Myths and legends
Thirty-five stories from around the world, mostly myths from ancient Greece but also tales from the Norse, Chinese, English and Native Americans.
Available Copies by Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Victoria | Available |
Other Formats
- ISBN: 0753461463
- ISBN: 9780753461464
- Physical Description 304 pages
- Publisher Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
- Copyright ©1985
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Kingfisher". Includes indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Isis and Osiris -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- The judgment of Paris -- The seven pomegranate seeds (Demeter and Persephone) -- The spinning contest (Arachne and Athena) -- The story of the panpipes -- Glaucus and Scylla (Circe) -- The Achilles heel -- The mares of Diomedes (Hercules) -- Pandora's box -- The Gorgon's head (Perseus) -- Orpheus in the underworld -- The riddle of the Sphinx (Oedipus) -- Procrustes and his magic bed -- The eye of the Cyclops (Odysseus) -- Narcissus -- The Minotaur (Theseus) -- The hounds of Actaeon -- Romulus and Remus -- The dragon and Saint George -- The Grendel (Beowulf) -- The ugly wife (King Arthur) -- Nidud the Cruel (Volund the blacksmith) -- The death of Nornagest -- The stolen hammer of Thor -- The wishes of Savitri -- The great bell of Peking -- The monkey who would be king -- The first eclipse -- The fabulous spotted egg -- Geriguiaguiatugo -- The ten fingers of Sedna -- Given to the sun -- Catching the sun -- Death and the boy. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 8.95 |
Additional Information
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| 264 | 1. | ‡aBoston : ‡bHoughton Mifflin, ‡c2007. | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©1985 | |
| 300 | . | ‡a304 pages | |
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| 500 | . | ‡a"Kingfisher". | |
| 500 | . | ‡aIncludes indexes. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aIsis and Osiris -- Pyramus and Thisbe -- The judgment of Paris -- The seven pomegranate seeds (Demeter and Persephone) -- The spinning contest (Arachne and Athena) -- The story of the panpipes -- Glaucus and Scylla (Circe) -- The Achilles heel -- The mares of Diomedes (Hercules) -- Pandora's box -- The Gorgon's head (Perseus) -- Orpheus in the underworld -- The riddle of the Sphinx (Oedipus) -- Procrustes and his magic bed -- The eye of the Cyclops (Odysseus) -- Narcissus -- The Minotaur (Theseus) -- The hounds of Actaeon -- Romulus and Remus -- The dragon and Saint George -- The Grendel (Beowulf) -- The ugly wife (King Arthur) -- Nidud the Cruel (Volund the blacksmith) -- The death of Nornagest -- The stolen hammer of Thor -- The wishes of Savitri -- The great bell of Peking -- The monkey who would be king -- The first eclipse -- The fabulous spotted egg -- Geriguiaguiatugo -- The ten fingers of Sedna -- Given to the sun -- Catching the sun -- Death and the boy. |
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