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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Ancient people from many different cultures all looked up and imagined pictures in the sky by "drawing" a line from one star to another, like a connect-the-dots puzzle. These star pictures--constellations--represented myths and legends from the various cultures that still fascinate us today. Author Stephanie Sabol relates many of the most popular constellation stories and explains what stars actually are: how they formed, why they die, and how they're...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1986
Edition
New ed., rev. and expanded.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated reference to the myths and mythological figures of the world's major cultures surveys Greek, Roman, and Norse deities and the gods of Buddhist and Hindu India, the Incas, the Aztecs, and the American Indians.
Author
Language
English
Description
Examines major world religions--including ancient Greek, Roman, Norse, and Celtic religions, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and indigenous religions--discussing each one's history, beliefs, and practices, and includes hundreds of examples of religious and devotional art.
Author
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
From sun-drenched Mediterranean beaches to a sea of Sahara sand, Libya is a land of harsh and ancient beauty. Libyan Berbers have watched from camelback for thousands of years as the great Greek, Roman and Ottoman empires rose and fell. But change has come swiftly to Libya in modern times. Rich oil deposits brought money and technology that transformed a nation of nomadic tribes into a network of sophisticated cities with one of the highest standards...
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Series
Publisher
Visible Ink
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Stories centuries in the making, and many centuries worth of stories, are an integral part of modern society. Whether modern or ancient, every culture has its myths. Mythology forms our understanding of our origin, history, and traditions. They tell of our heroes and deities. Myths are vehicles for understanding religion, for learning language, and for understanding society, but they can often be difficult to understand and confusing. The Handy Mythology...
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