World Mythology An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics

Name: World Mythology An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics
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ISBN: 9780844259666

ISBN-10: 0844259667

ISBN-13: 9780844259666

Edition: 3rd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Donna G. Rosenberg

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World Mythology is a compilation of over 50 great myths and epics. Your students will gain an appreciation and understanding of ancient and modern cultures through myths and epics from the Middle East, Greece and Rome, the Far East and Pacific islands, the British Isles, Northern Europe, Africa, and the Americas. An introduction and historical background supplement each myth. Questions at the end of each selection prompt analysis and response.

Book details

List price: $75.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 2/12/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 752
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.310
Language: English



Preface


Introduction


The Middle East


Babylonia


The Enuma elish


Egypt


Osiris, Isis, and Horus


Hittite


Telepinu


Sumer/Babylonia


Gilgamesh


Persia


Esfandyar, the Prince Who Would Be King


Greece and Rome


Greece


The Creation of the Titans and the Gods


The Ages of Man


Demeter and Persephone


The Labors and Death of Heracles


The Iliad


Jason and the Golden Fleece


Medea


Rome


Pyramus and Thisbe


The Aeneid


The Far East and the Pacific Islands


India


The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe


The Ramayana


China


The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings


Chi Li Slays the Serpent


Japan


Amaterasu


Kotan Utunnai (Ainu)


New Zealand


The Creation Cycle (Polynesia/Maori)


Hawaii


The Taming of the Sun (Polynesia/Hawaii)


The British Isles


Ireland/Scotland


The Ages of the World


Dagda the Good


England/Scandinavia


Beowulf


England/France


King Arthur


Northern Europe


The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe


The Death of Balder


The Theft of Thor's Hammer


Sigurd the Volsung


Africa


Nigeria


The Creation of the Universe and Ife (Yoruba)


Zaire


The Origin of Life and Fire (Boshongo/Bakuba)


Benin


The Quarrel Between Sagbata and Sogbo (Fon)


Ghana


Gassire's Lute (Soninke)


Mali


Bakaridjan Kone (Segu)


The Americas


Bolivia


The Creation (Tiahuanaco/Aymara)


Peru


The Children of the Sun (Inca)


Venezuela


Wanadi the Creator (Yekuhana)


Guatemala


The Creation (Maya)


Mexico


The Creation Cycle (Toltec/Aztec)


Quetzalcoatl (Toltec/Aztec)


United States


The Emergence (Navajo)


Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away (Crow)


United States/Canada


The Woman Who Fell from the Sky (Iroquois/Huron)


Raven and the Sources of Light (Haida/Tsimshian/Tlingit)


Sedna (Inuit)


Canada


Caught by a Hair-String (Micmac)


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index of Characters with Pronunciation Guide