Tales of Cu Chulaind - Irish Heroic Myths

$1.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Series: Penguin 60s Classics | Reading Level: good

The White Goddess - A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth by Robert Graves

$20.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Reading Level: good-very good

The definitive edition of one of the more extraordinary and influential books of our time This labyrinthine and extraordinary book, first published more than sixty years ago, was the outcome of Robert Graves's vast reading and curious research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion, a nd magic. Erudite and impassioned, it is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also an intensely personal document in which Graves explores the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry. Incorporating all of Graves's final revisions, his replies to two of the original reviewers, and an essay describing the months of illumination in which The White Goddess was written, this is the definitive edition of one of the most influential books of our time. ...Show more

Sakuntala by Kalidasa with The Story of Sakuntala from The Mahabharata and Sakuntala by Abanindranath Tagore and Sakuntala - A Tale retold in Paari Miniatures by Daljeet Khare by Kalidasa; Abanindranath Tagore; Darjeet Khare

$25.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Reading Level: very good

Norwegian Troll Tales by Joanne Asala

$12.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Reading Level: very good

In the days now long departed, so far back that no one can quite say when, the trolls came to the land of Norway and they have been trouble ever since! Feature stories and poems by well-known Norwegian writers, including Peter Asbjornsen, Jorgen Moe, Henrik Ibsen, and Jonas Lie. Learn about thousands of trolls who have immigrated to America. Part II relates the adventures of the trolls in the New World, with essays on Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, "The Troll Capital of the World," and the troll carvings of Little Norway. Artist Judith Simundson tells how to make your own troll figurine out of paper mache. ...Show more

Famous Myths and Legends - Children's folklore from around the world by Christine Chaundler; Eric Wood

$20.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good

Ancient Greece - Gods and Goddesses by John Malam

$10.00 NZD

Category: Children Non-fiction | Series: Ancient Greece | Reading Level: very good

•Who were the gods and goddesses and where did they come from?•How did the ancient Greeks worship their gods and goddesses?•Why are the stories of the gods and goddesses still popular?The ancient Greeks took religion seriously. Government decisions were often made only after consulting with the gods. Th e ancient Greeks believed that Zeus, the king of the gods, and al the other gods lived high on Mount Olympus. Their stories became interwoven with ancient Greeks’ lives and offer a fascinating insight into an amazing civilization. ...Show more

World Mythology - The Illustrated Guide by Roy Willis (ed)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Reading Level: very good

Room's Classical Dictionary - The Origins of the Names of Characters in Classical Mythology by Adrian Room

$20.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Reading Level: very good

Oceanic, American Indian, and African Myhts of Snaring the Sun by Katharine Luomala

$25.00 NZD

Category: Pacific | Series: Bernice P Bishop Museum Bulletin 168 | Reading Level: very good

Maori Myths & Tribal Legends - proof copy by Antony Alpers

$25.00 NZD

Category: Maori | Reading Level: good-very good

The Language of Vision - Meditations on Myth and Metaphor by Jamake Highwater

$14.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Reading Level: good-very good

Mythology - An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Richard Cavendish (ed.)

$20.00 NZD

Category: Mythology | Reading Level: very good