The Illustrated Book of Myths Tales & Legends of the World

by Neil Philip (Author), Nilesh Mistry (Illustrator)

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  Hardcover
  1995

  $11.84

  This illustrated book is a narrative collection of myths from every corner of the world and from many different cultures. Aimed at young people, the book contains more than 75 stories, including the great classical myths of Greece and Rome, popular Norse and Celtic myths, Egyptian Native American, Inuit and Aboriginal traditions, and tales from Africa, India, Japan, China and South America. The stories are grouped by theme and cover such topics as the creation, fertility and cultivation, gods and people, gods and animals, and the afterlife.