Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology

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Mythology Project

Objective: This is a place to discuss and coordinate issues relating to mythology and related articles in the Wikipedia. To date, there has been extensive discussion regarding the use of the word mythology. See Talk:Mythology.

Scope: Your mission, should you chose to accept it, is to help with the "To Do" list. In addition, to help read, edit, write, categorize, review and assess the many mythology categories and stubs.

Definition: Mythology is the study of myth or a body of myths. While the definition of myth varies, a commonly cited definition is that of Finnish folklorist Lauri Honko:

Myth, a story of the gods, a religious account of the beginning of the world, the creation, fundamental events, the exemplary deeds of the gods as a result of which the world, nature and culture were created together with all parts thereof and given their order, which still obtains. A myth expresses and confirms society's religious values and norms, it provides a pattern of behavior to be imitated, testifies to the efficacy of ritual with its practical ends and establishes the sanctity of cult.^[1]

Subprojects

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology/Norse mythology work group
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Mythology task force
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism/Mythology

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To do

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Help with the Myth and folklore missing articles project. Apply mythology-stubs on stub-articles on "demons", "ghosts", "monsters", mythology, and "reclaim" those from Wikiproject Paranormal. Help assessment at Wikipedia:WikiProject Mythology/Assessment. Note: currently, end of October, 2013, most of the unassessed articles are in the area of Chinese mythology. Place the project banner {{WP Mythology}} on the talk pages of all relevant articles (if not already within the scope of the known sub-projects). Check the recent changes for recent improvements, vandalism, and other changes. Answer requests for mythology experts: Category:Mythology articles needing expert attention Expand on comparative mythology articles, such as: Comparative mythology, death deity, lunar deity, sky father, solar deity, and Thunder god. Sort out similarities in info, and possibly merge articles: Snakes in mythology and Serpent (symbolism). Expand on the articles of different deities and entities. Important deities that need attention are Ra, Poseidon, Mercury, and Minerva. Explain the preferred use of "myth", and rename such misnamed articles as Mythology of Final Fantasy X, Scientific mythology, and Tornado myths. Explain on the Fakelore-article which deities(for example Belobog, Lado, and Jofur), are thought to be fakeloric (invented or misinterpreted, and never have been worshipped, historically). Salvage the various info on mythology and legends from articles such as: List of fictional dogs, and List of fictional swords. AND/OR assist mythology subprojects WikiProject Hindu mythology, WikiProject Japanese mythology, WikiProject Korean mythology, and WikiProject Spirituality. Requested photographs and pictures connect the article Demon with http://en.wikipedia.org/wikipedia/Interdimensional_hypothesis Last updated December 31, 2007

In any given society three main elements work together to reinforce and stabilize each other, and in turn stabilize that society. These three elements are language, myth, and religion. No human culture has ever been found without all three, and they feed into one another in a very stable system.

— Benjamin Shender, Apr. 5, 2006, The Social Trinity

Recognized content

Mythology articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	3	4	2	13			22
FL	1			1			2
GA	8	11	46	49		5	119
B	19	70	82	73		29	273
C	33	84	168	268		107	660
Start	18	156	578	1,353	2	287	2,394
Stub	3	44	273	2,338	2	251	2,911
List	1	20	40	75	8	54	198
Category		2	3	1	1,528		1,534
Disambig			1	8	67		76
File					6		6
Portal					3		3
Project					4		4
Template		1	1	1	77		80
NA		2	3	11	262		278
Other					3		3
Assessed	86	394	1,197	4,191	1,962	733	8,563
Unassessed						8	8
Total	86	394	1,197	4,191	1,962	741	8,571
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 33,128			Ω = 5.19

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs). If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Mythology}}) or categorized correctly. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles

Former featured articles

Featured lists

Good articles

Former good articles

Did you know? articles

Did you knows (DYKs)

• Hippocamp - 12 January 2007
• Dogs in Mesoamerican folklore and myth - 31 October 2008
• Wayob - 28 January 2009
• Xipe Totec - 31 January 2009
• Cocijo - 25 February 2009
• Xiuhtecuhtli - 1 March 2009
• Kukulkan - 20 March 2009
• Xiuhcoatl - 24 October 2009
• Tohil - 3 February 2010
• Awilix - 27 February 2010
• Jacawitz - 2 March 2010
• Gukumatz - 29 August 2010

New articles

• Chen Fu Zhen Ren
• Abatur
• Sibú
• Talamancan mythology

Formerly recognized content

Former featured articles

• Noah's Ark

Former good articles

• Apollo
• Atlantis
• Celtic mythology
• Leprechaun
• Merseburg Incantations
• Mythical origins of language
• Witchcraft

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team selections

These articles have all been selected in one or more release versions by the 1.0 Editorial Team. Please help ensure that these articles remain of the highest quality possible.

• Homer
• Mythology
• Norse mythology
• Svartálfar

Articles for deletion

• 04 Apr 2020 – Mu-onna (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Orangemike (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)

Categories for discussion

• 27 Mar 2020 – Category:Dungeons & Dragons undead creatures (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by TTN (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Good article nominees

• 13 Feb 2020 – The Scorpion and the Frog (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kurzon (t · c); start discussion
• 10 Dec 2019 – Statue of Marduk (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ichthyovenator (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 03 Mar 2020 – Aruṇa (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Aruna (Hinduism) by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 27 Feb 2020 – Thrinacia (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Cattle of Helios by Dbachmann (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Dec 2019 – Theriocephaly (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Human–animal hybrid by Arms & Hearts (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Nov 2019 – Haitian mythology (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Haitian Vodou by Mathglot (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 15 Mar 2020 – Agamede (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Dsp13 (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Dec 2019 – Solar deity (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Srnec (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Oct 2019 – Chalciope (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Apr 2019 – Merseburg charms (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Pfold (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Sep 2018 – Wallykazam! (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Ranze (t · c); see discussion
• 11 Jan 2017 – Bhavani (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Reidgreg (t · c); see discussion