Myths of the World :An Illustrated Collection of the World's Greatest Stories
Myths of the World :An Illustrated Collection of the World's Greatest Stories
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12 October, 2021
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In this beautifully illustrated gift edition, you’ll discover more than 240 mythological tales from around the world, featuring gods, heroes, princesses, villains, magicians and monsters, as well as animals with extraordinary powers. Let this collection guide you through stories from every corner of the globe, from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome through the Vikings to the Slavic East, Japan and China and the Americas. Each culture is rich in folklore and magical tales, and this book offers a fascinating introduction to them all. This is a radical collection of stories, filled with voltage. Whether ninety or nine, there’s something in these tales that wants to speak directly to you. From tales of creation and the first humans to apocalyptic battles at the end of time, explore the most thrilling tales in all mythology: thunder god Thor losing his hammer, Theseus callously abandoning Ariadne after defeating the Minotaur, Hindu god Shiva destroying his rival Kama with a blast of flame, Egyptian goddess Isis forcing the sun god to reveal his name … and much more.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781786785732 |
| ISBN10 | 1786785730 |
| Number Of Pages | 300 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Watkins Media Limited |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | 2nd New edition |
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Author's Bio
Martin Shaw is the Director of the Westcountry School of Myth in the UK, a mythology teacher at Stanford and the award-winning author of Smoke Hole, Courting the Wild Twin and Scatterlings, among other books. His translations of Gaelic folklore have been published in Orion Magazine,Poetry International and Mississippi Review.