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_aBL 311 _b.R63 1999 |
| 100 | 1 | _aRosenberg, Donna. | |
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_aWorld mythology : _ban anthology of the great myths and epics / _cDonna Rosenberg. |
| 250 | _a3rd ed. | ||
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_aLincolnwood, Ill. : _bNTC Pub. Group, _cc1999. |
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_axxi, 722 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 691-707) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aTHE MIDDLE EAST -- Babylonia: The Enuma elish -- Egypt: Osiris, Iris, 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 o 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) | |
| 505 | 0 | _a-- 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 andThrown-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) -- Index of Characters with Pronunciation Guide. | |
| 520 | _aEach myth is told in clear, vivid prose that retains the major plot, characterization and style of the original and preserves its appeal as fine literature. An introduction supplements each myth with historical background and literary analysis, while questions following each myth prompt response and analysis. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aMythology. | |
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