Gods And Heroes
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Gods And Heroes
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Author : Korwin Briggs
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-08-21
Gods And Heroes written by Korwin Briggs and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-21 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
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
Deeds Of Gods And Heroes
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Author : David Creighton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Deeds Of Gods And Heroes written by David Creighton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Mythology categories.
Examines the mythologies of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Babylon, Troy, North America and Scandinavia.
Gods And Heroes Of Ancient Greece
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Author : Gustav Schwab
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 2011-09-14
Gods And Heroes Of Ancient Greece written by Gustav Schwab and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-14 with Fiction categories.
From fire-stealing Prometheus to scene-stealing Helen of Troy, from Jason and his golden fleece to Oedipus and his mother, this collection of classic tales from Greek mythology demonstrates the inexhaustible vitality of a timeless cultural legacy. These stories of heroes and powerful gods and goddesses are set forth simply and movingly, in language that retains the power and drama of the original works by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Homer. Introduction by Werner Jaeger With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Gods And Heroes In Art
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Author : Lucia Impelluso
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2003
Gods And Heroes In Art written by Lucia Impelluso and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Mythology, Classical categories.
A classical guide to the role both Greek and Roman mythology played in European art during the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical ages. Includes more than four hundred illustrations.
Gods And Heroes
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Author : Michael Foss
language : en
Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Release Date : 1995
Gods And Heroes written by Michael Foss and has been published by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Religion categories.
Greek Gods And Heroes
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Author : Sylvie Baussier
language : en
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
Release Date : 2018-07-25
Greek Gods And Heroes written by Sylvie Baussier and has been published by Wide Eyed Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-25 with categories.
Each Top 40 Famous title introduces readers to a fascinating non-fiction subject through its 40 most famous people or groups. In this fun title, 40 gods, goddesses, heroes and heroines of Greek Mythology are waiting to be discovered, including Gaia, Zeus, Prometheus, Pandora, Athena, Antigone, Orpheus, Helen and Achilles. Each portrait includes the person's genealogy, allies and enemies, history and the myths associated with them.
Norse Mythology Legends Of Gods And Heroes
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Author : Peter Andreas Munch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Norse Mythology Legends Of Gods And Heroes written by Peter Andreas Munch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Legends, Norse categories.
Gods Heroes And Men Of Ancient Greece
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Author : W. H. D. Rouse
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2001-03-01
Gods Heroes And Men Of Ancient Greece written by W. H. D. Rouse and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-01 with Social Science categories.
The Adventures that Shaped the Western World First published in 1934, Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece has become one of the most popular, enduring--and captivating--retellings of the ancient myths for modern readers. Recognizing the sheer entertainment value of these timeless adventures, world renowned classical scholar W.H.D. Rouse delighted his students at the Perse School in Cambridge, England, with a conversational style and childlike wonder that made the legends come alive--a rare storytelling gift that continues to engage young and old alike. Many of the characters in this book are familiar to us--Helen of Troy, Icarus, Zeus, Athena, to name just a few--but rarely have their stories of war and adventure, bravery and romance, been so simply and thrillingly told. From the strong-arm heroics of Heracles, to the trickery of the Trojan Horse, from the seductions of Circe the sorceress, to the terrors of the Cyclops and Minotaur, these legends have outlived the culture that bore them. But while the ancient Greeks may be long gone, their fables and morals, their heroes and heroines, live on today…
Norse Mythology
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Author : John Lindow
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-10-17
Norse Mythology written by John Lindow and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-17 with Fiction categories.
Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland and outlines the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world. The book begins with an Introduction that helps put Scandinavian mythology in place in history, followed by a chapter that explains the meaning of mythic time, and a third section that presents in-depth explanations of each mythological term. These fascinating entries identify particular deities and giants, as well as the places where they dwell and the varied and wily means by which they forge their existence and battle one another. We meet Thor, one of the most powerful gods, who specializes in killing giants using a hammer made for him by dwarfs, not to mention myriad trolls, ogres, humans and strange animals. We learn of the ongoing struggle between the gods, who create the cosmos, and the jötnar, or giants, who aim to destroy it. In the enchanted world where this mythology takes place, we encounter turbulent rivers, majestic mountains, dense forests, storms, fierce winters, eagles, ravens, salmon and snakes in a landscape closely resembling Scandinavia. Beings travel on ships and on horseback; they eat slaughtered meat and drink mead. Spanning from the inception of the universe and the birth of human beings to the universe's destruction and the mythic future, these sparkling tales of creation and destruction, death and rebirth, gods and heroes will entertain readers and offer insight into the relationship between Scandinavian myth, history, and culture.
Greek Mythology
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Author : Robert Garland
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2020-12-28
Greek Mythology written by Robert Garland and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-28 with Social Science categories.
Greek mythology isn’t the equivalent of the Bible or the Qur’an. There is no standardized version of any myth. Myths aren’t sacred. Whether you happen to be Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides or any other Greek, or even you or me, every myth is yours to tell and interpret any way you like. Just to give one example. An oracle has decreed that Oedipus will kill his father and marry his mother. In Homer’s version, Oedipus carries on ruling in Thebes when he discovers he has fulfilled the oracle, whereas in the version that Sophocles gives us in his play Oedipus the King, Oedipus blinds himself and goes into voluntary exile. That said, certain details are unalterable. Oedipus has to be ignorant of the fact that the man whom he kills is his father and that the woman whom he marries is his mother, he has to fulfill the awful prophecy of the oracle, and he has to come to a realization of what he has done afterwards. But everything else is pretty much up for grabs. Greek mythology is very much alive and well in the contemporary world. There are many narrative versions of the myths currently available, but this book will do something very different: it will give the characters the chance to tell their stories in their own words. In so doing, it will give both gods and humans the opportunity to reflect upon their life stories and, in places, justify their actions. In this way they will come across as real people, just as they are, say, in the plays of the dramatists.