Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends - Gift Edition by Frederick H. Martens; Richard Wilhelm; Lucrezia Botti
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Category: Mythology
Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and captivating plots.Although largely unknown in the West, the ...Show more
Secret Commonwealth of Elves Fauns ... by Robert Kirk; Marina Warner (Introduction by)
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Category: Mythology
Late in the seventeenth century, Robert Kirk, an Episcopalian minister in the Scottish Highlands, set out to collect his parishioners' many striking stories about elves, fairies, fauns, doppelgangers, wraiths, and other beings of, in Kirk's words, "a middle nature betwixt man and angel." For Kirk these ...Show more
Aesop's Fables - The Cruelty of the Gods by Carlo Gébler
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Category: Mythology
A witty, scatological illustrated version of the world's greatest collection of fables, allegedly written by a slave in the 5th century BC. A book for our times: as Gebler notes, Aesop has two subjects - the exercise of power and the experience of the powerless who endure life and all that it inflicts o ...Show more
Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People by Elias Lönnrot; Eino Friberg (translated by); Jukka Korpela (introduction)
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Category: Mythology
The great epic poem of Northern Europe, born deep in the heart of ancient Karelian forests Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland--the land of heroes--Kalevala is the soaring epic poem of the Finnish people. Born of an ancient tradition of folklore and song, Kalevala is a work rich in magic ...Show more
Gods and Goddesses (Greek Myths) - Macmillan Collectors Library HB by Jean Menzies (Editor)
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Category: Mythology | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
The stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are sprawling, dramatic and wonderfully strange; their lives intertwine with mortals and their behaviours fluctuate wildly from benevolent to violent, from didactic to fickle, from loving to enraged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a ser ...Show more
Olympia: The Birth of the Games by John Martino
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Category: Mythology
At Olympia, there is one amongst the Greeks who sees light where others only perceive darkness. One who sees that there is another way to settle conflict – with honour and courage. One who will set aflame a torch that will burn for thousands of years, down through the ages. In an epoch of chaos and stri ...Show more
A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural by DK
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Category: Mythology
Discover the spine-chilling history of ghosts and the supernatural across the world in this stunningly illustrated guide. A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from ...Show more
Penetration: Special Edition Updated - The Question of Extraterrestrial and Human Telepathy by Ingo Swann; Stanley Krippner (Introduction by); Janet Lee Mitchell (Introduction by); Thomas McNear (Afterword by)
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Category: Mythology
**UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIAL FOUND IN HAROLD SHERMAN'S ARCHIVES***Ingo Swann -- renowned psi researcher -- reveals a long-held secret series of experiences with a "deep black" agency whose apparent charter was simple: UFOs and extraterrestrials on the moon and worries about ET telepathic/mind control pow ...Show more
Tales of the Earth - Native North American Creation Mythology by David Leeming
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Category: Mythology
A revealing analysis of key themes in Native American origin myths--and their stark contrast with the exceptionalist values of the United States. Tales of the Earth is a comprehensive yet concise overview of Native American mythologies. After outlining theories of the origins of Native North America ...Show more
Northern Mythology: Tales From Norse, Sámi, Finnish & Baltic Traditions by Tim Rayborn
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Category: Mythology
Discover the complex mythology of the legendary Nordic people who inspired Hollywood films, epic novels, and more. Beautiful goddesses, fierce warriors, formidable beasts, and Ragnarok itself--these magical tales have enthralled audiences for centuries. This classic collection of tales offers fascina ...Show more
The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition by Robert Graves
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Category: Mythology
*The definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths*'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings. Presently, when Daedalus looked over his shoulder, he could no longer see Ica ...Show more
Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
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Category: Mythology | Series: Leather-Bound Classics Ser.
Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinchs--Clytie--Hero and LeanderXIV. Minerva and Arachne--NiobeXV. The Graeae and Gorgons--Perseus and Medusa--Atlas--AndromedaXVI. Monsters: Giants--Sphinx--Pegasus and Chimaera--Centaurs--Griffin--PygmiesXVII. The Golden Fleece--MedeaXVIII. Meleager and AtalantaXIX. H ...Show more