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Achilles the Hero - Epic and Legendary Leaders by Eirene Allen (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
The story of Achilles up to the fall of Troy, a legendary warrior, a hero in history, a leader whose influence lives on in the mythologies of antiquity. With a new introduction, this life of the warrior leader Achilles focuses on the ten-year siege of Troy, but also gathers accounts of the early lif ...Show more
Arthurian Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Many medieval writers, especially from France and Wales, wrote stories about the great British leader that was King Arthur. Legends, folklore and myths from this period come together to paint a picture of who he was. Some describe him as a great warrior, defending Britain from its enemies, while others ...Show more
Egyptian Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
The Myths of Ancient Egypt are tied intimately to the presence and natural rhythms of the Nile. With their animalistic mythology, the Egyptians explained the effects of famine, harvest, floods and death by creating a pantheon of gods that still holds our fascination today. This new book of classic tales ...Show more
Hannibal of Carthage by Lindsay Powell (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (General Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
With a new introduction, comes the story of Hannibal, often regarded as a successor to the mantle of Alexander the Great, at a time when Carthage, in North Africa, and Rome were rivals for land and power across the Mediterranean sea. A masterful tactician, a resourceful planner and courageous general, H ...Show more
Japanese Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Japan's mythology is alive with gods, spirits and monsters. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the island of Japan, and the heavenly status of the long line of emperors. The warrior class of the imperial court, and the natural spirits of the countryside repr ...Show more
Myths of Babylon by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: History | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Babylonian myths, inherited in Mesopotamia from Sumeria, influenced by the ancient Assyrians represent a pinnacle of human achievement in the period around 1800 BC. Here we find humankind battling with the elements in their Flood myth, a grim creation story and the great Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the ea ...Show more
Native American Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
The Algonquins, Iroquois, the legend of Hiawatha and The Last of the Mohicans - the tribes of North America and their folk tales are deeply fascinating because they are unique amongst the mythologies of the world. The tribes were isolated from outside influence for thousands of years and developed a fru ...Show more
Norse Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
The Vikings and their norse gods fought a constant battle with nature. Their landscape, with its stark mountains and long nights created a particularly rough mythology, with profound contrasts and unforgettable heroes: Odin, Thor and Loki are just some of the familiar characters that maintain an influen ...Show more
Scottish Myths by Jake Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Much of Scottish mythology was imported by settlers arriving from across the Irish Sea, and so Scottish mythology in large part shares its characters and tales with the mythology of Ireland, from the Ulster Cycle featuring Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, and the great hero Cúchulainn, to the advent ...Show more
Viking Folktales (PB) by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods: treasured tales from Hans Christian A ...Show more
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