Myths and Legends

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Tao Tao LiuIllustration(s): 101 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimens...

Introduces modern readers to Egyptian mythology, including their views on the origins of life, creation of the world, and the reign of gods and the...

DescriptionTo access the power of crystals, you must know their stories. Crystal Lore, Legends & Myths presents these fascinating histories and leg...

The Zulu War and Rorkes Drift in particular are a highly popular subject area. The Defence of Rorkes Drift is one of the most celebrated British fe...

This beautifully illustrated volume contains 12 of the best Japanese folk tales, presented in both English and Japanese. The Japanese versions of e...

A collection of thrilling Norse tales of war and love, magic and destiny by renowned storyteller Isabel Wyatt. Includes the epic sagas The Saga of ...

Get ready to travel through time with 21 dazzling stories of daring and deceit, reward and punishment. Meet gods and goddesses, serpents, coyotes, ...

Across all cultures and spanning centuries, superstitions rooted in cultural legends and myths have formed and influenced daily life. Superstitions...

Reducere. Tales of intrigue in this book include unusual unsolved crimes, unidentified flying objects, spine-tingling ghost stories, well-documented sea crea...

Reducere. From the Anasazi cliff dwellings to tales of Buffalo Bill's bravado, and from an unsolved bank robbery in Denver to the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey,...

Reducere. Texas Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Texas's history. Each episode included in the book is a story ...

Reducere. DescriptionTales of intrigue in this book include unusual unsolved crimes, legends of lost treasure, spine-tingling ghost stories, well-documented ...

Reducere. DescriptionNorth Carolina Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in North Carolina s history. Each episode inc...

Author G.W. Mullins follows up his highly successful Walking With Spirits book release with a second volume. Volume two features new stories of the...

Reducere. Arizona Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Arizona s history, like the story of Pearl Hart or the ghost...

Reducere. Step into the Fantastical Realm of Norse Gods, Heroes, and Mighty Vikings Are you fascinated with the legends of Norse Gods, and want to find out m...

Reducere. From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D.B. Cooper to persistent rumors of bigfoot, this selection of thirteen stories from Oregon's past ex...

Reducere. Georgia Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Georgia's history. Each episode included in the book is a st...

Take a Walk on the Dark Side is the ultimate book for today's rock and roll fan: a fascinating compendium of facts, fictions, prophecies, premoniti...

Reducere. DescriptionBefore the time of books, computers, tablets and recording devices, the history of many cultures was passed down, from person to person,...

Reducere. DescriptionAward-winning editor Paula Guran presents a diverse reprint anthology collecting classic myths and legends, retold by today's top fantas...

Reducere. As the droplets from Niflheim mixed with the fiery depths of Muspelheim, a phenomenon occurred.... Exploring Norse Mythology - The Myths, Sagas & L...

Reducere. Part of our new and growing Myths, Mysteries and Legends series, Myths, Mysteries and Legends of New Mexico explores unusual phenomena, strange eve...

Reducere. Dagda swept his fingers across the strings of the harp, and a beautiful melody started to play. It was the music of grief that had the Fomorians st...

Reducere. The Norse god Odin was a relentless seeker of knowledge and wisdom, willing to sacrifice almost anything for this pursuit.Odin's hunger for wisdom ...

Reducere. Drama, death, glory and love flowed through the blood of the Egyptians under the watchful eyes of their Gods & Goddesses... Ancient Egypt was one o...

Reducere. Chaos was the origin of everything, the beginning of time. From Chaos sprang forth three primordial deities, Gaea, Tartarus & Eros...Ancient Greece...

From the mystery of a U.S. Senator's death (was he kept on ice until after the election?) to a haunting of the Governor's mansion, this selection o...

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a vibrant lit...

Reducere. Perched on the edge of The Great Barrier Reef, the city of Mackay is often thought of as being a sweet, peaceful little place that is the perfect p...

Reducere. Find stories of magic and witches, sailors, pirates and shipwrecks and more in this book filled with folks with great stories and interesting lives...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this collection of almost sixty tales, Indians themselves--Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles, and others--tell us ab...

Reducere. DescriptionBefore the time of books, computers, tablets and recording devices, the history of many cultures was passed down, from person to person,...

Reducere. Is it possible that the woman who raised Abraham Lincoln was actually his half-sister, and that the man he knew as his grandfather had conducted a ...

Reducere. Originally released in 1888, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii is a stirring account of Hawaii's most culturally significant stories presented by Kin...

Reducere. As a contributor to the literature and science of Freemasonry, Albert Gallatin Mackey was rightly considered one of the greatest American Masonic h...

Reducere. The Norse God Odin was a relentless seeker of knowledge and wisdom, willing to sacrifice almost anything for this pursuit.Odin's hunger for wisdom ...

Reducere. This is a collection of Alaska Native folklore and mythology. All the various regions and tribal groups are represented in this collection. The col...

DescriptionThe various regions of the Philippines are rich sources of Philippine folklore, which includes myths, legends, epics, tales, folk saying...

Reducere. DescriptionNew England Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, M...

Norse MythologyA mesmerizing tale revolving around the mysterious and profound Norse folklore and the beguiling lifestyle of the legendary Vikings....

Reducere. Explore Captivating Cherokee MythsIn Cherokee myth-as in other Indigenous American traditions-the whole of creation is alive and able to communicat...

A fascinating guide to the international bestselling Discworld series and the award-winning The Wee Free Men--soon to be a major motion picture Bef...

Reducere. DescriptionThe first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories--from myths and fairy tales to jokesCaptured centaurs...

Reducere. The blue-skinned old woman who made the mountains. Finfolk, selkies and the Makers of Dreams. Within these pages are the little-known stories of Sc...

Today, we may encounter the legacy of ancient Roman myths before we encounter the stories themselves, whether this is in day-to-day speech, the art...

Practiced today by more than 500 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from India between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. Illustrated with 120 ph...

Reducere. This book is about the real Old West. The research presented here comes from what I've found during my more than forty-five years of researching Am...

Illustrated with 180 colour and black-&-white photographs, artworks and maps, Norse Myths is an exciting, engaging and highly informative explorati...

Reducere. Native American Mythology began long before the European settlers arrived on North American soil. The most popular of these myths usually are the o...

Reducere. The sagas of the ancient Narts are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the W...

Reducere. Traditional stories and myths from the Native Americans.

The formative stories of cultures across the globe and throughout the ancient world are opened up to curious kids in this encyclopedia of myth and ...

Reducere. Do you know that the Sumerians believed that: The moon was actually a god child conceived unintentionally by the God Enlil and a maid?Or that human...

Reducere. Do you know that the Mayans believed that the Earth was flat with four poles supporting the sky? Or that the Inca Emperors were thought to be the d...

Reducere. QUÉ SERÍA DE NOSOTROS SIN LA LUNA? CÓMO INFLUYE EN LAS MAREAS, Y EN NUESTROS SENTIMIENTOS? UN ENSAYO INSPIRADOR A MEDIO CAMINO ENTRE LA CIENCIA, LA...

Reducere. Did you know that the Caucasus region is home to a variety of myths and legends, some ancient, some medieval, and all influenced in some way by int...

Reducere. Have you ever encountered a noblewoman who was so beautiful that every time she walked by a body of water, the divine being who lived there kidnapp...

Reducere. Did you know that ancient Hindu texts comprise some of the greatest and most extensive collections of myths in the entire world?The Hindu epic poem...

DescriptionEncounter mythical heroes, mighty eagles and terrifying dragons in this lavishly illustrated adaptation of the classic Finnish epic. Thi...

Reducere. Standing astride the British landscape, looms the giant blue form of the Cailleach. Whether she is seen as a benevolent earth-shaping giantess, har...

Reducere. Have you ever seen the Thunderbird? You probably wouldn't have because it's discussed only in myths. According to legends, the Thunderbird are larg...

Reducere. Explore the fabled myths and epic legends of the vast and vibrant Marvel Universe. Visit the dawn of time to witness the birth of the Celestials an...

Reducere. Originally released in 1888, The Legends and Myths of Hawaii is a stirring account of Hawaii's most culturally significant stories presented by Kin...

Reducere. The ancient Israelites believed things that the writers of the Bible wanted them to forget: myths and legends from a pre-biblical world that the ne...

Reducere. Oral traditions and myths have long been an integral part of Native American cosmology. Not only have they been - and continue to be - an essential...

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Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Dagda swept his fingers across the strings of the harp, and a beautiful melody started to play. It was the music of grief that had the Fomorians st...

Reducere. Chaos was the origin of everything, the beginning of time. From Chaos sprang forth three primordial deities, Gaea, Tartarus & Eros...Ancient Greece...