Imaginary Animals: The Monstrous, the Wondrous and the Human by Boria Sax
44.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
An extraordinary menagerie of fantastical and unreal beasts featuring hundreds of illustrations, from griffins to dog-men, mermaids, dragons, unicorns, and yetis. Fire-breathing dragons, beautiful mermaids, majestic unicorns, terrifying three-headed dogs--these fantastic creatures have long excited our ...Show more
The Fairy Tellers: A Journey into the Secret History of Fairy Tales by Nicholas Jubber
24.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
Who were the Fairy Tellers?In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as 'Cinderella', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Beauty and the Beas ...Show more
Dictionary of Gypsy Mythology by Claude Lecouteux
49.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
A comprehensive A-to-Z reconstruction of the oral tradition of the Rom--gypsies--based on sources never before available in English * Presents the origin myths and magical traditions of the gypsies, including their legendary ties to Egypt, animal ancestors, and tree spirits * Examines the three major ...Show more
Tales of the Earth - Native North American Creation Mythology by David Leeming
39.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
A revealing analysis of key themes in Native American origin myths--and their stark contrast with the exceptionalist values of the United States. Tales of the Earth is a comprehensive yet concise overview of Native American mythologies. After outlining theories of the origins of Native North America ...Show more
The Mythology Class - Supernatural Folk Heroes from the Philippines by Arnold Arre
29.99 AUD
Category: Mythology
Immerse yourself in a high-stakes fantasy adventure set in the Philippines!This Philippine National Book Award winner fuses traditional myth and magic with contemporary action. Borrowing elements from The Lord of the Rings and The Phantom Tollbooth, author and creator Arnold Arre reinvents age-old Filip ...Show more
Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
49.99 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Leather-Bound Classics Ser.
Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinchs--Clytie--Hero and LeanderXIV. Minerva and Arachne--NiobeXV. The Graeae and Gorgons--Perseus and Medusa--Atlas--AndromedaXVI. Monsters: Giants--Sphinx--Pegasus and Chimaera--Centaurs--Griffin--PygmiesXVII. The Golden Fleece--MedeaXVIII. Meleager and AtalantaXIX. H ...Show more
The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition by Robert Graves
35.00 AUD
Category: Mythology
*The definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths*'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings. Presently, when Daedalus looked over his shoulder, he could no longer see Ica ...Show more
Ramayana by William Buck; B. A. van Nooten (Introduction by); Shirley Triest (Illustrator)
29.95 AUD
Category: Mythology
An elegant translation of the beloved epic tale of Prince Rama Few works of literature have inspired so vast an audience, across so many radically different languages and cultures, as the Ramayana, written in Sanskrit over 2,000 years ago by a poet known to us as Valmiki. William Buck has retold the ...Show more
The Universal Myths: Heroes, Gods, Tricksters, and Others by Joseph Campbell, Alexander Eliot
45.00 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Meridian Ser.
Crossing the boundaries of time, region, and culture, universal myths have provided inspiration and guidance for countless generations--laying a foundation for the religious, social, and political heritage of nations and peoples since the beginning of time. Here is a rich and absorbing survey of the com ...Show more
The Poetic Edda by Carolyne Larrington
24.95 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Oxford World's Classics
'She sees, coming up a second time, Earth from the ocean, eternally green; the waterfalls plunge, an eagle soars above them, over the mountain hunting fish.' After the terrible conflagration of Ragnarok, the earth rises serenely again from the ocean, and life is renewed. The Poetic Edda begins with The ...Show more
A Dictionary of World Mythology by Arthur Cotterell
25.95 AUD
Category: Mythology | Series: Oxford Quick Reference
The powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents all reflect very different civilizations, yet they also demonstrate the unity of mankind in its fundamental need for explanations of the ...Show more
The Tablet of Destinies by Roberto Calasso
35.00 AUD
Category: Mythology
An immersive and entertaining tale based on the Mesopotamian myth of the Great Flood, from the renowned publisher and writer Roberto Calasso'The Flood didn't come suddenly as a big surprise. It came at the end of a long, tormented story. Men just went on multiplying and the noise they made was ever more ...Show more