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Author : Mary Barnett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780766601628
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)
Download or read book Gods and Myths of the Ancient World written by Mary Barnett and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788887107
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)
Download or read book Classical Mythology written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel back to a time when divine beings mixed with mortals, when heroes battled sorcerers, and nature was a mysterious realm ruled by beautiful and dangerous deities. From the legends of Hercules and the Titans, to tales of the underworld and the destruction of Troy, these enduring myths have formed a major part of Western culture for millennia and continue to capture our imaginations today. Beautifully illustrated with dramatic scenes from master artists of the 16th through to the 19th century, this elegant collection contains more than 40 fascinating tales retold by a variety of expert storytellers.
Author : Andrew T. Cummings
Publisher : Astrolog
ISBN 13 : 9789654941884
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)
Download or read book Myth and Mythology written by Andrew T. Cummings and published by Astrolog. This book was released on 2004 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The characters and stories of the numerous gods as they appear in ancient writings are explored in this book of ancient mythology. Through the myths and stories, readers are invited to speculate about how people who lived thousands of years ago perceived the world around them. Myths are presented from the principal ancient cultures that affected the lives of Western people, including Sumeria, Mesopotamia, Persia, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome. This book shows how the mythology of the classical world played an essential role in molding the face and nature of the Western world.
Author : Ron Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)
Download or read book Mythologies of the World written by Ron Smith and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys the important available books on mythologies of all parts of the globe and the cultural contexts from which the mythological traditions emerged. Written as a series of bibliographic essays, the guide opens with a description of major reference sources encompassing many cultures, as well as those tracing particular themes (such as that of the creation) across cultures. The other bibliographic essays discuss sources for studying prehistoric mythologies, the mythologies of West Asian peoples (Mesopotamian, Biblical, Islamic, and others), South and East Asian mythologies, European mythologies, American Indian mythologies (North, Central, and South American), African mythologies, and the mythologies of the Pacific and Australia. An appendix on contemporary mythology--mainly American--discusses a wide range of works that examine the beliefs, traditions, and dreams that manifest themselves in spectator sports, politics, advertising, and forms of popular culture in the United States. (RL)
Author : Ken Dowden
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134926278
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Uses of Greek Mythology written by Ken Dowden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an innovative sequence of topics, Ken Dowden explores the uses Greeks made of myth and the uses to which we can put myth in recovering the richness of their culture. Most aspects of Greek life and history - including war, religion and sexuality - which are discernable through myth, as well as most modern approaches, are given a context in a book which is designed to be useful, accessible and stimulating.
Author : Various Authors
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781789503692
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)
Download or read book Classical Mythology written by Various Authors and published by . This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning collection of myths and legends from Ancient Greece and Rome, retold by a variety of expert storytellers.
Author : Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)
Download or read book Mythologies of the Ancient World written by Samuel Noah Kramer and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1961 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten leading scholars take a fresh look at ancient mythologies in a work that can be read with pleasure and intellectual profit by both the specialist and the general reader. Includes chapters on the mythologies of ancient Egypt, the Middle East, Greece, India, China, and more.
Author : Michael C. McKenzie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780816044801
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)
Download or read book Mythologies of the World written by Michael C. McKenzie and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at ancient myths and legends, how they are interpreted today, and what they mean now.
Author : Samuel Noah Kramer
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465517464
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)
Download or read book Sumerian Mythology written by Samuel Noah Kramer and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1944-01-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sumerians were a non-Semitic, non-Indo-European people who flourished in southern Babylonia from the beginning of the fourth to the end of the third millennium B. C. During this long stretch of time the Sumerians, whose racial and linguistic affiliations are still unclassifiable, represented the dominant cultural group of the entire Near East. This cultural dominance manifested itself in three directions: 1. It was the Sumerians who developed and probably invented the cuneiform system of writing which was adopted by nearly all the peoples of the Near East and without which the cultural progress of western Asia would have been largely impossible. 2. The Sumerians developed religious and spiritual concepts together with a remarkably well integrated pantheon which influenced profoundly all the peoples of the Near East, including the Hebrews and the Greeks. Moreover, by way of Judaism, Christianity, and Mohammedanism, not a few of these spiritual and religious concepts have permeated the modern civilized world. 3. The Sumerians produced a vast and highly developed literature, largely poetic in character, consisting of epics and myths, hymns and lamentations, proverbs and "words of wisdom." These compositions are inscribed in cuneiform script on clay tablets which date largely from approximately 1750 B. C. a In the course of the past hundred years, approximately five b thousand such literary pieces have been excavated in the mounds of ancient Sumer. Of this number, over two thousand, more than two-thirds of our source material, were excavated by the University of Pennsylvania in the mound covering ancient Nippur in the course of four grueling campaigns lasting from 1889 to 1900; these Nippur tablets and fragments represent, therefore, the major source for the reconstruction of the Sumerian compositions. As literary products, these Sumerian compositions rank high among the creations of civilized man. They compare not unfavorably with the ancient Greek and Hebrew masterpieces, and like them mirror the spiritual and intellectual life of an otherwise little known civilization. Their significance for a proper appraisal of the cultural and spiritual development of the Near East can hardly be overestimated. The Assyrians and Babylonians took them over almost in toto. The Hittites translated them into their own language and no doubt imitated them widely. The form and contents of the Hebrew literary creations and to a certain extent even those of the ancient Greeks were profoundly influenced by them. As practically the oldest written literature of any significant amount ever uncovered, it furnishes new, rich, and unexpected source material to the archaeologist and anthropologist, to the ethnologist and student of folklore, to the students of the history of religion and of the history of literature.
Author : Marchella Ward
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744078989
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Download or read book Gods of the Ancient World written by Marchella Ward and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the stories of gods and goddesses from around the world, in this dynamic anthology of ancient myths. Discover 23 captivating stories of gods and goddesses from civilizations around the world in this book that introduces children to ancient cultures with colorful illustrations and incredible storytelling. Young readers will delight in myths that explain the beginning of the world, the way gods helped humans, the divine's power over weather and other natural phenomena, and much more. Gods of the Ancient World is a perfect global introduction to the most fascinating stories about gods and goddesses from ancient history. Further featuring: - The incredible myths and legends behind each god or goddess with real-world art references. - Illustrations bring each god and goddess to life for a young audience. - Fact boxes call out key information to draw the reader in. - A global look at mythologies, with Maya, Japanese and Yoruba deities as well as Ancient Greek and Roman gods. Authored by Classics expert Marchella Ward, a researcher at the University of Oxford, this beautifully illustrated treasury of ancient mythologies is perfect for children age 9-12, with amazing real-life photos of ancient objects which show how people worshipped the gods through art.
