Myths & Legends: The World's Most Enduring Myths and Legends Explored and Explained

by Neil Philip

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Integrates works of art and artifacts with text while examining fifty of the most popular myths and legends from cultures and civilizations around the world.

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This books is very thorough and looks at myths throughout history and covers all areas of the world, from the expected Greek and Roman myths to those of Australia and Polynesia. The images are beautiful and the author has done a great job of breaking down the myth itself, the imagery associated with it, and discussing the details found in the myth and depictions of it such as in paintings or pottery. The book would be good for all ages and as a teacher I would definitely use this in my classroom as a resource.
Everyone has heard of a myth or legend, and wondered what is the real story behind it. This book is the most amazing look at various myths. There were even some I hadn't heard of, so that aspect, for me, is exactly what I want in a book.
I love the layout of the book, complete with beautiful illustrations and photographs of relics.
A must have for any mythology lover, or even if you are just keen.
This beautifully illustrated collection of myths and legends is a great book for your library.
If you happen to be a Pagan it is a must. And if you are in a Coven it would be great for your story teller.
He even brings the Christian faith into it as a Myth comparing a lot of biblical text to Myths in many other cultures covering the same thing many years prior to the bible. It is a great book! You really need to check it out and it is on sale at Barnes and Noble :)

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Neil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet. He is married to the artist Emma Bradford, and lives in the Cotswolds, England. Neil loves words, poetry, and the art of storytelling in all its forms. Among his many books are A Fine Anger, Victorian Village Life, The Cinderella Story, The Penguin Book of English Folktales, Mythology (with Philip show more Wilkinson), The Great Mystery, War and the Pity of War, The New Oxford Book of Childrens Verse, The Tale of Sir Gawain, Horse Hooves & Chicken Feet, and The Adventures of Odysseus. Neil has contributed to numerous journals, including The Times, and Signal: Approaches to Childrens Books, and has also written for stage, screen, and radio. His work has won numerous awards and honours, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Society and the Literary Criticism Book Award of the Childrens Literature Association. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original title
Annotated Guides: Myths and Legends
Important places
Ancient Greece; Greece; Australia
Important events
Classical Antiquity
First words
It is in the nature of mankind to tell stories, and at the root of every human culture are the stories we call myths--stories of the creation of the world and of humankind, of the deeds of the gods and heroes, and of the end ... (show all)of time.

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
398.2Society, government, & cultureCustoms, etiquette & folkloreFolklore & FolktalesFolk literature
LCC
BL311 .P46Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionReligions. Mythology. RationalismReligions. Mythology. RationalismThe myth. Comparative mythology
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