JAPANESE MYTHS

  1. Intro:  http://www.artelino.com/articles/japanese_mythology.asp
  2. Intro:  Birth of gods, etc.:  http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kojiki.htm
  3. Intro:  http://images.trafficmp.com/tmpad/content/expedia/expedia6q4.html
  4. Intro, including info on demons:  http://www.angelfire.com/sys/popup_source.shtml?search_string=Japanese+Mythology
  5. Intro and religious connection:  http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/239813

 

  1. god list with attributes:  http://www.eschatonbooks.com/eschaton/books/103/103-p3.html
  2. Out of the Cave and into the Light (also on audio):  http://www.lyricalworks.com/stories/amaterasu/amaterasu.htm
  3. Creation Myth:  http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Ewldciv/world%5Fciv%5Freader/world%5Fciv%5Freader%5F1/kojiki.html
  4. List of deities and meanings: http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/D9.HTM#UZUME

 

  1. Encyclopedia Mythica:  This area contains entries on both Shinto and Buddhist deities.  http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/japanese/articles.html
  2. Myths and some intro.  Includes Family tree of gods:  http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~cycle/myrefE.HTML
  3. Early myths and creation myth:  http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/miya_e/myth/kojiki_index.htm
  4. Myths on creation of Japan- great site:  http://www.interq.or.jp/www-user/fuushi/e-myth-a.htm
  5.  Japanese characters and deity family tree:  http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/miya%5Fe/myth/terminology.htm
  6. Deities and brief info:  http://www.purgingtalon.com/nlm/worldmyth/japanese.htm
  7. Windows Team!  3 myths:  http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/japan_culture.html and
    http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/redirect.cgi/mythology/japan.html
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  9. Good intro- Shinto and Japanese Mythology:   Creation myth and others. http://www.geocities.com/blackthornraven/Main.html
  10.  Shinto is J’s original religion- :  http://www.geocities.com/blackthornraven/Shinto.html
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  12. Myths and legends:  http://www.purgingtalon.com/nlm/worldmyth/japanese.htm
  13. http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/miya_e/myth/myth_index.htm
  14. Family tree of gods with stories and relations to Greek myths http://ancienthistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.st.rim.or.jp/%7Ecycle/MyKEIZE.HTML
  15. Creation Myth:  http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/kojiki.html
  16. Great story written by kids- each short myth also has 3 questions:  http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/japmyth/
  17. Myths: 

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/Myths_and_Folktales/Myths/Japanese/