Myth Resources: a Database of All Things Mythological
Books for adults / Publications: Books
Many female figures in recent fiction, film, and television embody the Artemis archetype, modeled on the Greco-Roman goddess of the hunt. These characters are often identified as heroines and recognized as powerful and progressive...
The Western Hero in Film and Television examines the archetypal hero in the Old West and on the American frontier in visual culture. The book is an in-depth look at mythology within mass media...
Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of their people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film of the past fifty years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek,...
Books for adults / Publications: Books
The figure of Anna Perenna embodies the complexity and richness of the Roman mythological tradition. In exploring Anna Perenna, the contributors apply different perspectives and critical methods to an array of compelling evidence drawn...
Books for adults / Publications: Books
In this book, based on extensive research in the Joseph Campbell Archive, Ritske Rensma shows that reflecting on C.G. Jung’s influence on Campbell greatly furthers our understanding of these ideas, and that once this...
Books for children / Publications: Books
“China’s history is rich with folktales and fables, most unknown to western readers,” Mike Richardso, writer of Jia and the Nian Monster and publisher Dark Horse Comics’ president and founder — told The Hollywood...
This book offers critical-interpretative essays on various aspects of the work of Joseph Campbell. It focuses on Campbell, the scope of his career, or his general point of view. The book discusses in depth...
μνθολογια [mythología], a student exhibition, inspired by a theme of mythology and fantasy, has opened at the Thomas P. Kelly, Jr. Student Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University. Pulling from Guatemalan folklore, Chinese, Greek...
“I don’t believe in history, which comes in a political context, but I believe deeply in the truth that exists in myths. Myths contain a truth that belongs to each one of us. Within...
Education / Event / High School / Middle School / Primary
Every generation manages to find their way toward the mythologies of the past. In early 2019, award-winning storyteller and puppeteer Usha Venkatraman founded the Mumbai Storytellers Society for a group of tellers who wanted...
