Mythology: World Myths, Gods, Heroes, Creatures, Mythical Places (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES)

356 Pages·2007·82.82 MB·English

by  Philip Wilkinson

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Philip Wilkinson has more than 50 titles to
Pages 12–31
his credit in the fields of history, mythology,
THE CLASSICAL WORLD
and the arts, including DK’s Illustrated
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Dictionaries of Mythology and Religions
EUROPE
andA Celebration of Customs and Rituals t
Pages 96–135
of the World, which was adopted and Timeless tales h ASIA
endorsed by the United Nations. All the major myths – from
Pages 136–189
epics of love, adventure
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and heroism, to creation THE AMERICAS
Neil Philip is the author of many books stories – vividly retold and
Gods and monsters beautifully illustrated. Pages 190–221
on folklore and mythology. Among his l
A complete who’s who of the key mythological AFRICA
books for DK are The Illustrated Book of characters in all myth-making cultures. o
Pages 222–243
Myths, Eyewitness Mythology, and Myths &
oceania
LegendsExplained. His other publications g
Pages 244–263
include The Great Mystery: Myths of
WHO’S WHO IN MYTHOLOGY
Native America, The Cinderella Story, The y
Pages 264–343
Penguin Book of English Folktales, and
Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet: Mexican
Folktales, which won the Aesop Prize of
the American Folklore Society.
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World stories N I
other eyewitness companions P
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architecture •Art •astroLOGY •astronomy and Roman mythology and the Discover the themes and L
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as pan gu slept, his body
became the mountains
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and his blood, the rivers.
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never seen again.
Irish myth: The Voyage of Bran

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