Ancient Greek folklore includes genres such asmythology (Greek mythology),legend, andfolktales. According to classicistWilliam Hansen: "the Greeks and Romans had all the genres of oral narrative known to us, evenghost stories andurban legends, but they also told all kinds that in most of the Western world no longer circulate orally, such asmyths andfairytales."^[1]

Specific genres of folklore have been the topic of scholarly examination, includingghostlore. For example, classicist Debbie Felton notes that "the Greeks and Romans had manyfolk-beliefs concerning ghosts", and highlights a variety of instances of the genre in the Classical record.^[2]

Historically, classicists rarely delved intofolklore studies.^[3]

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• Roman folklore

• Anderson, Graham (2006).Greek and Roman Folklore: A Handbook.Greenwood Publishing Group.ISBN 9780313335754.
• Felton, D (2010).Haunted Greece and Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity.University of Texas Press.ISBN 978-0-292-78924-1.
• Hansen, William (2019).The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths.Princeton University Press.ISBN 9780691195926.

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