World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths

World Mythology is a compilation of over 50 great myths and epics. Your students will gain an appreciation and understanding of ancient and modern cultures through myths and epics from the Middle East, Greece and Rome, the Far East and Pacific islands, the British Isles, Northern Europe, Africa, and the Americas. An introduction and historical background supplement each myth. Questions at the end of each selection prompt analysis and response.

Preface

xi

Introduction

xiii

The Middle East

1

(78)

Babylonia

The Enuma elish

3

(9)

Egypt

Osiris, Isis, and Horus

12

(10)

Hittite

Telepinu

22

(4)

Sumer/Babylonia

Gilgamesh

26

(32)

Persia

Esfandyar, the Prince Who Would Be King

58

(21)

Greece and Rome

79

(210)

Greece

The Creation of the Titans and the Gods

82

(8)

The Ages of Man

90

(3)

Demeter and Persephone

93

(7)

The Labors and Death of Heracles

100

(6)

The Iliad

106

(53)

Jason and the Golden Fleece

159

(45)

Medea

204

(43)

Rome

Pyramus and Thisbe

247

(8)

The Aeneid

255

(34)

The Far East and the Pacific Islands

289

(78)

India

The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe

291

(5)

The Ramayana

296

(28)

China

The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings

324

(6)

Chi Li Slays the Serpent

330

(5)

Japan

Amaterasu

335

(4)

Kotan Utunnai (Ainu)

339

(12)

New Zealand

The Creation Cycle (Polynesia/Maori)

351

(9)

Hawaii

The Taming of the Sun (Polynesia/Hawaii)

360

(7)

The British Isles

367

(90)

Ireland/Scotland

The Ages of the World

369

(9)

Dagda the Good

378

(3)

England/Scandinavia

Beowulf

381

(37)

England/France

King Arthur

418

(39)

Northern Europe

457

(50)

The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe

459

(8)

The Death of Balder

467

(8)

The Theft of Thor's Hammer

475

(3)

Sigurd the Volsung

478

(29)

Africa

507

(60)

Nigeria

The Creation of the Universe and Ife (Yoruba)

509

(6)

Zaire

The Origin of Life and Fire (Boshongo/Bakuba)

515

(3)

Benin

The Quarrel Between Sagbata and Sogbo (Fon)

518

(3)

Ghana

Gassire's Lute (Soninke)

521

(7)

Mali

Bakaridjan Kone (Segu)

528

(39)

The Americas

567

(86)

Bolivia

The Creation (Tiahuanaco/Aymara)

570

(4)

Peru

The Children of the Sun (Inca)

574

(4)

Venezuela

Wanadi the Creator (Yekuhana)

578

(17)

Guatemala

The Creation (Maya)

595

(5)

Mexico

The Cretion Cycle (Toltec/Aztec)

600

(9)

Quetzalcoatl (Toltec/Aztec)

609

(6)

United States

The Emergence (Navajo)

615

(7)

Lodge-Boy and Thrown-Away (Crow)

622

(3)

United States/Canada

The Woman Who Fell from the Sky (Iroquois/Huron)

625

(9)

Raven and the Sources of Light (Haida/Tsimshian/Tingit)

634

(3)

Sedna (Inuit)

637

(6)

Canada

Caught by a Hair-String (Micmac)

643

(10)

Notes

653

(38)

Selected Bibliography

691

(18)

Index of Characters with Pronunciation Guide

709

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World Mythology: An Anthology of Great Myths and Epics

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