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Mythology
Title:
Mythology
Author:
Philip, Neil.
Personal Author:
ISBN:
9780756660369
Edition:
Revised edition.
Physical Description:
71 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Series:
Eyewitness books

DK eyewitness books.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
What is mythology? -- Creation of the world -- The Cosmos -- Sun and Moon -- Making Humankind -- Supreme beings -- Floods and Storms -- The elements -- The Natural World -- Fertility and birth -- Children and Gods -- Ancestor worship -- Evil forces -- Superheroes -- Divine weapons -- Gods of War -- Cantacting the spirits -- Love, fortune, and happiness -- Tricksters -- Animal idols -- Mythical beasts -- Painting the story -- Universal creatures -- Death and the Underworld -- Sacred sites -- End of the world -- Did you know? -- Mythical meanings -- Find out More -- Glossary -- Index.
Abstract:
Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world.
Summary:
Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world.
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