Mythology 101 from Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology
Sears, Kathleen
Mythology 101 from Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology - New York Adams Media 2014 - 288p
includes index and biblioraphy
Defining a Myth...........9
The Greek storytellers..........13
Roman Mythmakers ...........21
Chaos, Prometheus, and The birth of Man ...............25
The ordered universe, sun, moon, and dawn ..........29
Pandora`s Bos...........32
Gaia and Pontus........34
Cyclopes and the Hundred-handed ones ............38
Myths in Literature ..........40
The titans and titanesses ............44
The giants...........47
Typhon.........49
Cronus and the birth of Zeus .............52
Zeus versus cronus: The battle with the Titans ...............54
Mount Olympus and Mythological Laws ...........58
The twelve olypian Gods...............62
Zeus and Hera ............69
Poseidon ..............73
Hades .............79
A map of the underwold.........82
Myths in art and music .........87
Zeus`s Many affairs .............90
Escaping death: MOrtal who traveled to the Underworld ..........96
9781440573323 799
SS12.2 / SE175
Mythology 101 from Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology - New York Adams Media 2014 - 288p
includes index and biblioraphy
Defining a Myth...........9
The Greek storytellers..........13
Roman Mythmakers ...........21
Chaos, Prometheus, and The birth of Man ...............25
The ordered universe, sun, moon, and dawn ..........29
Pandora`s Bos...........32
Gaia and Pontus........34
Cyclopes and the Hundred-handed ones ............38
Myths in Literature ..........40
The titans and titanesses ............44
The giants...........47
Typhon.........49
Cronus and the birth of Zeus .............52
Zeus versus cronus: The battle with the Titans ...............54
Mount Olympus and Mythological Laws ...........58
The twelve olypian Gods...............62
Zeus and Hera ............69
Poseidon ..............73
Hades .............79
A map of the underwold.........82
Myths in art and music .........87
Zeus`s Many affairs .............90
Escaping death: MOrtal who traveled to the Underworld ..........96
9781440573323 799
SS12.2 / SE175