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Author : Xanthe Gresham-Knight
Release : 2024-09-12
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 355/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Goddesses and Heroines by : Xanthe Gresham-Knight
Download or read book Goddesses and Heroines written by Xanthe Gresham-Knight. This book was released on 2024-09-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated stories from around the world that celebrate female characters in ancient myths and legends.
Author : Patricia Monaghan, PhD
Release : 2014-04-06
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 17X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines by : Patricia Monaghan, PhD
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines written by Patricia Monaghan, PhD. This book was released on 2014-04-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Than 1,000 Goddesses & Heroines from around the World Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.
Author : Patricia Monaghan
Release : 1990
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Book of Goddesses & Heroines by : Patricia Monaghan
Download or read book The Book of Goddesses & Heroines written by Patricia Monaghan. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular reference work contains alphabetical listings of 1,533 mythological female deities. This is the only complete, one-volume recitation of their legends in any available source. Also contains an index of associations and groupings of goddess "families". With photos from the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
Author : Annette Giesecke
Release : 2020-10-06
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 130/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Classical Mythology A to Z by : Annette Giesecke
Download or read book Classical Mythology A to Z written by Annette Giesecke. This book was released on 2020-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated, wonderfully engaging A-to-Z guide to more than 700 major and minor gods and goddesses, characters, creatures, and places of classical Greek and Roman mythology. Classical Mythology A-to-Z is a comprehensive and engrossing guide to Greek and Roman mythology. Written by Annette Giesecke, PhD, Professor of Classics and Chair of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Delaware, this brilliant reference offers clear explanations of every character and locale, and captures the essence of these timeless tales. From the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus and the heroes of the Trojan War to the nymphs, monsters, and other mythical creatures that populate these ancient stories, Giesecke recounts, with clarity and energy, the details of more than 700 characters and places. Each definition includes cross-references to related characters, locations, and myths, as well their equivalent in Roman mythology and cult. In addition to being an important standalone work, Classical Mythology A-to-Z is also written, designed, and illustrated to serve as an essential companion to the bestselling illustrated 75th-anniversary edition of Mythology by Edith Hamilton, including 10 full-color plates and 2-color illustrations throughout by artist Jim Tierney.
Author : Patricia Monaghan, PhD
Release : 2014-04-01
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 188/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines by : Patricia Monaghan, PhD
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines written by Patricia Monaghan, PhD. This book was released on 2014-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Than 1,000 Goddesses & Heroines from around the World Groundbreaking scholar Patricia Monaghan spent her life researching, writing about, and documenting goddesses and heroines from all religions and all corners of the globe. Her work demonstrated that from the beginning of recorded history, goddesses reigned alongside their male counterparts as figures of inspiration and awe. Drawing on anthropology, folklore, literature, and psychology, Monaghan’s vibrant and accessible encyclopedia covers female deities from Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, as well as every major religious tradition.
