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What's New:

  • New website: We've added a sister site called RoseRed that's all about fairy tales and children's stories. So now we have two websites to try to update on a regular basis. Three, actually, if you count our message board, which has new posts every day. Boy do we have our work cut out for us.
     
  • The Golden Touch: There's a new article about King Midas.
     
  • Forums up and running: We now have a message board for MythologyWeb readers to ask questions and hold discussions about mythology, legends, fantasy fiction and related topics.
     
  • Closeup of cover imageBloody Mary book coming: MythologyWeb editor Dan Norder has uncovered a lot more information about the various Bloody Mary legends and their origins. So now he's expanding this site's most popular article into a book about the spirit who appears in a mirror when summoned. If you'd like to be informed about the latest news on the release of this book, just send us your email address and we'll let you know new information when it comes in.
     
  • Full length werewolf book now online: We've converted Sabine Baring-Gould's 266 page The Book of Were-Wolves into web format and made it available here for everyone to read. This is the classic work of reference upon which all modern research into the history and legends of werewolves is based and includes information on man-animal transformations from around the world. There's also a page with wolf posters for sale, if you are so inclined.
   

 

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Community notices:

  • Links to news stories related to mythology have been moved to the message boards.
     
  • The University of Queensland is looking for volunteers to take part in a study about fairy tales.
     
 
   

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