KnowraComparative mythologyLinked fromLinked fromThe 23 pages that link to Comparative mythology, each with the reason it gives.All 23Broader topic 1Related 10Narrower topic 11Compared with 1James George FrazerNarrower topic: Frazer built broad arguments by comparing myths across societies.Joseph CampbellNarrower topic: Campbell used cross-cultural comparison to argue that myths share recurring structures.Hero’s journeyNarrower topic: Campbell drew on cross-cultural comparisons to argue that myths shared recurring structures.The Hero with a Thousand FacesNarrower topic: Campbell compares narratives across traditions to argue for recurring structures.VanirNarrower topic: Comparisons have shaped theories about what makes the Vanir distinct from the Æsir.MabinogionNarrower topic: Comparative approaches trace shared motifs while keeping the tales’ individual contexts in view.Flood mythNarrower topic: Comparison helps trace shared motifs without assuming every flood story has one origin.Sky deityNarrower topic: It helps distinguish inherited sky-god traditions from similarities arising independently.Georges DumézilNarrower topic: Dumézil used cross-cultural comparison to identify patterns he considered inherited within Indo-European traditions.Proto-Indo-European mythologyNarrower topic: It supplies the cross-cultural method used to infer inherited Indo-European myths.KathasaritsagaraNarrower topic: Comparisons trace how story patterns travel across languages and traditions.