The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, 2nd ed., Anthony S. Mercatante, rev. by James R. Dow, Facts on File, 2004, ISBN 0-8160-4708-1.
The contents below follow the indexing by subject in the second volume.
Abipone Indians
Significant articles
Aesopic fables
Significant articles
- Aesopic fables; Ant and the Grasshopper; The Ass in the Lion's Skin; Ass's Brains; The Avaricious and Envious;
- The Belly and Its Members;
- The Cat Maiden; The Cock and the Pearl;
- The Dog and His Shadow;
- The Eagle and the Arrow;
- The Fox and the Crow; The Fox and the Grapes; The Fox and the Mosquitos; The Frog and the Ox;
- The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs;
- The Hawk and the Nightingale;
- The Jay and the Peacock; Juno and the Peacock;
- The Lion and the Mouse; The Lion in Love; The Lion's Share;
- The Mice in Council, or Belling the Cat; The Milkmaid and Her Pail; The Mountain in Labor;
- The Old Man and Death;
- The Piper;
- The Serpent and the File; The Sick Lion;
- The Tortoise and the Birds; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; The Tree and the Reed; The Two Pots;
- The Wolf and the Crane; The Wolf and the Lamb; The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing; The Woodman and the Serpent;
African
Significant articles
Minor articles
Alacaluf Indians
Minor articles
Amazonian
Minor articles
Amazonian Indians of Brazil
Minor articles
American
Significant articles
Minor articles
Andes Indians
Minor articles
Anglo Saxon
Minor articles
Antilles
Minor articles
Arabic
Significant articles
Minor articles
Araucanian Indians of Chile
Minor articles
- Caleuche; Camahueto; Cherruve; Chonchon;
- Guallipen or Huallepen; Guecubus or Geucufu or Huecuvu; Guinechen; Guirivilo or Neguruvilu;
- Manta or Huecu;
- Tenten and Caicai;
Arawak Indians
Minor articles
Arawak Indians of the Guianas
Minor articles
Armenian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Assyrian
Minor articles
Australian
Minor articles
Aztec
Significant articles
Minor articles
Babylonian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Bakairi Indians of central Brazil
Minor articles
Bolivian
Significant articles
- Tonapa or Thunupa or Taapac;
Borneo
Minor articles
Brazilian
Minor articles
British
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Buddhism
Minor articles
Buddhism
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Subarticles
- Mudra – Abhaya mudra*; Anjali mudra*; Bhumisparsa mudra*; Dharmachakra mudra*; Dhyana mudra*; Vara mudra*; Vitarka mudra*; Vyakhyana mudra*;
- Yul-Iha – Lha*; Tsan*; bDub*; gZah*; dMu*; Srin-po*; rGyal-po*; Ma-mo*;
Burmese
Minor articles
- Apauk-kyit Lok;
- Hkun Ai;
- Ko Pala;
- Lan-yein and A-mong; Leippya;
- Mahagir or Magaye;
- Nats;
- Titha Jumma;
Cakchiquel Indians
Minor articles
Canaanite
Significant articles
Minor articles
Carib Indian
Minor articles
- Lake Machira; Maconaura and Anuanaitu;
Celtic
Significant articles
Minor articles
Chaco Indians
Minor articles
Kasogonga;
Chibcha Indians of Colombia
Minor articles
Chinese
Significant articles
Minor articles
- Chang Chiu; Chang Hsien; Chang Kuo-lao; Cheng San-kung; Ch'en Nan; Ch'i Ku-tzu; Ching Tu; Ch'in-kuang wang; Chiu-t'ien Lei Kung; Chu Jung; Chu-ko Liang; Chu-lin Chi'i-Hsien; Chung-li Ch'üan or Chang Liang; Chun T'i;
- Erh-shih-ssu Hsiao – Emperor Shun; Tseng Shen; Emperor Wen; Min Sun; Chung Yu; T'ung Yung; Yen Tz'u; Chiango Ko or Kiang Keh; Lu Hsü or Lu Sü; T'ang Fu-jen or Ts'ui Shih or Ts'ui She; Wu Mêng; Wang Hsiang or Wang Siang; Kuo Chu or Kwoh Ku; Yang Hsiang or Yang Hiang; Chu Shou-ch'ang or Cho Show-Chiang; Yu Ch'ien-lou or Yü K'ien-low; Ta'i Shun or Tseng Shên; Lao Lai-tsu; Huang Hsiang or Huang Hiang; Chiang Shih or Kiang She; Wang P'ou or Wang Ngai; Ting Lan; Men Tsung or Men Sung; Huang T'ing-chien or Hwang T'ing-kien;
- Fan-Wang; Feng-huang; Feng Po;
- Hai K'ang; Han Hsiang Tzu; Heng-Ê; Ho Ho Erh-Hsien; Ho Hsien-Ku; Hsiao Kung; Hsieh p'ing-an; Hsien; Hsi-Shen; Hsi Wang Mu; Hun-tun;
- Juan Chi;
- K'ilin or Chi-len; Kuang Ch'eng-Tzu; Kuan Ti; K'uei Hsing; Kuo Tzu-i;
- Lan Ts'ai-ho; Lao Lang; Lei Kung; Lieh-tzu; Ling-pai; Li T'ien-kuai; Liu Ling; Lung Wang; Lu Pan; Lu Tung-pin;
- Ma Tsu P'o; Mu Kung;
- Pa-Hsien; P'ang Chu, P'ang Ch'ê, and P'ang Chiao; Pien ch'eng; Pien Ch'iao; P'ing-Teng;
- San Hsien Shan; San-yu; Shang-Ti; Shan T'ao; Shen; Shen Nung; Shui Ching-tzu; Sung-ti wang;
- T'ai-shan kun wang; T'ao t'ieh; T'ien Hou; Ti Yü; Tou Mu; Ts'ai Shen; Tsao Kuo-chiu; Tsao Shen; Ts'ien K'eng;
- Wang Jung; Wang Mu; Wen Chang Ti-chun; Wu-fu; Wu-kuan wang; Wu Lao; Wu ta chia; Wu-yuan kuei;
- Yao; Yeh Ching; Yen Kung; Yen-Mo wang; Yin and yang; Yü Huang; Yü Shih;
Subarticles
- Erh-shih-ssu Hsiao – Emperor Shun*; Tseng Shen*; Emperor Wen*; Min Sun*; Chung Yu*; T'ung Yung*; Yen Tz'u*; Chiango Ko or Kiang Keh*; Lu Hsü or Lu Sü*; T'ang Fu-jen or Ts'ui Shih or Ts'ui She*; Wu Mêng*; Wang Hsiang or Wang Siang*; Kuo Chu or Kwoh Ku*; Yang Hsiang or Yang Hiang*; Chu Shou-ch'ang or Cho Show-Chiang*; Yu Ch'ien-lou or Yü K'ien-low*; Ta'i Shun or Tseng Shên*; Lao Lai-tsu*; Huang Hsiang or Huang Hiang*; Chiang Shih or Kiang She*; Wang P'ou or Wang Ngai*; Ting Lan*; Men Tsung or Men Sung*; Huang T'ing-chien or Hwang T'ing-kien*;
Christian
Major articles
Significant articles
- Adam and Eve; Adrian, Saint; Afra, Saint; Agatha, Saint; Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint; Agnes, Saint; Alban, Saint; All Souls' Day; Ambrose, Saint; Andrew, Saint; Anna and Joachim, Saints or Saint Anna and Saint Joachim; Anthony of Padua, Saint; Anthony the Abbot, Saint; Apollonia, Saint; Apostle; Ash Wednesday; Augustine of Canterbury, Saint; Augustine, Saint;
- Baptism; Barbara, Saint; Bartholomew, Saint; Basil the Great, Saint; Bavon, Saint; Bede the Venerable, Saint; Benedict, Saint; Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint; Blaise, Saint; Bonaventura, Saint; Boniface, Saint; Boris and Gleb, Saints; Brendan, Saint; Bridget of Sweden, Saint; Brigit, Saint; Bruno, Saint;
- Cain and Abel; Catherine of Alexandria, Saint; Catherine of Siena, Saint; Cecilia, Saint; Christina the Astonishing, Saint; Christopher, Saint; Clare, Saint; Clement of Rome, Saint; Clotilda, Saint; Columba, Saint; Constantine the Great; Corpus Christi; Cosmas and Damian, Saints; Crispin and Crispinian, Saints; Cross; Cuthbert, Saint; Cuthman, Saint; Cyril and Methodius, Saints;
- David, Saint; Denis of France, Saint; Domitilla, Nereus, and Achilleus, Saints; Donato of Arezzo, Saint; Dorothy or Dorothea, Saint; Dunstan, Saint;
- Easter; Eloy of Noyon, Saint; Eustace, Saint;
- Fiacre, Saint; Fools, Feast of or Feast of Fools; Fourteen Holy Helpers*; Francis of Assisi, Saint; Francis Xavier, Saint;
- George, Saint; Giles, Saint; Gregory the Great, Saint;
- Helena, Saint; Henry, Saint or Emperor Henry II; Hilary of Poitiers, Saint; Hubert, Saint;
- Ignatius Loyola, Saint; Isidore of Seville, Saint;
- James the Greater, Saint or Saint James Major; Jerome, Saint; Joan of Arc, Saint; John Chrysostom, Saint; John the Baptist, Saint; Joseph, Saint; Judas Iscariot; Julian Hospitaller, Saint; Justina of Antioch, Saint;
- Leonard, Saint; Longinus, Saint; Louis, Saint; Lucy of Syracuse, Saint; Luke, Saint;
- Magi; Mark, Saint; Martha, Saint; Martin of Tours, Saint; Mary Magdalene, Saint; Mary of Egypt, Saint; Mass; Mercurius, Saint;
- Nicholas, Saint;
- Olaf, Saint; Oswald, Saint;
- Patrick, Saint; Paul, Saint; Peter, Saint; Philip, Saint;
- Ranieri, Saint; Raymond Nonnato, Saint; Raymond of Pennaforte, Saint; Rémy, Saint; Roch, Saint or Roque, Saint;
- Saints; Sebastian, Saint; Sennadius, Dream of or Dream of Sennadius; Seven Sleepers of Ephesus; Swithen, Saint;
- Teresa of Avila, Saint; Thais, Saint; Thecla, Saint; Thomas à Becket, Saint; Thomas Aquinas, Saint; Thomas More, Saint; Thomas, Saint; Tobit;
- Ulrich, Saint; Ursula, Saint;
- Valentine, Saint; Veronica, Saint; Vincent de Paul, Saint; Vincent, Saint; Vitalis, Saint; Vitus, Saint; Vladimir of Kiev, Saint;
- Walpurga or Walpurgis or Walburga or Bugga, Saint; Wenceslaus and Ludmilla, Saints; Whitsunday; William of Norwich, Saint; William of York, Saint; Winefred or Winefride or Wenefrida or Gwenfrewi or Guinerva, Saint; Wulfilaic, Saint; Wulfram, Saint;
- Zenobio, Saint; Zeno, Saint; Zita, Saint;
Minor articles
- Abgar; Abomination of Desolation; Advent; Albertus Magnus, Saint; All Saints' Day; Alphege, Saint; Apollyon; Aspen; Athanasius, Saint;
- Baphomet; Barlaam and Josaphat; Barnabas, Saint; Befana; Bernardino of Siena, Saint;
- Candlemas Day or Candlemass; Casilda, Saint; Casimir of Poland, Saint; Chad, Saint; Cheron, Saint;
- Diego de Alcalá, Saint; Dismas or Dysmas or Dimas; Dives; Doctors of the Church; Drithelm, Saint; Joannes Duns Scotus; Diego Durán;
- Ebba of Codingham, Saint; Edith of Wilton, Saint; Elizabeth of Portugal, Saint; Evangelists, Four or Four Evangelists, Exaltation of the Holy Cross;
- Fabiola, Saint; Faith, Hope, and Charity, Saints; Felicitas and her Seven Sons, Saints; Ferdinand III of Castile, Saint; Florian, Saint; Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; Fourteen Holy Helpers – Saint Achatius; Saint Barbara; Saint Blaise; Saint Catherine of Alexandria; Saint Christopher; Saint Cyriacus; Saint Denis; Saint Erasmus; Saint Eustace; Saint George; Saint Giles; Saint Margaret; Saint Pantaleon; Saint Vitus; Saint Dorothy; Saint Leonard of Noblac; Saint Oswald; Saint Nicholas; Francesca Romana, Saint;
- Gnosticism; Golden Legend, The;
- Hagia Sophia; Hilda, Saint; Hippolytus, Saint; Holy Innocents Day;
- Icon; Ignatius of Antioch, Saint; Ildefonso, Saint; Isidore the Ploughman, Saint;
- James the Less, Saint or Saint James Minor; Januarius, Saint; John the Evangelist, Saint; Joseph of Arimathea, Saint; Jude Thaddeus and Simon Zealot, Saints; Justa and Rufina, Saints;
- Kenelm, Saint; Kentigern, Saint; Kevin, Saint; Keyne, Saint; Kriss Kringle;
- Lammas; Lawrence, Saint; Lazarus; Lord of Misrule; Lucifer;
- Mammon; Margaret, Saint; Matthew, Saint; Maundy Thursday; Maurice and the Theban Legion, Saint; Medard of Noyon, Saint; Monica, Saint;
- Nicodemus;
- Pancras, Saint; Peter Martyr, Saint; Phocas, Saint; Pontius Pilate;
- Quiracus, Saint;
- Gilles de Rais; Regulus, Saint; Robert, Saint; Romanus, Saint; Rosalia, Saint; Rose of Lima, Saint;
- Good Samaritan; Santes of Monte Fabri, Saint; Sebald, Saint; Serapion the Sinonite, Saint; Simeon Stylites, Saint; Simon Magus; Stanislaus of Cracow, Saint; Stephen, Saint;
- Tree of Jesse;
- Victor de Plancy, Saint; Victor of Marseilles, Saint;
- Wolfgang, Saint;
- Yves or Ives or Ivo or Ybus or Helory, Saint;
- Zacchaeus; Zacharias, Saint;
Subarticles
- Fourteen Holy Helpers – Saint Achatius*; Saint Barbara*; Saint Blaise*; Saint Catherine of Alexandria*; Saint Christopher*; Saint Cyriacus*; Saint Denis*; Saint Erasmus*; Saint Eustace*; Saint George*; Saint Giles*; Saint Margaret*; Saint Pantaleon*; Saint Vitus*; Saint Dorothy*; Saint Leonard of Noblac*; Saint Oswald*; Saint Nicholas*;
Czech
Minor articles
Danish
Significant articles
Minor articles
Egyptian
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Eskimo
Significant articles
Minor articles
European
Significant articles
Minor articles
Finnish
Significant articles
Minor articles
Finno-Ugric
Minor articles
- Akkruva or Avfruvva or Havfru;
- Haltia; Hatyani of Debrecen;
- Kerki; Kratti;
- Lud;
- Maanhaltija; Madderakka;
- Nakk; Nules-murt;
- Pajanvaki; Peko or Pekko;
- Talonhaltija; Tontuu;
- Vaks-oza;
French
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
German
Significant articles
Minor articles
Germanic
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Greek
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Haitian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Hindu
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Subarticles
- Devi or Mahadeve – Sati*; Parvati*; Jaganmata*; Durga**; Kali**;
- Panchatantra – Loss of Friends*; Winning of Friends*; Crows and Owls*; Loss of Gains*; Ill-Considered Action*;
- Vishnu or Visnu or Vishnoo – Matsya*; Kurma*; Varaha*; Nara-sinha*; Vamana*; Parashu-rama*; Rama-chandra*; Krishna*; Buddha*; Kalki*;
Hittite
Significant articles
- Atargatis or Atarate or Atargate or Atharate;
Minor articles
Huamachuco Indians of Peru
Minor articles
Huarochiri (Warachiri) Indians
Significant articles
Minor articles
Hungarian
Minor articles
Icelandic
Significant articles
Minor articles
Inca
Significant articles
- Manco Capac and Mama Oello Huaco or Manko Kapak and Coya Mama;
- Viracocha or Huracocha;
Minor articles
Indo-Chinese
Significant articles
Minor articles
Irish
Minor articles
Islamic
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Italian
Minor articles
Japanese
Significant articles
Minor articles
Jewish
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Lapland
Minor articles
- Aijeke;
- Cacce-jielle and Cacce-jienne;
- Kied Kie Jubmel;
- Leib-olmai;
Malayan
Significant articles
- Bajang or Badjang;
- Che Puteh Jambai;
- Hantu Pemburu;
- Langsuyar or Langhui;
- Polong;
Minor articles
Mayan
Significant articles
- Balam-Quitzê;
- Hunahpú and Xbalanqúe;
- Popol Vuh;
- Vacub-Caquix or Uukub Cakix; Votan or Voton;
Minor articles
Medieval
Significant articles
Minor articles
Melanesian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Mesopotamian
Minor articles
Mexican
Minor articles
Micronesian
Minor articles
Mundurucu Indians of Brazil
Minor articles
Muysca Indians of Colombia
Minor articles
Near Eastern
Significant articles
Minor articles
Norse
Significant articles
Minor articles
North American
Minor articles
North American Indian
Significant articles
- Ataensic;
- Gluskap and Malsum or Glooscap and Malsum or Glooska and Malsum or Gluskabe and Malsum;
- Hiawatha or Haiowatha;
Minor articles
Northern
Minor articles
Norwegian
Minor articles
Ona Indians of Tierra del Fuego
Minor articles
Orinoco and Guinea
Significant articles
- Makonaima or Makanaima or Mackonaima or Makunaima or Makaniama;
Orinoco Indians of South America
Minor articles
Panamanian
Minor articles
- Chipiripa;
- Dabaiba;
- Sibu;
Persian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Peruvian
Minor articles
Philippine
Minor articles
Phoenician
Minor articles
Phrygian
Minor articles
Plant
Significant articles
Minor articles
Polish
Minor articles
- Bartek and Pies;
- Dziwozony;
Polynesian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Portuguese
Minor articles
Pueleho Indians
Minor articles
Roman
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles
Subarticles
- The Aeneid – Book 1**; Book 2**; Book 3*; Book 4*; Book 5*; Book 6*; Book 7*; Book 8*; Book 9*; Book 10*; Book 11*; Book 12*;
Russian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Scandinavian
Major articles
Minor articles
Scottish
Minor articles
Serbian
Minor articles
Siberian
Significant articles
Minor articles
- Ajy; Ajyset or Ajysyt;
- Buga; Burkhan or Burkhan-Bakshi;
- Chagan-Shukuty;
- Dsajaga;
- Garide Bird;
- Kezer-Tshingis-Kaira-Khan; Khadau and Mamaldi; Kisagan-Tengri; Komdei-Mirgan;
- Losy;
- Maidere; Mu-monto;
- Nama; Natigay or Natigai;
- Otshirvani;
- Pajana;
- Solbon or Sulbundu or Tscholbon;
- Tengri or Tangara or Tengeri or Tura; Tonrongoi and Edji;
Slavic
Significant articles
Minor articles
South American
Significant articles
Spanish
Significant articles
Minor articles
Spanish-Moorish
Significant articles
- Abenamar and King Don Juan;
Spanish South American
Minor articles
Sumerian
Minor articles
Sumero-Akkadian
Significant articles
Minor articles
Surinam
Minor articles
- Halwanli, Hiwanama, and Ourwanama;
Swedish
Minor articles
Syrian
Minor articles
Syro-Phoenician
Minor articles
Taino Indians of Cuba
Minor articles
- Guagugiana or Guaguyona or Vagoniona;
Tehuelche Indians
Minor articles
Tehuelcho Indians
Minor articles
- Guayavacumi or Guayarakunny;
Toltec
Major articles
Significant articles
- Kulkulkán or Culculcán or Kulkulkán;
Minor articles
Tupi Indians of Brazil
Significant articles
- Aroteh or Aricourte and Tovapod or Timondonat;
Minor articles
Uapes Indians of Brazil
Minor articles
Voodoo
Minor articles
Wauru Indians of the Guianas
Minor articles
Yahgan Indians of Tierra del Fuego
Minor articles
Yucatan
Minor articles
Zotzil Indians
Minor articles
Unclassified
Major articles
Significant articles
Minor articles