mythological text
C1813
concept
A mythological text is a written work that records, interprets, or retells traditional myths, deities, and cosmological narratives of a culture, often explaining origins, values, and supernatural events.
All labels observed (31)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mythological narrative | 25 |
| mythological text canonical | 14 |
| mythological poem | 11 |
| ancient Egyptian funerary text | 9 |
| folk tale collection | 7 |
| retelling of the Ramayana | 4 |
| mythographical work | 3 |
| mythological tale | 3 |
| mythology book | 2 |
| Babylonian mythological text | 1 |
| Ganesha Purana text | 1 |
| Hindu mythological tale | 1 |
| Orphic text | 1 |
| Puranic narrative | 1 |
| ancient Egyptian mythological narrative | 1 |
| ancient Greek religious text | 1 |
| ancient Mesopotamian literature | 1 |
| collection of myths | 1 |
| cosmogonic text | 1 |
| cosmogonical text | 1 |
| legendary text | 1 |
| mythological chronicle | 1 |
| mythological drama | 1 |
| mythological epic | 1 |
| mythological handbook | 1 |
| mythological love poetry | 1 |
| mythological saga | 1 |
| primary source for Norse mythology | 1 |
| primary source on Shinto mythology | 1 |
| retelling of myth | 1 |
| source on Norse mythology | 1 |
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Input
Class: mythological text
Generated description
A mythological text is a written work that records, interprets, or retells traditional myths, deities, and cosmological narratives of a culture, often explaining origins, values, and supernatural events.
Instances (95)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mabinogion | — |
| La caccia di Diana | mythological poem |
| Navajo creation narratives | mythological narrative |
|
Bundahišn (in Pahlavi)
surface form:
Bundahišn
|
cosmogonical text |
| Coffin Texts | ancient Egyptian funerary text |
| Book of the Dead | ancient Egyptian funerary text |
| Theseus and Procrustes | mythological narrative |
| Theseus and the Amazons | mythological narrative |
| Theseus and Phaedra | mythological narrative |
| Book of the Heavenly Cow | mythological narrative |
| myth of the Heavenly Rock Cave (Ama-no-Iwato) | mythological narrative |
| Codex Chimalpopoca | — |
| Popol Vuh | — |
|
Hieda
surface form:
Kojiki
|
mythological chronicle |
| Chronicle (Apollodorus of Athens) | mythographical work |
| Keret epic | — |
| Beside the Fire | folk tale collection |
| Burmese Folk-Tales | folk tale collection |
| Classic of Mountains and Seas | — |
| Chheleder Ramayan | retelling of the Ramayana |
| Poetic Edda | primary source for Norse mythology |
| Prose Edda | source on Norse mythology |
| Paumacariu | retelling of the Ramayana |
| Dumuzi’s Dream | mythological narrative |
| Double Heroides XVI–XXI | mythological love poetry |
| Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta | mythological narrative |
| Inanna and Enki | mythological narrative |
| Enki and Ninhursag | mythological narrative |
| Nergal and Ereshkigal | mythological narrative |
| Children's and Household Tales | folk tale collection |
| The Tale of the Two Brothers | mythological tale |
| expedition against Aratta | mythological narrative |
| The Greek Myths | mythology book |
| Lugal-e (Ninurta’s Exploits) | mythological narrative |
| The Myth of Anzû | — |
| Tjilbruke Dreaming | mythological narrative |
| Heracles cycle | collection of myths |
| De raptu Proserpinae | mythological poem |
| abduction of Europa | mythological narrative |
| Alvíssmál | mythological poem |
|
judgment of Paris
surface form:
Judgment of Paris
|
mythological narrative |
| The Heroes | mythology book |
| Negative Confession | ancient Egyptian funerary text |
| Declaration of Innocence | ancient Egyptian funerary text |
|
Ani
surface form:
Papyrus of Ani
|
ancient Egyptian funerary text |