03610cam a2200421 i 4500 1165046278 TxAuBib 20230505120000.0 180904s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018040925 9781523503780 alk. paper 1523503785 alk. paper (OCoLC)1043774884 DLC eng rda DLC BDX BSBPL TOH ETC OCLCO VPW UAP SRC IUK QQ3 SINLB CGP ILC IGA BKL NYP SSH OCLCF EHH UKMGB OCLCQ OCLCO FCS OCLCO RS$ ZDZ OCLCO TYV OCLCO JAG OCLCO B@L FMA TxAuBib rda Briggs, Korwin, author. Gods and heroes : mythology around the world / Korwin Briggs. New York : Workman Publishing Co., [2018] ©2018. 289 pages : color illustrations, map ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. Amaterasu -- Anansi -- Aphrodite -- Apollo -- Artemis -- Aten -- Athena -- Baal -- Baldr -- Brahma -- Coyote -- Cú Chulainn -- The dagda -- Dragons -- Enki -- Ereshkigal -- Eshu -- Freya -- Freyr -- Gaia -- Ganesha -- Giants -- Gilgamesh -- Hades -- Hathor -- Heimdall -- Hera -- Heracles -- Horus -- Inanna -- Indra -- Isis -- Izanami and Izanagi -- The Jade Emperor -- Kali -- Kintu -- Leizu -- Loki -- Maui -- Mithra -- Monsters -- The Morŕigna -- Nature spirits and elementals -- Njord -- Nu gua -- Odin -- Okuninushi -- Osiris -- Parvati -- Pele -- Perun -- Quetzalcoatl -- Ra -- Rama -- Raven -- Sedna -- Seth -- Shiva -- Sun Wukong -- Susanoo -- Tane -- Tengri -- Tezcatlipoca -- Thor -- Thoth -- Underworlds -- Viracocha -- Vishnu -- The Wawilak sisters -- White Buffalo Calf Woman -- Xbalanque and Hunahpu -- The Yellow Emperor -- Yi -- Zeus. Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther ... there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality. Featuring more than 70 characters from 23 cultures around the world, this A-to-Z encyclopedia of mythology is a who's who of powerful gods and goddesses, warriors and kings, enchanted creatures and earthshaking giants whose stories have been passed down since the beginning of time--and are now given fresh life for a new generation of young readers. Plus, You'll Learn All About: Dragons: The Hydra, St. George's Dragon, and the Australian Rainbow Snake Giants: Grendel, Balor of the Evuil Eye, Polyphemus, and the Purusha with the thousand heads Monsters: Manticore, Sphinx, Minotaur, Thunderbird, and Echidne, mother of the Nemean lion that nearly killed Heracles Underworlds: Travel to Hades, Valhalla, and the Elysian Fields. 20230505. Mythology. Mythology. Juvenile literature. Gods. Goddesses. Mythology, Greek Juvenile literature. Mythology, Roman Juvenile literature. Mythology, Norse Juvenile literature. Mythology, Chinese Juvenile literature. Mythology, African Juvenile literature. TXKIP