The Dictionary of World Myth
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The Dictionary of World Myth is a scholarly, yet accessible ready reference to all of the places, figures & stories from all major mythological traditions. Entries are enhanced by over 200 reproductions of mythical figures & symbols as they appear on pottery, wall paintings, votive statuettes etc. Foreword Afterlife Ancestors Animals The Voyage of the Argonauts Buddhism Cargo cults Chaos Cosmology Creation Culture Hero The origin of death Dragon Flood myths Greek and Roman deities Hares and rabbits The labours of Herakles The origin of humanity Izanagi and Izanami Jaguar Lion The Olympians The curse of the House of Pelops The kings of Rome Sacred mountains Snakes and serpents Sun, moon and stars Titan Trickster The heroes of the Trojan War Underworlds The avatars of Vishnu The aspects of Wakan Tanka The consorts of Zeus Acknowledgments Bibliography Index of Themes Index of Supplementary Names
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The Dictionary of World Myth, Peter Bently, Roy Willis
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- Released
- 1995
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- (Hardcover),
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- Title
- The Dictionary of World Myth
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Peter Bently, Roy Willis
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0816033005
- ISBN13
- 9780816033003
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- The Dictionary of World Myth is a scholarly, yet accessible ready reference to all of the places, figures & stories from all major mythological traditions. Entries are enhanced by over 200 reproductions of mythical figures & symbols as they appear on pottery, wall paintings, votive statuettes etc. Foreword Afterlife Ancestors Animals The Voyage of the Argonauts Buddhism Cargo cults Chaos Cosmology Creation Culture Hero The origin of death Dragon Flood myths Greek and Roman deities Hares and rabbits The labours of Herakles The origin of humanity Izanagi and Izanami Jaguar Lion The Olympians The curse of the House of Pelops The kings of Rome Sacred mountains Snakes and serpents Sun, moon and stars Titan Trickster The heroes of the Trojan War Underworlds The avatars of Vishnu The aspects of Wakan Tanka The consorts of Zeus Acknowledgments Bibliography Index of Themes Index of Supplementary Names