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Mythology Project[edit]

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

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

^ Honko, Lauri. 1984. "The Problem of Defining Myth" in Alan Dundes (Editor). Sacred Narrative: Reading in the Theory of Myth, p. 49. University of California Press.

Work to be done[edit]

Progress on improving articles[edit]

Below is how we are progressing on improving the articles within our scope.

WikiProject Mythology articles by quality Refresh
FA	A	GA	B	C	Start	Stub	FL	List	Category	Disambig	Draft	File	Portal	Project	Template	NA	???	Total
22	0	143	633	1,255	2,953	3,365	2	259	2,398	80	35	40	3	12	105	773	391	12,469

Get all articles GA, A, FL, or FA class: 1.9% complete

Get all articles at least B-Class: 9.1% complete

Get all articles at least C-Class: 23.4% complete

Get all articles at least Start-Class: 57.1% complete

Get all articles assessed: 96.9% complete

To do list[edit]

Article alerts[edit]

Article alerts

Articles for deletion

09 Apr 2024 – Barbamouche (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Tito Omburo (t · c) was closed as delete by Hey man im josh (t · c) on 16 Apr 2024; see discussion (7 participants)
03 Apr 2024 – List of unicorns (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Grorp (t · c) was closed as delete by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 18 Apr 2024; see discussion (11 participants; relisted)

Categories for discussion

06 Apr 2024 – Category:Beauty goddesses (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Crafts goddesses (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Crafts gods (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Crafts deities (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Maintenance gods (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Food deities (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Food gods (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Harvest goddesses (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Harvest deities (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion
03 Apr 2024 – Category:Medicine deities (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pepperbeast (t · c); see discussion

(2 more...)

Redirects for discussion

19 Apr 2024 – Neb-er-tcher (talk · edit · hist) →Osiris was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

01 Apr 2024 – Homeric Hymns (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by UndercoverClassicist (t · c); start discussion
30 Mar 2024 – Kartikeya (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion
09 Mar 2024 – Iblis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by VenusFeuerFalle (t · c); see discussion
11 Jan 2024 – Thor (Marvel Comics) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Thebiguglyalien (t · c); start discussion
07 Dec 2023 – Venus de Milo (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Caeciliusinhorto (t · c); see discussion

Peer reviews

11 Apr 2024 – Eclipses in mythology and culture (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Dan Leonard (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

07 Apr 2024 – Biblical and Quranic narratives (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Biblical narratives in the Quran by Srnec (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

16 Mar 2024 – Cacodemon (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Demon by Just Another Cringy Username (t · c); see discussion
03 Mar 2024 – Islam and magic (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Superstitions in Muslim societies by VenusFeuerFalle (t · c); see discussion
03 Mar 2024 – Superstitions in Muslim societies (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Islam and magic by VenusFeuerFalle (t · c); see discussion
29 Oct 2023 – Vættir (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Wight by Ingwina (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

15 Oct 2023 – Death (personification) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by GrayEquinox951 (t · c); see discussion
23 Sep 2023 – Witchcraft (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
09 Jul 2023 – Bhadrakali (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Skyerise (t · c); see discussion
14 Dec 2022 – Lady of the Lake (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 94.254.176.212 (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

06 Mar 2024 – Draft:Tsilwalagame (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 72.0.135.145 (t · c)

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Recognized content[edit]

Mythology articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	2	4	4	12			22
FL	1			1			2
GA	8	17	48	69		1	143
B	40	96	156	267		74	633
C	47	121	326	651		110	1,255
Start	16	137	541	1,992		267	2,953
Stub	1	31	217	2,805		311	3,365
List	2	28	37	144	7	42	260
Category		3	5	2	2,388		2,398
Disambig			3	8	69		80
File			3	1	36		40
Portal					3		3
Project					12		12
Template			1	1	103		105
NA	1	15	44	244	464		768
Other					34		34
Assessed	118	452	1,385	6,197	3,116	805	12,073
Unassessed				4		387	391
Total	118	452	1,385	6,201	3,116	1,192	12,464
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 42,160			Ω = 5.04

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged (e.g. {{WikiProject Mythology}}) or categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles[edit]

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Featured lists[edit]

Good articles[edit]

Former good articles[edit]

Did you know? articles[edit]

Featured pictures[edit]

Apollo and Daphne (Bernini) (cropped)
Ashta-Matrika
Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, Udaipur, 1649-53
Extermination of Evil Tenkeisei
Ixion by Jusepe de Ribera (1632)
Julemotiv tegnet av Jenny Nystrøm (24207693358)
Peter Paul Rubens - Abundance (Abundantia) - Google Art Project
Rose O'Neill - When We All Believe (Santa Claus and children illustration from the 1903 December 2 issue of Puck)
Shiva as the Lord of Dance LACMA edit
TITIAN - Venus Anadyomene (National Galleries of Scotland, c. 1520. Oil on canvas, 75.8 x 57.6 cm)
Titian - Venus with a Mirror - Google Art Project
Venus y Adonis (Veronese)

Good article nominees[edit]

In the News articles[edit]

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Main page featured articles[edit]

Main page featured lists[edit]

Picture of the day pictures[edit]

Apollo and Daphne (Bernini) (cropped)
Ashta-Matrika
Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, Udaipur, 1649-53
Extermination of Evil Tenkeisei
Ixion by Jusepe de Ribera (1632)
Julemotiv tegnet av Jenny Nystrøm (24207693358)
Peter Paul Rubens - Abundance (Abundantia) - Google Art Project
Rose O'Neill - When We All Believe (Santa Claus and children illustration from the 1903 December 2 issue of Puck)
Shiva as the Lord of Dance LACMA edit
Titian - Venus with a Mirror - Google Art Project
Venus y Adonis (Veronese)

Did you knows (DYKs)[edit]

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[edit]

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team selections[edit]

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.

[HONKO-1984-1] Honko, Lauri. 1984. "The Problem of Defining Myth" in Alan Dundes (Editor). Sacred Narrative: Reading in the Theory of Myth, p. 49. University of California Press.

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