Links of Interest

Updated: 15 September 2000

Index to Link Categories

Hero's Journey

Lord Raglan's Scale : Lord Raglan, in The Hero, classified parallel life-patterns of the traditional mythical hero into twenty-two archetypal incidents. This page has a score sheet for you to measure a hero against Raglan's model and a list of how traditional mythological heroes have scored.

Lyrical Works The Hero's Journey

Comparative Religion, Symbolism and Metaphor

Symbols.com: The world's largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols! SYMBOLS.com contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.

Educational Resources

The National Academy Press (NAP) was created by the National Academy of Sciences to publish the reports issued by the Academy and by the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under the charter granted to the National Academy of Sciences by the U.S. Congress in 1863. NAP publishes over 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing the most authoritative views on important issues in science and health policy. 

History/Archeology

Ancient cultures of the World

Mythology, Legends and Folklore

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts: Edited and/or translated by Dr. D. L. Ashliman 

Online Mythology Resources

Classic Links:  Religions and Mythologies

Ancient Greek (Hellenic) Links

The Quest: A resource on King Arthur and Arthurian England, including Transformations of Celtic Mythology in Arthurian Legend  

Myths and Legends: Excellent catalogue of links to myth and legend resources on the web 

Dr. Shaw's Humanities and Classics Portal: An extensive (and fun) site with links to resources in humanities, literature and the classics 

Mythological Archetypes: Interesting site which explores archetypes, including Science Fiction as archetypal (even religious) literature 

Philosophy

Adventures in Philosophy: History of Philosophy Timeline

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Philosophy in Cyberspace: Links to philosophy sites around the world

Psychology

The Gestalt Therapy Page

Science

Kill your television homepage: Links to sites that discuss the dangers of television

Federation of American Scientists