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Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore : Heroes & Heroines
Record details
- ISBN: 1619251817
- ISBN: 9781619251816
- Physical Description: 516 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Ipswich, MA : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, Inc., 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Salem Press. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Publisher's Note -- Introduction -- Contributors -- Maps and Mythological Figures -- Birth of Athena and the War with the Giants / Katherine Sehl -- Cyrus the Great / Judy A. Johnson --Hainuwele / Adam Berger -- Lohengrin, the Knight with the Swan / T. Fleischmann -- Moses in the Ark of Bulrushes / Allene Phy-Olsen --Romulus and Remus / Ashleigh Imus -- Gilgameš and Huwawa / T. Fleischmann -- The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy / Ashleigh Imus -- Heracles's Twelve Labors / T. Fleischmann -- Jason and the Theft of the Golden Fleece / Katherine Sehl -- King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone / Pegge Bochynski -- Penelope and the Suitors / Katherine Sehl -- Quetzalcóatl / T. Fleischmann -- Sir Gawain and the Quest of the Sangreal / Ashleigh Imus -- Tales of Odysseus (Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops) / Ashleigh Imus -- Third Voyage of Sindbad / T. Fleischmann -- Athena and the Contest of Arachne / Katherine Sehl -- The Ballad of Mulan / T. Fleischmann -- Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc / Katherine Sehl -- The Queen of Sheba / Allene Phy-Olsen -- Qutulun / R.C. Lutz -- Tomoe Gozen, Samurai Warrior / R.C. Lutz -- Vietnamese Rebels: The Tru̕ng Sisters and Triệu Thị Trinh / T. Fleischmann -- Wrath of Artemis / Ashleigh Imus -- David and Goliath / Theresa L. Stowell -- Li Chi Slays the Serpent / R.C. Lutz -- Perseus and Medusa / Ashleigh Imus -- Saint George and the Dragon / Judy A. Johnson -- Theseus and the Minotaur / Judy A. Johnson -- Adventures of Monkey / R.C. Lutz -- Anansi / Judy A. Johnson -- Gesar of Ling / R.C. Lutz -- Gest of Robyn Hode / Ashleigh Imus -- Maya Hero Twins: Hunahpu and Xbalanque / T. Fleischmann -- Myth of Māui / R.C. Lutz -- Stagolee / Ashleigh Imus -- American Indian Trickster Tales: The Coyote Hero / Ashleigh Imus -- The Hero's Journey in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / Theresa L. Stowell -- "Warlike Women": Amazons in the Americas / Ashleigh Imus -- Warrior Legend in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai / R.C. Lutz -- Mythology in the Classroom -- Lesson Plan: Unwinding Gender in Homer's Penelope and the Suitors -- Time Line -- Guide to Online Resources -- Bibliography -- Country and Culture Index -- Chronological Index -- Index. |
| Target Audience Note: | 10-A. |
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