Ancient Greeks: West and East by Gocha R. Tsetskhladze

A Short Guide to Classical Mythology

A brief advisor to Classical Mythology is a concise, effortless, quickly reference for common readers, scholars and lecturers. Kirkwood's therapy of the characters, settings and tales of old mythology emphasizes their value in Western literature. The entries are ordered alphabetically, range in size based on their value and comprise daring and italic typefaces to attract the reader's cognizance to big phrases and move references.

Mythology of King Arthur and His Knights

Out of darkish and violent centuries, legends of an outstanding chief arose. King Arthur turned the most well-known figures in British literature. throughout the darkish a while, Britain used to be with no king and the land used to be divided. loss of life and destruction reigned over the land as power-hungry overlords armed themselves and fought opposed to their fellow countrymen.

Myth : a very short introduction

This paintings isn't approximately myths, yet approximately techniques to fable, from the entire significant disciplines, together with technological know-how, faith philosophy, literature, and psychology. The destiny of the preternaturally attractive Adonis is among the major fables upon which Segal focuses. summary: This paintings isn't approximately myths, yet approximately methods to delusion, from all the significant disciplines, together with technology, faith philosophy, literature, and psychology.

The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits: An Encyclopedia of Mononoke and Magic

In Japan, it's acknowledged that there are eight million kami. those spirits surround all types of supernatural creature; from malign to substantial, demonic to divine, and every little thing in among. so much of them appear unusual and scary—even evil—from a human viewpoint. they're identified via myriad names: bakemono, chimimoryo, mamono, mononoke, obake, oni, and yokai.