An anthology of narrative texts, drawn from a wide array of sources, which illustrate the universal themes seen in the myths of different cultures; with commentaries that identify the basic myths that underlie the stories in each of eight thematically-grouped sections.
Traces connections within the broad tradition that perceives the Earth as a reservoir of energy or spiritual power, including dragon pathways, feng shui, the Tree of Life, Gaia, megaliths, sacred rivers and mountains, and the Aboriginal Dreamtime.
Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, awaits her husband's return, eager to introduce him to the twin daughters he did not know he fathered and learn of the gods' fate for her family.
