Critical survey of mythology and folklore
Subtitle: Heroes & heroines
Series: Critical survey of mythology and folklore -- [2]; Critical survey of mythology and folklore
Publisher: Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services; Grey House Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Ipswich, Massachusetts; Amenia, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9781619251816; 9781619251861
Subjects: Heroes; Folklore; Women heroes
Other titles: Heroes & heroines; Heroes and heroines
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-386) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Maps and Mythological Figures --; title: Birth of Athena and the War with the Giants  -- Katherine Sehl; title: Cyrus the Great  -- Judy A. Johnson; title: Hainuwele  -- Adam Berger; title: Lohengrin, the Knight with the Swan  -- T. Fleischmann; title: Moses in the Ark of Bulrushes  -- Allene Phy-Olsen; title: Romulus and Remus  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: Gilgameš and Huwawa  -- T. Fleischmann; title: The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: Heracles's Twelve Labors  -- T. Fleischmann; title: Jason and the Theft of the Golden Fleece  -- Katherine Sehl; title: King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone  -- Pegge Bochynski; title: Penelope and the Suitors  -- Katherine Sehl; title: Quetzalcóatl  -- T. Fleischmann; title: Sir Gawain and the Quest of the Sangreal  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: Tales of Odysseus (Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops)  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: Third Voyage of Sindbad  -- T. Fleischmann; title: Athena and the Contest of Arachne  -- Katherine Sehl; title: The Ballad of Mulan  -- T. Fleischmann; title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc  -- Katherine Sehl; title: The Queen of Sheba  -- Allene Phy-Olsen; title: Qutulun  -- R. C. Lutz; title: Tomoe Gozen, Samurai Warrior  -- R. C. Lutz; title: Vietnamese Rebels: The Tru̕ng Sisters and Triệu Thị Trinh  -- T. Fleischmann; title: Wrath of Artemis  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: David and Goliath  -- Theresa L. Stowell; title: Li Chi Slays the Serpent  -- R. C. Lutz; title: Perseus and Medusa  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: Saint George and the Dragon  -- Judy A. Johnson; title: Theseus and the Minotaur  -- Judy A. Johnson; title: Adventures of Monkey  -- R. C. Lutz; title: Anansi  -- Judy A. Johnson; title: Gesar of Ling  -- R. C. Lutz; title: Gest of Robyn Hode  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: Maya Hero Twins: Hunahpu and Xbalanque  -- T. Fleischmann; title: Myth of Māui  -- R. C. Lutz; title: Stagolee  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: American Indian Trickster Tales: The Coyote Hero  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: The Hero's Journey in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone  -- Theresa L. Stowell; title: "Warlike Women": Amazons in the Americas  -- Ashleigh Imus; title: Warrior Legend in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai  -- R. C. Lutz; title: Mythology in the Classroom --; title: Lesson Plan: Unwinding Gender in Homer's Penelope and the Suitors --; title: Time Line --; title: Guide to Online Resources --; title: Bibliography --; title: Country and Culture Index --; title: Chronological Index --; title: Index.