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Alexander. Latin-American Mythology

Today's free book is The Mythology of All Races (Vol. 11): Latin-American by Hartley Burr Alexander. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.



Chapter I. The Antilles
I The Islanders
II The First Encounters
III Zemiism
IV Taino Myths
V The Areitos
VI Carib Lore

Chapter II. Mexico
I Middle America
II Conquistadores
III The Aztec Pantheon
IV The Great Gods
1 Huitzilopochtli
2 Tezcatlipoca
3 Quetzalcoatl
4 Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue
V The Powers of Life
VI The Powers of Death

Chapter III. Mexico (continued)
I Cosmogony
II The Four Suns
III The Calendar and its Cycles
IV Legendary History
V Aztec Migration-Myths
VI Surviving Paganism

Chapter IV. Yucatan
I The Maya
II Votan, Zamna, and Kukulcan
III Yucatec Deities
IV Rites and Symbols
V The Maya Cycles
VI The Creation

Chapter V. Central America
I Quiche and Cakchiquel
II The Popul Vuh
III The Hero Brothers
IV The Annals of the Cakchiquel
V Honduras and Nicaragua

Chapter VI. The Andean North
I The Cultured Peoples of the Andes
II The Isthmians
III El Dorado
IV Myths of the Chibcha
V The Men from the Sea

Chapter VII. The Andean South
I The Empire of the Incas
II The Yunca Pantheons
III The Myths of the Chincha
IV Viracocha and Tonapa
V The Children of the Sun
VI Legends of the Incas

Chapter VIII. The Tropical Forests: the Orinoco and Guiana
I Lands and Peoples
II Spirits and Shamans
III How Evils Befell Mankind
IV Creation and Cataclysm
V Nature and Human Nature

Chapter IX. The Tropical Forests: the Amazon and Brazil
I The Amazons
II Food-Makers and Dance-Masks
III Gods, Ghosts, and Bogeys
IV Imps, Were-Beasts, and Cannibals
V Sun, Moon, and Stars
VI Fire, Flood, and Transformations

Chapter X. The Pampas to the Land of Fire
I The Far South
II El Chaco and the Pampeans
III The Araucanians
IV The Patagonians
V The Fuegians

Werner. The Mythology of Africa.

Today's free book is The Mythology of All Races: Armenian and African (volume 7); the African section is by Alice Werner. Pages 105-361 covers African traditions, although it is not organized quite like a collection of stories. You can see the topics covered, chapter by chapter, in the list of contents below. This is a really wonderful resource, especially if you have a specific interest in the topic of one of the chapters.

Chapter 13 is about Anansi: spider stories!

The book is available at the Internet Archive. I've linked to the Internet Archive edition for the chapter titles below:


High Gods and Heaven
Myths of Origins
Myths of the Origin of Death
The Ancestral Spirits
Legends of the Spirit-World
Heroes
Nature Myths
Tales of Demons and Ogre
The Little People
Totemism and Animal Stories
Hare and Jackal Stories
Tortoise Stories
Spider Stories
Stories of Witchcraft and Werewolves
Recent and Imported Myths



Scott. Indo-Chinese Mythology

Today's free book is Mythology of All Races: Indo-Chinese by James George Scott. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.

(Naga Min - Galon - Bilu)

I. The Peoples and Religions of Indo-China
II. Indo-Chinese Myths and Legends
III. The Festivals of the Indo-Chinese
IV. The Thirty-Seven Nats

Muller. Egyptian Mythology

Today's free book is Mythology of All Races: Egyptian by Max Muller. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.


I. The Local Gods  
II. The Worship of the Sun  
III. Other Gods Connected with Nature 
IV. Some Cosmic and Cosmogonic Myths  
V. The Osirian Circle  
VI. Some Texts Referring to Osiris-Myths 
VII. The Other Principal Gods  
VIII. Foreign Gods  
IX. Worship of Animals and Men  
X. Life after Death  
XI. Ethics and Cult  
XII. Magic  
XIII. Development and Propagation of Egyptian Religion  

Langdon. Semitic Mythology

Today's free book is Mythology of All Races: Semitic by Stephen Herbert Langdon. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Internet Archive.


I. Geographical and Linguistic Distribution of Semitic Races and Deities 
II. The Sumero-Accadian Pantheon 
III. The Legend of Etana and the Plant of Birth 
IV. The Myth of Adapa and Adam  
V. The Sumerian Legends of Tagtug and Paradise   
VI. Legends of the Deluge 
VII. The Epic of Gilgamish   
VIII. Legends of the Destruction of Men, or the Poem of Ea and Atarhasis   
IX. The Babylonian Epic of Creation and Similar Semitic Myths
X. The Descent of Ishtar to Arallu  
XI. Tammuz and Ishtar   
XII. The Devils, Demons, Good and Evil Spirits   

Carnoy. Iranian Mythology

Today's free book is Mythology of All Races: Iranian by Albert J. Carnoy. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Internet ArchiveHathi Trust, and Google Books.

(Rustam and the White Demon)

Wars of Gods and Demons
Myths of Creation
The Primeval heroes
Legend sof Yima
Traditions of the Kings and Zoroaster
The Life to Come
Conclusion

Keith. Indian Mythology

Today's free book is Mythology of All Races: Indian by A. Berriedale Keith. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.

(Indra on Airavata, Mughal painting)

The Rigveda: Gods of Sky and Air
The Rigveda: Gods of Earth, Demons, and Dead
The Mythology of the Brahmanas
The Great Gods of the Epic
Minor Epic Deities and the Dead
The Mythology of the Puranas
Buddhist Mythology in India and Tibert
The Mythology of the Jains
The Mythology of Modern Hinduism

Ananikian. Armenian Mythology

Today's free book is The Mythology of All Races: Armenian by Mardiros H. Ananikian. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at the Internet Archive.


I. The Religious Development
II. Chief Deities
III. Iranian Deities
IV. Semitic Deities
V. Vahagn, the “Eighth” God
VI. Nature Worship and Nature Myths: Sun, Moon, and Stars
VII. Nature Worship and Nature Myths: Fire
VIII. Nature Worship and Nature Myths: Water
IX. Nature Worship and Nature Myths: Trees, Plants and Mountains
X. Heroes
XI. The World of Spirits and Monsters
XII. Cosmogony, Death, and Eschatology

Dixon. Oceanic Mythology

Today's free book is The Mythology of All Races (Volume 9): Oceanic by Roland B. Dixon. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. The links below are to the Sacred Texts edition.


Part I. Polynesia
Chapter I. Myths of Origins and the Deluge
Chapter II. The Maui Cycle
Chapter III. Miscellaneous Tales
Chapter IV. Summary

Part II. Melanesia
Chapter I. Myths of Origins and the Deluge
Chapter II. Culture Hero Tales
Chapter III. Miscellaneous Tales
Chapter IV. Summary

Part III. Indonesia
Chapter I. Myths of Origins and the Deluge
Chapter II. Trickster Tales
Chapter III. Miscellaneous Tales
Chapter IV. Summary

Part IV. Micronesia
Chapter I. Myths of Origins and the Deluge
Chapter II. Miscellaneous Tales
Chapter III. Summary

Part V. Australia
Chapter I. Myths of Origins and the Deluge
Chapter II. Animal and Miscellaneous Tales
Chapter III. Summary

Alexander. North American Mythology

Today's free book is The Mythology of All Races: North American by Hartley Burr Alexander. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at  Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.


Chapter I. The Far North 
I Norseman and Skraeling
II The Eskimo's World
III The World-Powers
IV The World's Regions
V The Beginnings
VI Life and Death

Chapter II. The Forest Tribes  
I The Forest Region
II Priest and Pagan
III The Manitos
IV The Great Spirit
V The Frame of the World
VI The Powers Above
VII The Powers Below
VIII The Elders of the Kinds

Chapter III. The Forest Tribes (continued)  
I Iroquoian Cosmogony
II Algonquian Cosmogony
III The Deluge
IV The Slaying of the Dragon
V The Theft of Fire
VI Sun-Myths
VII The Village of Souls
VIII Hiawatha

Chapter IV. The Gulf Region  
I Tribes and Lands
II Sun-Worship
III The New Maize
IV Cosmogonies
V Animal Stories
VI Tricksters and Wonder-Folk
VII Mythic History

Chapter V. The Great Plains  
I The Tribal Stocks
II An Athapascan Pantheon
III The Great Gods of the Plains
IV The Life of the World
V "Medicine"
VI Father Sun
VII Mother Earth and Daughter Corn
VIII The Morning Star
IX The Gods of the Elements

Chapter VI. The Great Plains (continued)  
I Athapascan Cosmogonies
II Siouan Cosmogonies
III Caddoan Cosmogonies
IV The Son of the Sun
V The Mystery of Death
VI Prophets and Wonder-Workers
VII Migration-Legends and Year-Counts

Chapter VII. Mountain and Desert  
I The Great Divide
II The Gods of the Mountains
III The World and its Denizens
IV Shahaptian and Shoshonean World-Shapers
V Coyote
VI Spirits, Ghosts, and Bogies
VII Prophets and the Ghost-Dance

Chapter VIII. Mountain and Desert (continued) 
I The Navaho and their Gods
II The Navaho Genesis
III The Creation of the Sun
IV Navaho Ritual Myths
V Apache and Piman Mythology
VI Yuman Mythology

Chapter IX. The Pueblo Dwellers  
I The Pueblos
II Pueblo Cosmology
III Gods and Katcinas
IV The Calendar
V The Great Rites and their Myths
VI Sia and Hopi Cosmogonies
VII Zufii Cosmogony

Chapter X. The Pacific Coast, West  
I The California-Oregon Tribes
II Religion and Ceremonies
III The Creator
IV Cataclysms
V The First People
VI Fire and Light
VII Death and the Ghost-World

Chapter XI. The Pacific Coast, North  
I Peoples of the North-West Coast
II Totemism and Totemic Spirits
III Secret Societies and their Tutelaries
IV The World and its Rulers
V The Sun and the Moon
VI The Raven Cycle
VII Souls and their Powers