Mythology.SE Scope

	A	B	C	D	E	F
1	Subject	Should be on-topic?	Intended As...	Has Believers?	Age?	Available Canon/Sources?
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3	Greco-Roman Myths (Hesiod, et al)	Yes	Myth	Yes	Old	Extensive
4	Greco-Roman Epics/Plays (Homer, Sophocles, et al)	Yes	Fiction?	Yes?	Old	Extensive
5	Judeo-Christian Myths	Yes	Myth	Yes	Old	Extensive
6	Modern Abrahamic Denominations (eg, Mormons)	Yes?	Myth	Yes	Recent	Significant
7	Arthurian Myths	Yes	Myth/Fiction(?) [1]	Yes	Old	Extensive
8	Beowulf	Yes	???	???	Old	Extensive
9	Aboriginal Australian Myths	Yes	Myth	Yes	Old	Minimal/Significant??? [2]
10	Folklore/Fairy Tales	Yes	???	No?	Old?	Significant
11	Cryptids (Nessie, Chupacabra et al)	Yes?	???	Yes?	Recent	Minimal/None
12	Scientology	Maybe?	Myth [3]	Yes	Recent	Minimal
13	Pastafarianism	Maybe?	Parody? [4]	Yes	Recent	Minimal
14	Slenderman	No?	Fiction	No?	Recent	Significant
15	Cthulhu	No	Fiction	No	Recent	Extensive
16	Mythologies within SciFi/Fantasy Stories	No	Fiction	No	Recent	Minimal/Significant???
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19	[1] I heard in chat that the character of Merlin was originally intended to be fictional. I have no idea how much else that affects; hopefully someone can fill me in.
20	[2] I've heard the aboriginals want to keep most of their stories private (at least the ones that haven't already leaked out), but I'm not remotely familiar with this issue
21	[3] I'm assuming Hubbard's published science fiction books don't count, since those clearly aren't secret.
22	[4] Pastafarians say their religion is genuine, so labeling it as a definite parody might be veering into validity judgements. However, the original inspiration for it was definitely a joke.
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