01754nam a2200253Ia 450000500170000000800620001724500950007924000230017410000220019710000180021926000590023725000270029630000450032330000110036802000180037965000130039765000150041005000200042554600150044550510050046033600090146533700150147433800110148920260803094233.0251212s2009    xx            000 0 und d2019, c2019, c2019, c1 aMyths & legends: ban illustrated guide to their origins and meanings /cPhilip Wilkinson.1 aMyths and legends.  aWilkinson, Philip  d1955-|eauthor  aLondon ; New York :bDorling Kindersley,c2019, c2009.  a2019 American edition.  a352 pages: bchiefly color illustrations  c23 cm.  a9780241387054  aLegends.  aMythology.  a398.2 W68m 2019  ain English  aMyths & Legends retells the stories central to every culture that have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. Coverage extends from the well-known tales of the Ancient Greeks, which hold the key to the origin of such phrases as "Achille`s heel," to the lesser-known, but richly colorful, myths of the Americas and the East. Topic spreads explore characters and stories in terms of their cultural, psychological, and religious meanings and show their power, purpose, and influence both in their own time and in today`s world. Feature spreads visit the sacred sites that can still be seen today, and underline the importance of themes that appear across cultures and through the centuries. In looking at such universal themes as creation, heroic trials, tricksters` lessons, and death and the afterlife, Myths & Legends investigates how different cultures have addressed questions such as How was the world created? How did man learn to use fire? and Why do we grow old?  atext  aunmediated  avolume