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Gods and heroes : mythology around the world / Korwin Briggs.
Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther ... there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality. Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the world, this A-to-Z encyclopedia of mythology is a who's who of powerful gods and goddesses, warriors and kings, enchanted creatures and earthshaking giants whose stories have been passed down since the beginning of time--and are now given fresh life for a new generation of young readers. Plus, You'll Learn All About: Dragons: The Hydra, St. George's Dragon, and the Australian Rainbow Snake Giants: Grendel, Balor of the Evuil Eye, Polyphemus, and the Purusha with the thousand heads Monsters: Manticore, Sphinx, Minotaur, Thunderbird, and Echidne, mother of the Nemean lion that nearly killed Heracles Underworlds: Travel to Hades, Valhalla, and the Elysian Fields.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781523503780
- ISBN: 1523503785
- Physical Description: 289 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: New York : Workman Publishing Co., [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Amaterasu -- Anansi -- Aphrodite -- Apollo -- Artemis -- Aten -- Athena -- Baal -- Baldr -- Brahma -- Coyote -- Cú Chulainn -- The dagda -- Dragons -- Enki -- Ereshkigal -- Eshu -- Freya -- Freyr -- Gaia -- Ganesha -- Giants -- Gilgamesh -- Hades -- Hathor -- Heimdall -- Hera -- Heracles -- Horus -- Inanna -- Indra -- Isis -- Izanami and Izanagi -- The Jade Emperor -- Kali -- Kintu -- Leizu -- Loki -- Maui -- Mithra -- Monsters -- The Morŕigna -- Nature spirits and elementals -- Njord -- Nu gua -- Odin -- Okuninushi -- Osiris -- Parvati -- Pele -- Perun -- Quetzalcoatl -- Ra -- Rama -- Raven -- Sedna -- Seth -- Shiva -- Sun Wukong -- Susanoo -- Tane -- Tengri -- Tezcatlipoca -- Thor -- Thoth -- Underworlds -- Viracocha -- Vishnu -- The Wawilak sisters -- White Buffalo Calf Woman -- Xbalanque and Hunahpu -- The Yellow Emperor -- Yi -- Zeus. |
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| Genre: | Legends Instructional and educational works Legends. Instructional and educational works. |
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- 11 of 13 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.
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| Clinton PL - Clinton | J 201.3 BRI (Text) | 36806010379426 | YOUTH NON-FICTION | Checked out | 04/10/2024 |
| Eckhart PL - Main | J 292 BRI (Text) | 840191002698164 | Children's Nonfiction - Lower Level | Available | - |
| Greenwood PL - Greenwood | KIDS NONFICTION FAIRY TALES MYTHOLOGY Briggs (Text) | 36626103979316 | 1st Floor Kids Orange Zone | Available | - |
| Hamilton North PL - Cicero Main Branch | J 291.1.c Briggs, Korwin (Text) | 78294000268916 | J Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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| Porter County PL - Hebron Public Library | 398.21 BRIGG (Text) | 33410015053699 | Kids Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Porter County PL - South Haven Public Library | 398.21 BRIGG (Text) | 33410015268180 | Kids Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Porter County PL - Valparaiso Public Library | 398.21 BRIGG (Text) | 33410015279062 | Kids Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
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Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the world, this A-to-Z encyclopedia of mythology is a who's who of powerful gods and goddesses, warriors and kings, enchanted creatures and earthshaking giants whose stories have been passed down since the beginning of time—and are now given fresh life for a new generation of young readers.
Plus, You'll Learn All About:
Dragons: The Hydra, St. George's Dragon, and the Australian Rainbow Snake
Giants: Grendel, Balor of the Evuil Eye, Polyphemus, and the Purusha with the thousand heads
Monsters: Manticore, Sphinx, Minotaur, Thunderbird, and Echidne, mother of the Nemean lion that nearly killed Heracles
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Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther...there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality.Â
Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the world, this A-to-Z encyclopedia of mythology is a who's who of powerful gods and goddesses, warriors and kings, enchanted creatures and earthshaking giants whose stories have been passed down since the beginning of time'and are now given fresh life for a new generation of young readers.Â
Plus, You'll Learn All About:
Dragons: The Hydra, St. George's Dragon, and the Australian Rainbow Snake
Giants: Grendel, Balor of the Evuil Eye, Polyphemus, and the Purusha with the thousand heads
Monsters: Manticore, Sphinx, Minotaur, Thunderbird, and Echidne, mother of the Nemean lion that nearly killed Heracles
Underworlds: Travel to Hades, Valhalla, and the Elysian Fields
