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| Sites pertaining to fairies must not be submitted here but to Society/Folklore/Literature/Tales/Fabulous_Creatures/Fairies/ (folklore sites) or Arts/Genres/Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy/Themes/Fantasy_Races_and_Creatures/Fairies/ (fantasy sites). |
Folktales are prose narratives, often transmitted orally and used as cultural entertainment or as a way of passing on traditions. The principal kinds of folktales are fairy tales or wonder tales (Märchen), which are fictitious, legends, which are allegedly true, and myths, which are concerned with the sacred.
Fables are allegorical tales, illustrating a moral or satirizing human behavior. The characters of a fable are usually personified animals. Important collections of fables are those of Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine, Ivan Krylov, the Buddhist Jataka tales, and the Indian Panchatantra.
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Sites submitted should predominantly relate to fabulous creatures as referenced around the world in history, folklore, folk beliefs, oral tales and traditions as passed down from generation to generation. This may range from the supernatural and imaginary to mythological beasts and legendary creatures. This may also include the folk tales of shape shifters, werecreatures, vampires, witches and such folklore. Sites about a specific creature or beast may be submitted to the category for that specific one should such be available.
Sites predominantly relating to such creatures or races in modern fiction, new fantasy creations, image galleries, games, film and television and personal fan homepages may be submitted to: Arts/Genres/Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy/Themes/Fantasy_Races_and_Creatures If your site doesn't meet the above criteria, and is submitted here anyway, inclusion in the directory can be delayed by the sorting process. Please try to find the most specific category for your site before submitting. Thank you, and please enjoy submitting your website. |
Fabulous creatures may be beings of folklore, mythology, belief and other animals or monsters of history or legend. In folklore there are frequently long held beliefs, meanings or traditions which follow through from one generation to the next in stories passed down verbally or in written form. Many of these traditions still hold true today, continuing to pass onto future generations.
| Sites pertaining to fairies must not be submitted here but to Society/Folklore/Literature/Tales/Fabulous_Creatures/Fairies/ (folklore sites) or Arts/Genres/Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy/Themes/Fantasy_Races_and_Creatures/Fairies/ (fantasy sites). |
Fairy tales (Märchen) are fictional stories which contain elements of magic or the supernatural. Their usual theme is the triumph over difficulty of the one least likely to succeed. Characters are stylized.
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Legends are folktales about extraordinary events, often involving meetings with the supernatural, set in a specific time and place, and featuring specific people. Legends may or may not have a historical or factual basis, but they are told as true and believed or believable. There are legends told about places (local legends), saints (religious legends), and heroes (heroic legends).For more modern legends, see Society/Folklore/Literature/Urban_Legends/.
This category is for traditional knowledge and beliefs on nature and the human environment: plants and animals, the elements, heaven and earth, wells, bridges, and roads.
This category is for folklore concerning the skies: the sun, moon, planets, stars, comets, and northern light.
This category is for lore concerning water, such as wells and springs, and fountains.
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