Edition |
Third edition. |
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Relaunch edition. |
Description |
72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
Series |
DK eyewitness |
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Eyewitness (Dorling Kindersley Limited)
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Contents |
Mythology -- Creation of the world -- The cosmos -- Sun and moon -- Humankind -- Supreme beings -- Floods and storms -- The elements -- The natural world -- Fertility and birth -- Children of the gods -- Ancestor worship -- Evil forces -- Superheroes -- Journeys and quests -- Divine weapons -- Gods of war -- Contacting the spirits -- Love and fortune -- Tricksters -- Giants and small folk -- Animal idols -- Mythical beasts -- Shapeshifters -- Painting the story -- Universal creatures -- The afterlife -- Sacred sites -- End of the world -- Did you know? -- Mythical meanings -- Find out more. |
Summary |
Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Subject |
Mythology -- Juvenile literature.
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Religions -- Juvenile literature.
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Illustrated children's books.
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Mythology.
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Religions.
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Added Author |
Parrish, Margaret, editor.
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Siklos, Jenny, editor.
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Added Title |
Eyewitness mythology |
ISBN |
9781465462541 (library binding) |
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1465462546 (library binding) |
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9781465462466 (paperback) |
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1465462465 (paperback) |
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