Greek Myths and Legends

Jilly Hunt

Description

The world's myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people for thousands of years. This set mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of a culture's myths. This book explores the gods, goddesses, heroes, villains, tricksters, and quests that make myths and legends so compelling.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Ancient Greece

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 10 octobre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406269536
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

all about myths

GREEK MYTHS AN D  LEGENDS

Jilly Hunt

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Ancient Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Origin stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Gods and goddesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Heroes and beasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Quests and adventures. . . . . . . . . . . 28

Death and the afterlife . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Mythology all around us . . . . . . . . . 40

Characters, creatures, and places . . 42

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Find out more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Did you  know? Discover some interesting facts about Greek myths.

WHO’S  WHO? Find out more about some of the main characters in Greek myths.

MYTH LINKS

Learn about similar characters or stories from other cultures.

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ANCIENT GREECE

Today Greece is a European country, made up of the mainland and over 2,000 islands. In ancient Greece, the area wasn’t a country but a collection of individual settlements that gradually grew into city states. Some of these were outside the area we know as Greece today. Each community had a very strong sense of identity.

This satellite photo shows the areas of ancient Greece. Greek civilization covered a wide area, including parts of modern-day Turkey.