Great Theme: World Mythology

Author: Time-Life Books
Translator: Fan Ying
Country: Netherlands/Netherlands
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This series of books is like a unique encyclopedia of world mythology. Each book presents extraordinary stories, mysterious rituals, wrathful deities, fantastical explorations, and magical symbolic emblems, which are the core essence of their cultures but are often overlooked in history textbooks. These myths are crucial, helping us understand how humanity has sought answers to life and death, creation and love, and other life mysteries throughout history. These myths exist at the intersection and overlap of imagination and history, wisdom and experience, dreams and reality. These captivating myths are timeless classics, enduring for centuries and becoming the most beautiful legends of all time. Who can forget the story of Dionysus, the demigod born between the thighs of the Greek supreme god Zeus, the god of wine and festivals? Who could forget the Aztec feathered serpent god? He leaped into the fire, released a cluster of birds, and thus created the planet Venus. Each book is accompanied by rich color illustrations, including sacred site ruins, totemic symbols, paintings, and mythological figures. For example, you can see the legendary Holy Grail in the book, as well as the shamanic masks of Native Americans in the Americas. The books also include historical overviews, maps, and glossaries. The titles span time and space, such as Prehistoric Heroes – Celtic Mythology and The Lost Golden Country – South American Mythology, and so on. To select these ancient myths and related images for the readers, the editors of Time-Life Books have compiled ancient primary sources from around the world and collaborated with top experts to place the myths in their historical context. For example, in Prehistoric Heroes – Celtic Mythology, it examines whether King Arthur truly existed and the possible locations where he might have lived. In Earth and Sky Parents – Native American Mythology, it connects the Native American myths about the land with their actual struggles to preserve it. Throughout the series, it reflects the crystallization of human thought, experience, and wisdom over millennia, celebrating and preserving humanity's finest essence and most beautiful dreams. Readers will gain joy, enlightenment, and inspiration from it. Moreover, these myths will help us redefine history and view the world with fresh eyes.