Mythology
General
- Ann, Martha. Goddesses in World Mythology, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1993. 655p.
- Bently, Peter, ed. The Hutchinson Dictionary of World Myth. Oxford: Helicon, 1995, 240p.
- Brunel, Pierre. Companion to Literary Myths
- Jackson, Guida M. Encyclopedia of Traditional Epics, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994. 732p.
- Leeming, David Adams and Margaret Adams Leeming. Encyclopedia of Creation Myths. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994. 330p.
- McLeish, Kenneth. Myth: Myths and Legends of the World Explored. New York: Facts on File, 1996. 736p. A one-volume dictionary of world myth.
- Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Voyages in Classical Mythology, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994. 478p.
Celtic
- Davidson, Hilda Ellis. The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe. New York: Routledge, 1993. 181p.
- Ellis, Peter Berresford. Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992. 232p.
- Green, Miranda J. Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1992. 238p.
Egyptian
- Mercatante, Anthony S. Who's Who in Egyptian Mythology, 2nd ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1995. 231p.
Irish
- Smyth, Daragh. A Guide to Irish Mythology. Dublin, Ireland: Irish Academic Press, 1996, 2nd ed. 201p. A one-volume encyclopedia of Irish mythology.
Near East
- Leick, Gwendolyn. A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology. New York: Routledge, 1991. 199p, plus 22 pages of illustrations at the end.
Norse
- Ellis, Hilda Roderick. The Road to Hel: A Study of the Conception of the Dead in Old Norse Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1943. 208p.
- Simek, Rudolf. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. Translated by Angela Hall. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1993. 424p.
Roman
- Adkins, Lesley and Roy A. Adkins. Dictionary of Roman Religion. New York: Facts on File, 1996. 288p.