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This is a list of
mythologies
Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrati ...
native to
Asia
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Buddhist mythology
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Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology () is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature in the geographic area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions.
Much of t ...
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Christian mythology
Christian mythology is the body of myths associated with Christianity. The term encompasses a broad variety of legends and narratives, especially those considered sacred narratives. Mythological themes and elements occur throughout Christia ...
(in Western Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Ana ...
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Georgian mythology
Georgian mythology ( ka, ქართული მითოლოგია, tr) refers to the mythology of pre-Christian Georgians ( /kʌrtˈvɛliənz/; Georgian: ქართველები, romanized: kartvelebi, pronounced ʰɑrtʰvɛ ...
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Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities ...
(see Greco-Buddhism
Greco-Buddhism, or Graeco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between Hellenistic culture and Buddhism, which developed between the fourth century BC and the fifth century AD in Gandhara, in present-day north-western Pakistan and parts of nort ...
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Hindu mythology
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Ayyavazhi mythology
Ayyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the South Indian Hindu denomination religious faith known as Ayyavazhi, which is officially considered a Hindu sect. The main source of Ayyavazhi mythology is the Ayyavazhi scripture, Akilathirattu A ...
**Tamil mythology
**Vedic mythology
*Hittite mythology and religion
*Indo-Iranian mythology
**Ossetian mythology
**Persian mythology
**Scythian mythology
*** Assianism
**Zoroastrianism
*Indonesian mythology
**Balinese mythology
*Islamic mythology
*Japanese mythology
**Oomoto
**Shinto
*Mythologies, Kanglei mythology
*Korean mythology
*Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology)
*Mesopotamian mythology
**Ancient Mesopotamian religion
**Babylonian mythology
*Mongol mythology
**Tengriism
(indigenous Mongol & Turkic belief)
*Philippine mythology
**Anito
**Gabâ
**Kulam
*Semitic mythology and
**Arabian mythology
**Jewish mythology
*Shamanism in Siberia
*Tungusic creation myth
*Turkic mythology
**Tatar mythology
*Vietnamese mythology
Asian mythology,
Mythology-related lists, Asian