World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics: An Anthology of the Great Myths and EpicsWorld Mythology is a compilation of over 50 great myths and epics. Your students will gain an appreciation and understanding of ancient and modern cultures through myths and epics from the Middle East, Greece and Rome, the Far East and Pacific islands, the British Isles, Northern Europe, Africa, and the Americas. An introduction and historical background supplement each myth. Questions at the end of each selection prompt analysis and response. |
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Achilles Aeetes Aeneas asked Bakaridjan Balder battle beautiful became behavior Beowulf Bharata blood body bold-hearted brother Brunhild Colchis courage created culture dark daughter death deeds earth Enkidu epic Esfandyar evil exclaimed eyes Fafnir father fear fertility fight flames Fleece Fomorians forest gave Gawain giant gifts Gilgamesh give goddess gods gold golden Greeks Grendel's Gudrun Guinevere Gunnar heart flooded heavens Hector Hellas Heracles hero honor Hrothgar human Iolcus Jason kill King Arthur king's kingdom knights Lakshmana land live Loki lord Maui Medea mighty Monzon Mordred mortals mother mountain myth Obatala Odin Odosha Olorun once pass Pelias Queen Guinevere Quetzalcoatl Rakshasas Rama Rama's Ravana replied reveal Segu serpent shield shining Sigurd Sir Lancelot Sita skill spear spoke strength surging sea-swell sword Telepinu tell Tezcatlipoca treasure tree Trojans Troy Túatha Dé walked war-comrades warriors wife wind woman words Zeus