The Eighth Arrow: Wisdom and Storytelling from Tennessee's Tihanama People
Title | The Eighth Arrow: Wisdom and Storytelling from Tennessee's Tihanama People PDF eBook |
Author | Donald N. Panther-Yates |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2018-11-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0359104215 |
One of the last migratory American Indian tribes, the Tihanama people of Tennessee ranged from the Great Lakes to the Florida Panhandle. Other Southeastern peoples called them the Big Medicine tribe. They were known for their legends, antiquity, trail markings, knowledge of herbs, funeral ceremonies, songs, paints and dyes. This collection by Donald Panther-Yates is as unique as its subject-there is no other like it. The Eighth Arrow story will completely alter your understanding of Native American spirituality. It may change your life.
The Eighth Arrow
Title | The Eighth Arrow PDF eBook |
Author | J. Augustine Wetta |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2018-10-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 164229053X |
Condemned to burn in the eighth circle of Dante's Hell, Odysseus, legendary thief and liar of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, decides he is going to break out. His adventure begins with a prayer to Athena Parthenos, who appears to him bearing gifts: his armor, his famous bow, a mysterious leather pouch, and seven unusual arrows. She then sends him on a quest through the Underworld along with Diomedes, his friend from the Trojan War who had been sharing in his eternal punishment. To complete their escape, the goddess warns them, they must recover their squandered honor and learn to use "the eighth arrow". At turns exciting, humorous, and edifying, this action-packed epic follows Odysseus and Diomedes as they journey through all the circles of Dante's Hell, where they encounter various characters from Greek mythology, ancient history, and Renaissance literature, including Helen of Troy, Cerberus, Penelope, Homer, Harpies, Centaurs, and eventually Satan himself. With witty banter and wily stratagems, the two Greek warriors fight their way through the obstacles that stand between them and redemption. The Eighth Arrow is a thoroughly entertaining jailbreak story. Full of allusions to great works of old, it is also gently educational, and as such it can be read as a guide or a companion to Dante's Inferno and the works of Homer.
The Eighth Arrow
Title | The Eighth Arrow PDF eBook |
Author | J Augustine Wetta, O.S.B. |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2018-09-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1621642208 |
Condemned to burn in the eighth circle of Dante's Hell, Odysseus, legendary thief and liar of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, decides he is going to break out. His adventure begins with a prayer to Athena Parthenos, who appears to him bearing gifts: his armor, his famous bow, a mysterious leather pouch, and seven unusual arrows. She then sends him on a quest through the Underworld along with Diomedes, his friend from the Trojan War who had been sharing in his eternal punishment. To complete their escape, the goddess warns them, they must recover their squandered honor and learn to use "the eighth arrow". At turns exciting, humorous, and edifying, this action-packed epic follows Odysseus and Diomedes as they journey through all the circles of Dante's Hell, where they encounter various characters from Greek mythology, ancient history, and Renaissance literature, including Helen of Troy, Cerberus, Penelope, Homer, Harpies, Centaurs, and eventually Satan himself. With witty banter and wily stratagems, the two Greek warriors fight their way through the obstacles that stand between them and redemption. The Eighth Arrow is a thoroughly entertaining jailbreak story. Full of allusions to great works of old, it is also gently educational, and as such it can be read as a guide or a companion to Dante's Inferno and the works of Homer.
The Hidden Arrow of Maether
Title | The Hidden Arrow of Maether PDF eBook |
Author | Aiden Beaverson |
Publisher | Yearling |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780440416937 |
When she runs away from her cruel stepfather rather than be married off to a follower of the evil Rane, Linn begins to discover her own special gift and wonder if she might be one of the lysefolk, followers of the Great One about whom she has only read.
Toward the Gleam
Title | Toward the Gleam PDF eBook |
Author | T. M. Doran |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1586176331 |
Between the two world wars, on a hike in the English countryside, Professor John Hill takes refuge from a violent storm in a cave. There he nearly loses his life, but he also makes an astonishing discovery -- an ancient manuscript housed in a cunningly crafted metal box. Though a philologist by profession, Hill cannot identify the language used in the manuscript and the time period in which it is was made, but he knows enough to make an educated guess -- that the book and its case are the fruits of a long-lost, but advanced civilization. The translation of the manuscript and the search for its origins become a life-long quest for Hill. As he uncovers an epic that both enchants and inspires him, he tracks down scholars from Oxford to Paris who can give him clues. Along the way, he meets several intriguing characters, including a man keenly interested in obtaining artifacts from a long-lost civilization that he believes was the creation of a superior race, and will help him fulfill his ambition to rule other men. Concluding that Hill must have found something that may help him in this quest, but knowing not what it is and where it is hidden, he has Hill, his friends at Oxford, and his family shadowed and threatened until finally he and Hill face off in a final, climatic confrontation. A story that features a giant pirate and slaver, a human chameleon on a perilous metaphysical journey, a mysterious hermit, and creatures both deadly and beautiful, this is a novel that explores the consequences of the predominant ideas of the 20th Century.
Ishura, Vol. 5
Title | Ishura, Vol. 5 PDF eBook |
Author | Keiso |
Publisher | Yen Press LLC |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 2023-12-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1975363086 |
Though speculation ran rampant, the fifth match of the Sixways Exhibition between Psianop the Inexhaustible Stagnation and Lucnoca the Winter was ultimately short-lived. The next legends to clash will be Mestelexil the Box of Desperate Knowledge and Zeljirga the Abyss Web. The first is an infinitely regenerating golem with a near-limitless arsenal of lethal weapons at his disposal. The other is a devious trickster whose dark webs extend from the battlefield to intelligence networks the world over, as befitting a member of Obsidian Eyes. The greatest body versus the greatest mind... And as the forces in the shadows continue to move, chaos looms patiently on the horizon...
Broken Arrow Boy
Title | Broken Arrow Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Moore |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780933849242 |
Adam Moore describes how he suffered a serious brain injury and recovered with medical help and family support.