Padraic Colum

Myths of the World

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781015077218
• ISBN-10: 1015077218
• Artikelnr.: 66138700

Autorenporträt

Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was born in Longford, Ireland. He was a poet, novelist and collector of folklore, and was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival.

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The Significance of Mythology Egyptian: Osiris and Iris Ra, his Going-Down
and Uprising Babylonian: In the Beginning Gilgamesh The Story of
Utnapishtim and of the Deluge that Destroyed all that was on the Earth
Ishtar's Descent into the World Below Persian: Jemshid the Resplendent
Jewish post-Christian Period: The Angels and the Creation and Fall of Man
The Confounding of the Angel of Death Greece: In the Beginning Prometheus
Pandora Demeter Orpheus Dionysos Apollo Herakles Roman: The Children of
Mars Numa the Law-Giver The Sibyl Pomona and Vertumnus Greco-Roman: Cupid
and Psyche Celtic: Irish: Midir and Etain The Death of Conaire Mor, the
King of Ireland The Voyage of Bran to the Land of the Immortals Welsh:
Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed and his Visit to Annwn, the Realm of Faerie Math,
the Son of Mathonwy Finnish: Lemminkainen, his Destruction and his
Restoration to Life Icelandic: In the Beginning The Building of the wall
Mimir Balder Loki's Punishment The Children of Loki Ragnarok, the Fate of
the Gods Indian: Vedic: The Heavenly Nymph and her Mortal Husband Epic: The
Churning of the Ocean The Birth of the Ganges Savitri and the Lord of Death
Damayanti's Choice Buddhist: Gotama's Attainment Chinese: In the Beginning
The Weaver Maiden and the Herdsman Japanese: The Sun Goddess and the Storm
God and the Strife there was Between them The First People Polynesian: In
the Beginning Maui the Fire Bringer How Maui Strove to Win Immortality for
All Creatures Pele, Hawaii's Goddess of Volcanic Fire Peruvian: Viracocha
The Llama-herder and the Virgin of the Sun Central American and Mexican: In
the Beginning The Twin Heroes and the lords of Xibalba Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl's Enemy The Gods of the Aztecs The Aztecs Zuni: Paiyatuma and
the Maidens of the Corn