Gods of World Mythology
Title | Gods of World Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Don Nardo |
Publisher | Referencepoint Press Incorporated |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781678200831 |
Certain universal themes run throughout mythologies of the many and diverse peoples of the past. Each pantheon of deities has at least one creator god, for instance. Gods of justice, war, and love are also common. Gods of World Mythology explores some of the leading gods of the Greeks, Romans, Norse, Hindus, Chinese, Aztecs, and Igbo.
Gods and Goddesses
Title | Gods and Goddesses PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth M. Hallam |
Publisher | MacMillan Publishing Company |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
Provides information on the gods and goddesses of a wide range of cultures, from the ancient Sumerian to the modern Haitian.
Goddesses in World Mythology
Title | Goddesses in World Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Martha Ann |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Goddesses |
ISBN | 9780195091991 |
Covering 3,000 years of goddess worship, and offering unprecedented access to information on more than 11,000 goddesses, nymphs, demons, and deified women, this fascinating book explores hundreds of cultures the world over that have worshipped female divinities. 100 illustrations.
Gods and Heroes
Title | Gods and Heroes PDF eBook |
Author | Korwin Briggs |
Publisher | Workman Publishing |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2018-08-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1523503785 |
Meet the Original Superheroes. Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther...there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality. Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the world, this A-to-Z encyclopedia of mythology is a who's who of powerful gods and goddesses, warriors and kings, enchanted creatures and earthshaking giants whose stories have been passed down since the beginning of time—and are now given fresh life for a new generation of young readers. Plus, You'll Learn All About: Dragons: The Hydra, St. George's Dragon, and the Australian Rainbow Snake Giants: Grendel, Balor of the Evuil Eye, Polyphemus, and the Purusha with the thousand heads Monsters: Manticore, Sphinx, Minotaur, Thunderbird, and Echidne, mother of the Nemean lion that nearly killed Heracles Underworlds: Travel to Hades, Valhalla, and the Elysian Fields
Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters
Title | Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila Keenan |
Publisher | Orchard Books |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2003-11-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780439554978 |
A special reinforced library binding.
Gods of Creation in World Mythology
Title | Gods of Creation in World Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Don Nardo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Creation |
ISBN | 9781678202644 |
Every people and religion in human history has produced its own stories and legends about how the universe, world, and/or human race came to be. This book explores the fascinating creation myths of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Babylonians, Aztecs, Hindus, and Chinese.
A Dictionary of World Mythology
Title | A Dictionary of World Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Cotterell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Mythology |
ISBN | 0192177478 |