like. It's human nature to repeat Sometimes, storytellers imitate tried and true stories on purpose. West Side Story was a pretty good adaptation of Ro...

Great Books on Celtic Mythology: My Reviews
Irish, Welsh, Scottish Legends
There are literally hundreds of books out there on Celtic myths, Irish and Scottish legends and lore. I don't claim this list is comprehensive, but here are reviews of the best Celtic mythology books on my shelf. Some I use for research, others more for reading pleasure, but I recommend all of them. A note when selecting and browsing books of Celtic mythology: While some are scholarly, the vast majority are beautifully-illustrated anthologies written mostly for enjoyment and discovery, just ...

My Mythphile Blog
The Blog For Mythology Lovers
"Other scholars beat the ancient world to death. I try to bring it to life." I wrote that as the motto of my first webpage in 1993. Now, two MAs in classics (Greece and Rome) and mythological studies later, I continue to pursue that goal. With my Mythphile blog, launched in 2008, I share one of my passions which drew me to study classical literature in the first place: mythology. Greek mythos originally just meant "story," "things spoken." With the advent of the web, we speak in new ways, i...

All Legends and Lore Headquarters
Fabulous Myth, Stories and Symbols through the Ages
'All Legends and Lore', a group to highlight lenses which focus on the fabulous -  world mythology, ancient beliefs, tall tales and true, folklore, fairy, fable and the lost and forgotten stories from our legendary past. For Readers Browse our collection grouped into geographical regions or individual stories under the spotlight in their own section. We have stories from the hot winds of Egypt, the frozen lands of Skandinavia, and everywhere in between. We feature the best lens each m...