Folklore
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Orally transmitted tales, motifs, and customs that circulate in vernacular settings. Versions vary by performer and context, and the material functions in socialization, entertainment, and informal instruction.
One Thousand and One Nights
Anonymous
1300-1800 CE
Arabic
The Mabinogion
Anonymous
1100-1410 CE
Celtic, Welsh
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Anonymous
900-1000 CE
East Asian, Japanese
Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma
300-500 CE
Indian, Hindu
Kalevala
Elias Lönnrot
1835-1849 CE
Slavic, Finnish
Anansi Stories
Oral Tradition
1800-2000 CE
African, Akan
Dreamtime Stories
Oral Tradition
1800-2000 CE
Pacific, Aboriginal Australian
Jinn Lore and Desert Spirits
Anonymous
600-1900 CE
Arabic, Islamic
Kathasaritsagara
Somadeva
1070 CE
Indian, Hindu
Iroquois Creation Cycles
Anonymous
1600-1800 CE
Native American, Iroquois
Mwindo Epic
Oral Tradition
1950-1960 CE
African, Nyanga
Myths of the Dogon
Oral Tradition
1930-1960 CE
African, Dogon
Samguk Yusa
Iryeon
1281-1285 CE
East Asian, Korean
Soushen Ji
Gan Bao
300-400 CE
East Asian, Chinese
Polynesian Mythology
George Grey
1855 CE
Pacific, Polynesian
Kalevipoeg
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
1853-1862 CE
Slavic, Estonian
Ozidi Saga
Oral Tradition
1963-1977 CE
African, Ijo
Welsh Triads
Anonymous
1200-1400 CE
Celtic, Welsh
Fudoki
Anonymous
713-733 CE
East Asian, Japanese
Blackfoot Cycles
Anonymous
1890-1918 CE
Native American, Blackfoot
Coast Salish Tales
Coast Salish oral tradition
1934 CE
Native American, Salish
Haida Myths
Oral Tradition
1800-2000 CE
Native American, Haida
Hopi Folklore
Anonymous
1880-1930 CE
Native American, Hopi
Hopi Tales
Oral Tradition
1900-2000 CE
Native American, Hopi