Discover the world's greatest myths and legends - from Greek mythology to Norse mythology - in this comprehensive guide.What did Japanese mythology say about the beginning of the Universe? How did Oedipus become the classic tragic hero in Greek mythology? Who brought about the origin of death in Maori mythology? Combining vivid retellings of famous legends with over 1,000 illustrations of characters, famous artworks, and artefacts, Myths and Legends makes it easier than ever before to understand the stories that are central to every culture.Delve into the well-known tales of the ancient Greeks, which hold the key to such phrases as ""Achilles' heel"", as well as the lesser-known but richly colourful myths of Africa and the Americas. Explore global ideas such as fate and fortune, and the Underworld, and find out about the key characters - heroes, tricksters, and gods - that make up each myth system. Filled with the cultural and religious meanings behind each legend, and the influence they have had both in their own time and in today's world, this book is a must-have for all mythology enthusiasts.Откройте для себя величайшие мифы и легенды мира — от греческой до скандинавской мифологии — в этом подробном руководстве.Что говорила японская мифология о начале Вселенной? Как Эдип стал классическим трагическим героем греческой мифологии? Кто положил начало смерти в мифологии маори? Сочетая яркие пересказы известных легенд с более чем 1000 иллюстрациями персонажей, знаменитыми произведениями искусства и артефактами, "Мифы и легенды" облегчают понимание историй, которые являются центральными для каждой культуры.Погрузитесь в хорошо известные сказания древних греков, которые содержат ключ к таким фразам, как "Ахиллесова пята", а также в менее известные, но очень красочные мифы Африки и Америки. Исследуйте глобальные идеи, такие как судьба и удача, а также Подземный мир, и узнайте о ключевых персонажах — героях, обманщиках и богах — которые составляют каждую систему мифов. Эта книга, наполненная культурным и религиозным смыслом каждой легенды, а также влиянием, которое они оказали как в свое время, так и в современном мире, является обязательной для всех любителей мифологии.
Discover the world's greatest myths and legends - from Greek mythology to Norse mythology - in this comprehensive guide.What did Japanese mythology say about the beginning of the Universe? How did Oedipus become the classic tragic hero in Greek mythology? Who brought about the origin of death in Maori mythology? Combining vivid retellings of famous legends with over 1,000 illustrations of characters, famous artworks, and artefacts, Myths and Legends makes it easier than ever before to understand the stories that are central to every culture.Delve into the well-known tales of the ancient Greeks, which hold the key to such phrases as ""Achilles' heel"", as well as the lesser-known but richly colourful myths of Africa and the Americas. Explore global ideas such as fate and fortune, and the Underworld, and find out about the key characters - heroes, tricksters, and gods - that make up each myth system. Filled with the cultural and religious meanings behind each legend, and the influence they have had both in their own time and in today's world, this book is a must-have for all mythology enthusiasts.Otkroyte dlya sebya velichayshie mify i legendy mira ot grecheskoy do skandinavskoy mifologii v etom podrobnom rukovodstve.CHto govorila yaponskaya mifologiya o nachale Vselennoy? Kak Edip stal klassicheskim tragicheskim geroem grecheskoy mifologii? Kto polozhil nachalo smerti v mifologii maori? Sochetaya yarkie pereskazy izvestnykh legend s bolee chem 1000 illyustratsiyami personazhey, znamenitymi proizvedeniyami iskusstva i artefaktami, "Mify i legendy" oblegchayut ponimanie istoriy, kotorye yavlyayutsya tsentralnymi dlya kazhdoy kultury.Pogruzites v khorosho izvestnye skazaniya drevnikh grekov, kotorye soderzhat klyuch k takim frazam, kak "Akhillesova pyata", a takzhe v menee izvestnye, no ochen krasochnye mify Afriki i Ameriki. Issleduyte globalnye idei, takie kak sudba i udacha, a takzhe Podzemnyy mir, i uznayte o klyuchevykh personazhakh geroyakh, obmanshchikakh i bogakh kotorye sostavlyayut kazhduyu sistemu mifov. Eta kniga, napolnennaya kulturnym i religioznym smyslom kazhdoy legendy, a takzhe vliyaniem, kotoroe oni okazali kak v svoe vremya, tak i v sovremennom mire, yavlyaetsya obyazatelnoy dlya vsekh lyubiteley mifologii.
