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245	1		_aMyths & legends: _ban illustrated guide to their origins and meanings / _cPhilip Wilkinson.
240	1		_aMyths and legends.
100			_aWilkinson, Philip
100			_d1955-|eauthor
260			_aLondon ; New York : _bDorling Kindersley, _c2019, c2009.
250			_a2019 American edition.
300			_a352 pages: _bchiefly color illustrations
300			_c23 cm.
020			_a9780241387054
650			_aLegends.
650			_aMythology.
944			_aCIR
050			_a398.2 W68m 2019
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953			_pHS1715
546			_ain English
953			_cHigh School Library
505			_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?
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338			_avolume
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