World mythology
Subtitle: an anthology of the great myths and epics
By: Donna Rosenberg
Publisher: Harrap
Published: 1986
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
Subjects: Mythology
Notes: Includes index

Bibliography: p. 503-508
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: viii; title: Introduction
pagenum: xiv; title: The Nature of Myths
pagenum: xiv; title: The Common Focus of Myths
pagenum: xiv; title: The Purposes of Myths
pagenum: xv; title: The Matriarchal Society
pagenum: xviii; title: The Major Perspectives on Myths
pagenum: xix; title: Arrangement by Culture; label: Section I
title: Myths of Greece and Rome
pagenum: 1; title: Greece; title: The Creation of the Titans and the Gods
pagenum: 3; title: The Creation of Human Beings: The Ages of Man
pagenum: 12; title: Demeter and Persephone: Fertility
pagenum: 15; title: The Flood Cycle
pagenum: 21; title: Lycaon: The Cause
pagenum: 22; title: The Flood: Punishment
pagenum: 24; title: Deucalion and Pyrrha: Rebirth
pagenum: 25; title: The Labors and Death of Heracles: The Traditional Hero
pagenum: 27; title: The _Iliad_ of Homer: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 33; title: The _Odyssey_ of Homer: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 75; title: Rome; title: Romulus and Remus: The Traditional Hero
pagenum: 113; title: The _Aeneid_ of Virgil: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 116; label: Section II
title: Myths of the Middle East
pagenum: 154; title: Babylonia; title: The Creation of the Universe, Gods, and Human Beings
pagenum: 157; title: Egypt; title: Osiris, Isis, and Horus: The Origin of Immortality
pagenum: 166; title: Hittite; title: Telepinu: Fertility
pagenum: 177; title: Sumeria/Babylonia; title: Gilgamesh: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 181; label: Section III
title: Myths of Northern Europe (Norse)
pagenum: 216; title: The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe, Gods, and Human Beings
pagenum: 219; title: The Theft of Idun's Apples: Divine Eternal Youth
pagenum: 227; title: The Death of Baldur: Fertility
pagenum: 230; title: The Theft of Thor's Hammer: The Divine Hero
pagenum: 238; title: The _Saga of Sigurd the Volsung_: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 241; label: Section IV
title: Myths of the British Isles
pagenum: 272; title: Ireland/Scotland; title: The Creation of Ireland: The Ages of the World: Celtic
pagenum: 275; title: Dagda the Good: Celtic - Fertility
pagenum: 284; title: England/Scandinavia; title: Beowulf: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 286; title: England/France; title: King Arthur: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 310; label: Section V
title: Myths of the Far East
pagenum: 350; title: India; title: The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe, Gods, and Human Beings
pagenum: 353; title: Indra and the Dragon: Fertility
pagenum: 357; title: The _Ramayana_: The Epic Hero
pagenum: 360; title: China; title: The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings
pagenum: 389; title: Yi the Archer and the Ten Suns: Fertility; The Traditional Hero
pagenum: 393; title: The Quest for the Sun: The Traditional Hero
pagenum: 394; title: Japan; title: The Creation of the Universe, Gods, and Japan
pagenum: 400; title: Ama-terasu: Fertility
pagenum: 405; title: _Kotan Utunnai_: The Ainu Epic Hero
pagenum: 408; label: Section VI
title: Myths of Africa
pagenum: 422; title: Nigeria; title: The Creation of the Universe, Ife, and Human Beings
pagenum: 425; title: Dahomey; title: The Quarrel between Sagbata and Sogbo: Fon - Fertility
pagenum: 431; title: Faraka; title: _Gassire's Lute_: Soninke - The Epic Hero
pagenum: 434; title: Zaire; title: _Mwindo: Nyanga - The Epic Hero
pagenum: 440; label: Section VII
title: Myths of the Americas
pagenum: 454; title: Peru; title: The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings: Pre-Inca
pagenum: 457; title: The Creation of the Inca Nation: The House of Origin: Inca
pagenum: 461; title: The Children of the Sun: Inca - Fertility
pagenum: 463; title: Brazil; title: Paraparawa and Waraku: Trio - Fertility
pagenum: 466; title: Guatemala; title: The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings
pagenum: Maya; title: Mexico; title: Creation of the Universe: Toltec/Aztec
pagenum: 474; title: The Five Worlds and Their Suns
pagenum: 476; title: The Creation of the Earth
pagenum: 478; title: The Creation of Human Beings
pagenum: 478; title: The Creation of Music
pagenum: 480; title: Quetzalcoatl: Toltec/Aztec - The Traditional Hero
pagenum: 483; title: United States; title: The Creation of the Navajo People: The Five Worlds: Navajo
pagenum: 488; title: Ahaiyuta and the Cloud Eater: Zuni - Fertility: The Traditional Hero
pagenum: 494; title: Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away: Crow - The Traditional Hero
pagenum: 497; title: Canada; title: Raven and the Sources of Light: Haidal/Tlingit - Fertility: The Divine Hero
pagenum: 499