All about history book of myths and legends. ( PDFDrive )

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Explore the world’s great myths and legends, brought to life in this enthralling retelling of age-old stories passed down from g ...

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Introduction EUROPE Cosmic War Zeus Apollo Poseidon and the Flood Dionysus Athena The Loves of Aphrodite The Greek Goddesses Or ...

M yths – stories of gods, heroes, and great cosmic events – are told in all of the world’s many cultures. They deal with the dee ...

Europe that, because they have been written down and widely circulated, have had an enormous influence across the world. COSMOS ...

Japan and Africa, every rock, stream, lake, and hill may have its own spirit. Many are local deities, worshipped mainly by the p ...

the world of food and warmth and explaining night and day. Other cultures, such as China and parts of Africa, have a myth in whi ...

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C ompared with the vast land areas of the continents of Africa and Asia, Europe is relatively small; nevertheless, it does have ...

INTRODUCTION MEN CREATE THE GODS IN THEIR OWN IMAGE. The Greek philosopher Xenophanes (570 –480 bc) However, the most familiar ...

The gods of Mount Olympus, who are the dominant characters in most of the myths of ancient Greece, took control of the universe ...

COSMIC WAR WEAPONS OF THE GODS The deities of ancient Greece resembled humans in several ways. When the gods fought a war, the G ...

Zeus, son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, was the god of the sky and thunder. His most feared weapon was his thunderbolt, fashion ...

ZEUS The divine couple Although Hera was famously jealous, her worshippers stressed the importance of marriage, and some artists ...

THE HUMAN RACE Finally, the current race of humans appeared. Some say that the great Titan craftsman, Prometheus, was its creato ...