Don't know much about mythology : everything you need to know about the greatest stories in human history but never learned

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Don't know much about mythology : everything you need to know about the greatest stories in human history but never learned

Title remainder

everything you need to know about the greatest stories in human history but never learned

Statement of responsibility

Kenneth C. Davis

Creator

• Davis, Kenneth C

Subject

• Mythologie
• Mythologie
• Mythology
• Mythology

Language

eng

Summary

Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered such questions by crafting imaginative stories that have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In his irreverent a question-and-answer style, Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. He tackles Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh, the first hero in world mythology; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha. Ever familiar and instructive, Davis shows why the ancient tales of gods and heroes--from Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, from ancient Rome to the icy land of the Norse--continue to speak to us today, in our movies, art, language, and music.--From publisher description

Cataloging source

BKL

Dewey number

201/.3

Index

index present

LC call number

BL312

LC item number

.D37 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography