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Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942) Myths and Reality by Mircea Eliade (translated from French) (1963) Myths to Live By by Joseph Campbell (1972) The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell (1988) The White Goddess by Robert Graves (1948, expanded 1966) Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovsky (1950) (comparative mythology) Derivative works:
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Mar 4, 2020 · 2. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton. View Latest Price on Amazon. In this book, Edith Hamilton delves into the drama encompassing the wanders of Odysseus and the Trojan War. It’s filled with the dazzling takes of Cupid and Psyche, Jason, the legendary King Midas, and the Golden Fleece.
The Creation (c. 1896–1902), painting by James Tissot [1] A creation myth or cosmogonic myth is a type of cosmogony, [2] a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it. [3] [4] [5] While in popular usage the term myth often refers to false or fanciful stories, members of cultures often ascribe varying ...
The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Most stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly ...
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities of deities ...
In the Beginning. : Virginia Hamilton. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1988 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 161 pages. A thought-provoking collection of twenty-five stories that reflect the wonder and glory of the origins of the world and humankind. With commentary by the author. "A must for mythology shelves."--. Booklist.
