mythology

Presents a guide to the Greek mythological family, including Achilles, Hector, Midas, Pandora and more.

This work is an "uncommon history" of trees. Alphabetical entries cover tree and leaf descriptions, their products, where the trees are located geographically, where they got their common names, people who described the trees or transported them and made them popular, and folklore and stories about the particular trees.

Contains ten mythological stories about the beauty, power, wonder, and amazement of the moon.

A retelling of the Babylonian myth telling how the death of Ishtar's son Tammuz brings about the changing seasons on earth.

An illustrated introduction to world mythology that features retellings of myths and legends from Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East with step-by-step instructions for twenty-five related projects.

Explores how mythology, religious beliefs, and scientific theory explain the origins of the universe and discusses how those views on creation have changed throughout time.

An English translation of Ovid's "The Metamorphoses," a long poem whose central topic is the theme of transformation, as found in the Greek and Roman myths. Includes an introduction, glossary, and index of names.