Doubleday, Random House Inc., 2008, 384 p. eISBN: — 978-0-385-52543-5. This novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Draupadi's (Panchaali's) viewpoint she is upright, resilient, and courageous - she was born of fire, married all five of the famously heroic Pandava brothers, endured a long exile in the wilderness and was the reason of a catastrophic war...
Aşgabat: Miras, 2004. — 176 s. Legends about the castles of Turkmenistan. In Turkmen language. Türkmen galalary hakyndaky rowaýatlar kitaby bu gün toparymyzda ilkinji gezek goýulýar . Ýygyndy Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Türkmenistan Milli golýazmalar institutynyň golýazmalar hazynasynda saklanýan birnäçe çeşmeler esasynda taýýar edildi. Türkmen galalary hakyndaky rowaýatlar medeni we...
Bilbao: Euskerazaleak, 1980. — 110 p. Beobide H. L. (ed.) Stories of Basque writers, part 1 (in Basque) Azkue, Barandiaran, Estonba eta beste euskal-ipuin batzailleai zor dautsegu ipuin-sorta au. Aurkibidea: Iru estudiante. Arrieta'ko mandazaiña. Alkate bat zeruko atean. lenengo aeroplanoa, etc.
Pokhuria: Santal Mission Press, 1891. — 128 p. Campbell E. Tales of the Santali People (In English) The magic lamp. The two brothers, Jhorea and Jhore. The boy and his stepmother. The story of Kara and Guja. The king and his inquisitive queen. The story of Bitaram. The story of Sit and Bosont. The story of a tiger. Story of a lizard, a tiger, and a lame man. The story of a...
Dover Publications, 1992. — 480 p. — ISBN: 978-0486270456. The most popular myths and legends of Japanese culture are charmingly retold in English in this handsomely illustrated book. Here are myths of gods, heroes and warriors; legends of Buddha, and of the goddess Benten and the god Daikoku; tales of the sea and of Mount Fuji; accounts of superstitions and supernatural...
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1912. — 432 p. With 32 full page illustrations, chapters include: The Period of the Gods; Heroes and Warriors; The Bamboo-cutter and the Moon-maiden; Buddha Legends; Jizo, the God of Children; Legend in Japanese Art; The Star Lovers and the Robe of Feathers; Legends of Mount Fuji; Yuki-onna, the Lady of the Snow; Kwannon and Benten. Daikoku,...
Routledge Press, 2002. — 581 p. — ISBN: 0415260418. Who's Who in Classical Mythology is the most complete and detailed reference book of its kind. It offers scholarly, yet accessible accounts of those mythological tales surrounding such gods as Apollo, Zeus, Athena and Dionysus, and mortals such as Achilles, Odysseus, Jason, Aeneas, Romulus and Remus and Tarquin. It contains...
Nuuk, Greenland: Atuagkat & Compagniet, 1994. — 150 p. Bog med myter og malerier af grønland skrevet på grønlandsk, dansk og engelsk. Book of myths and paintings of Greenland written in Greenlandic, Danish, and English.
Hídfő Baráti Köre Kiadása, San Francisco, 1978. — 522 p. Candra Kabosh. Hungarian mythology (in Hungarian) Tartalom. Ipolyi és Csengery. Az őshaza és atyafi-népek. Az Őshaza első hitregéi. A két ugor (Vogul, finn) hitrege szövege szerint. A két ős hitrege egybevetése. A vogul Teremtés-monda átmeneti változatai. A magyar nép élő teremtési hagyományai. Túrán és a Szkithák...
The book of romance, published in 1902 by Longmans, London, 91 p. Here are the best-loved legends of the Round Table, recounted by one of the world's great storytellers: how the young Arthur pulled the sword from the stone to become king, how he acquired the sword Excalibur, the beginnings of the Round Table, the passing of Merlin, and many more. 28 black-and-white...
First published in 1956 by Geoffrey Bles Ltd. London. 320 p. From the oeuvre of beloved and prolific author C.S.Lewis this is a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche and has been described by the author as " far and away my best book". This was his last novel written with his wife Joy Davidman.
José Luis Muñoyerro, 1963. — 386 p. Aunque el folclore vasco participa de las características de las narraciones tradicionales de otras culturas, presenta unos personajes, situaciones y escenarios que se hunden en sus propias raíces culturales y lingüísticas. Sus mitos, a menudo asociados a la toponimia, nos llevan por los montes, ríos y grutas de su hermosa geografía. En este...
The three Polish legends (in PowerPoint version). The legend of Cracow Dragon. The legend of the White Polish Eagle. The legend of Janosik - The Polish Robin Hood.
London: George Allen, 1895. — 195 p. The Birth-time Of The Gods. The Sun-goddess. The Heavenly Messengers. Prince Ruddy-plenty. The Palace Of The Ocean-bed. Autumn And Spring. The Star-lovers. The Island Of Eternal Youth. Rai-taro, The Son Of The Thunder-god. The Souls Of The Children. The Moon-maiden. The Great Fir Tree Of Takasago. The Willow Of Mukochima. The Child Of The...
London: George Allen, 1895. — 195 p. The Birth-time Of The Gods. The Sun-goddess. The Heavenly Messengers. Prince Ruddy-plenty. The Palace Of The Ocean-bed. Autumn And Spring. The Star-lovers. The Island Of Eternal Youth. Rai-taro, The Son Of The Thunder-god. The Souls Of The Children. The Moon-maiden. The Great Fir Tree Of Takasago. The Willow Of Mukochima. The Child Of The...
Sagas and myths of Austria. Nach Bundesländern sind die über 200 ausgewählten „Sagen aus Österreich in dem umfangreichen Lesebuch angeordnet. Die gelungene Auswahl aus dem österreichischen Sagenschatz spricht für sich selbst und bedarf daher keiner Einleitung, sondern nur dem übersichtlichen Inhaltsverzeichnis. Leicht folgt der Leser den bildhaften und eindrucksvollen...
Benchmark Books, 2010. — 96 p. — (Myths of the World). — ISBN: 978-0-7614-4640-8 1. Every ancient culture had its myths. These timeless tales of gods and heroes give us a window into the beliefs, values, and practices of people who lived long ago. They can make us think about the Big questions that have confronted humankind down through the ages: questions about human nature,...
Benchmark Books, 2010. — 96 p. — (Myths of the World). What makes a story a myth? Unlike a narrative written by a particular author, a myth is a traditional story that has been handed down from generation to generation, first orally and later in written form. Nearly all myths tell the deeds of gods, goddesses, and other divine beings. These age-old tales were once widely...
Trivandrum, Kerala: Sayahna Foundation, 2013. — 1166 p. Shankunni Kottaradil. Garland of Legends: Legends and Myths of the Kerala People (in Malayalam) Kottarathil Sankunni is a well-known author of Malayalam literature. He made huge contributions in both poetry and prose. He started compiling the legends of Kerala in 1909 and completed the work in eight volumes over a quarter...
First published in 1954 by Bowes & Bowes Publishers Limited, Cambridge, England. Tales of Norse mythology selected and translated ( from Icelandic) by Jean I. Young, this collection has the stories and myths of the North Germanic people, drawn from various sources and originally compiled in the 13th century.
Penguin Books Ltd, 2007. Norse mythology is the body of mythology of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology, Norse mythology consists of tales of various deities, beings, and heroes derived from...
DK Publishing, 2020. — 240 p. From lightning-wielding Zeus, the supreme Greek god, to protective Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of love - heroes, gods, and monsters are brought to life in these retellings of myths from around the world.
Έκδοση: Η ΑΘΗΝΑ, 1990. — 92 σελ. Το παρόν βιβλίο «Ελληνική Μυθολογία» είναι μια πρότυπη εργασία του Αδαμάντιου (Μάκη) Γ. Κρασανάκη, που στηρίζεται σε αυθεντικές και μόνο πηγές, σε αρχαίους συγγραφείς, καθώς και σε αναγνωρισμένους σύγχρονους ειδικούς, Έλληνες και ξένους, των οποίων τα ονόματα αναφέρονται εκεί που αναφέρονται και τα λεγόμενά τους εντός του βιβλίου. Από την...
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