Mythology
New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, [2013]
Format: Book
Description: xii, 482 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 22 cm
A retelling of Greek, Roman and Norse myths.
Contents:
The Gods, the creation, and the earliest heroes. The Gods ; The two great Gods of Earth ; How the world and mankind were created ; The earliest heroes -- Stories of love and adventure. Cupid and Psyche ; Eight brief tales of lovers ; The quest of the Golden Fleece ; Four great adventures -- The great heroes before the Trojan War. Perseus ; Theseus ; Hercules ; Atalanta -- The heroes of the Trojan War. The Trojan War ; The fall of Troy ; The adventures of Odysseus ; The adventures of Aeneas -- The great families of mythology. The house of Atreus ; The royal house of Thebes ; The royal house of Athens -- The less important myths. Midas -- and others ; Brief myths arranged alphabetically -- The mythology of the Norsemen. Introduction to Norse mythology -- Genealogical tables.
ISBN:
9780316223331
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
RELIGION Ancient Ham | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/28/2024) |
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Includes index.
"Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, 1942"--Title page verso.
"Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, 1942"--Title page verso.