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Culture, Custom, and Lore Resources

Cultures and Customs Resources


Costume History
This site offers information on clothing from Ancient Greece to the modern era.  The focus is primarily Europe and North America, with some information covering the ancient near east.

Encyclopaedia of the Orient
A reference tool allowing searches on anything in the Arabic World, "built on the idea that improved knowledge between the Muslim world and the countries of Europe and North America was extremely important for the people suffering from misunderstandings and artificial distance."

Encyclopedia Mythica
Encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, mysticism, etc. with hundreds of definitions of "gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world." Mythologies covered include Chinese, Greek, Latvian, Norse, Persian, Roman and many more.  Both browsable and searchable.