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Author | : William Hansen |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 579 |
Release | : 2019-10-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691195927 |
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories- from myths and fairy tales to jokes Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh-these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology-from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes.
Author | : David Adams Leeming |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : African Americans |
ISBN | : 0195117840 |
Presents a variety of myths, tales, and legends. Includes Native American tales about creation, goddesses, trickster gods, the Indian and the white man, as well as Hispanic American, Asian American, Anglo American, and African American stories. Features patriotic heroes, American loners, frontiersman, and tall tales, Western outlaws, lawmen, and cowboys, slave rebels, and Blues legends, among other topics.
Author | : Jacqueline Simpson |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780520021167 |
A translated selection devoted to supernatural beings, ghosts, and magic practices.
Author | : Henry I. Christ |
Publisher | : Ingram |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1989-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780877207832 |
Author | : Renata Bini |
Publisher | : Harry N. Abrams |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000-11-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780810945548 |
More than 30 stories collected from folklore of ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the British Isles, Scandinavia, and other countries are accompanied by vibrant, full-color illustrations and brief text that make them ideal for bedtime.
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Publisher | : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Folklore |
ISBN | : 9780756622237 |
A collection of myths from many cultures.
Author | : DK |
Publisher | : Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2019-11-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0241444047 |
From lightning-wielding Zeus, the supreme Greek god, to protective Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of love - heroes, gods, and monsters are brought to life in these retellings of myths from around the world. Myths, Legends, and Sacred Stories is a children's book that invites you to explore all the well-known stories from Greek and Norse mythology, and a range of other cultures across more than 100 tales. Discover the fascinating myths of Anansi, the West African trickster god who takes the form of a spider; the story of the Wawilak Sisters of Arnhem Land in northern Australia, who form the land as they walk across it; or the Slavic tale of Ivan as he chases the mischievous Firebird. Read about ferocious, man-eating monsters such as the Minotaur and Fafnir the dragon, and the legendary heroes that fought them, like Theseus and Sigurd. Also included are the legends of Robin Hood, and of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, epics from Asia, such as the Mahabharata and Gilgamesh, and a host of tales from Aztec mythology and a range of other cultures. As well as offering the retellings themselves, Myths, Legends, and Sacred Stories: a children's encyclopedia investigates the meanings of these primal stories, examining why these tales have stood the test of time over thousands of years. Themed features draw together elements that are common to myths from all over the world, such as shapeshifters, mythical beasts, and magical weapons. Panels on modern retellings, such as Percy Jackson and The Little Mermaid, help to show why these myths are still relevant to our lives today.
Author | : J.K. Jackson |
Publisher | : Flame Tree 451 |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-10-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780857758491 |
Creation myths, quests, the eternal battle between good and evil, these are some of the classic tales that feed the ravenous beast of modern culture. For many the classical traditions of the Greeks and the Romans occupy the imagination but the ancient world was a lively and fertile source of stories, reaching much further back than the pantheon of Zeus and his fellow gods. For the early civilisations, from the ancient Chinese to African tribal societies, stories were told to explain the origins of fierce weather, of unexplained disasters, of floods and earthquakes. Many traditions developed independently but still echoed similar themes in the natural human desire to understand the world around us. This new book brings to life the myths and legends of eight intriguing traditions: Native American, Chinese, Celtic, Scottish, Greek, Viking, Indian and African. With a cast of characters as broad and wide as the ancient river Styx the book is packed with the great themes of life: love, revenge, eternal conflict, the obsession with power and the everlasting the battle between the wily and the strong. This powerful new book is a dazzling collection of the most gripping tales, vividly retold.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 704 |
Release | : 2020-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781435169852 |
Chinese culture is rich with marvelous folklore, and this exquisitely designed collection draws on that magnificent historical repository. It features more than 200 fables and tales chosen from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio and other classic compendiums. Here are legends of ancient demons, strange ghosts, magic swords, evil sorcerers, diabolical transformations, flying ogres, fairy foxes, powerful gods, and more. They include: The Painted Wall, The Flower Nymphs, The Boatmen of Lao-lung, The King of the Nine Mountains, The Disowned Princess, and dozens more.
Author | : Wendy Shearer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2021-09-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780702306914 |
Enjoy a rich collection of folktales, myths and legends from all over Africa and the Caribbean, re-told for young readers. From the trickster tales of Anansi the spider, to the story of how the leopard got his spots; from the tale of the king who wanted to touch the moon, to Aunt Misery's magical starfruit tree. This book includes traditional favourites and classic folktales and mythology.