With more than 5000 entries, from Abandon hope all ye who enter here to Led Zeppelin, this book explores the origins and meanings of allusions, words, names and phrases from the worlds of literature, politics and popular culture. The entries include contemporary references as well as information on classical mythology, saints' names, acronyms, collective nouns and pseudonyms. Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Udgivelsesår: 1992 Sider: 358 Sprog: Engelsk
Fra skaberne af Age of Empires og Age of Kings kommer Age of Mythology. Udforsk kraftfulde guder, heroiske dødelige, mytiske skabninger og udødelige kræfter i en tid, hvor historie og myter er én. Studie: Ensemble Studios Resumé: Age of Mythology er et strategispil, hvor spillere kan kontrollere guder og mytiske skabninger fra græsk, norsk og egyptisk mytologi. Spillet tilbyder strategisk dybde, episke kampagner og fair play. Historien omfatter legendariske civilisationer og episke kampe.
Perseus A special pocket-book version of the Greek mythology which has achieved worldwide recognition. Designed exclusively for adults and young readers. The reader will re-live all the magic of Greek mythology on a journey of the imagination which will take him deep into an era separated from our own by more than three millenia. This series of books received the 1989 Pier Paolo Vergerio prizes of the University of Padua for its outstanding text and illustrations. Forlag: Sigma Pubns F & D Stephanides O E Udgivelsesår: 2000 Sider: 256 Sprog: Engelsk
Review: "What is the Golem? In Jewish mythology the Golem is an effigy or image brought to life. While not evil, it is a strong, clumsy, and incomplete servant. Through a series of case studies, ranging from relativity and cold fusion to memory in worms and the sex lives of lizards, Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation and show that scientific certainty is the interpretation of ambiguous results." Titel: The golem : what you should know about science Forfattere: Harry Collins,Trevor Pinch Udgave: Second Edition Genre: Faglitteratur Sammendrag: Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing ca
This is an authoritative and exhaustive account of the Hindu gods and goddesses commonly worshipped in India, and their origin, and the myths and legends that grew around them. Vedic deities, puranic deities, sacred birds, animals, demons and even lesser gods identified and presented in this one handy volume. Titel: Hindu Mythology Genre: Faglitteratur Sammendrag: This is an authoritative and exhaustive account of the Hindu gods and goddesses commonly worshipped in India, their origin, and the myths and legends that grew around them. Not only does it deal with the Vedic deities, the puranic deities and the female deities, it also gives a full account of the lesser deities, the demons, the sacred birds, animals and trees, providing excellent illustrations traditional in character. The Hindu pantheon has so many gods and goddesses that even the very devout find it difficult to remember all
Explores the uses Greeks made of myth and the uses to which we can put myth in recovering the richness of their culture. Sheds light on many aspects of Greek history and culture - including war, religion and sexuality. In an innovative sequence of topics, Ken Dowden explores the uses Greeks made of myth and the uses to which we can put myth in recovering the richness of their culture. Most aspects of Greek life and history - including war, religion and sexuality - which are discernable through myth, as well as most modern approaches, are given a context in a book which is designed to be useful, accessible and stimulating. Titel: The uses of Greek mythology Forfatter: Ken Dowden Forlag: Routledge Udgivelsesår: 1992 Sider: 224 Sprog: Engelsk
Bogen giver en samlet introduktion til den græske mytologis univers. Den gennemgår de olympiske guder, deres indbyrdes relationer og konflikter samt de mest kendte heltesagn og mytologiske fortællinger. Illustrationerne understøtter teksterne og giver visuel indsigt i antikkens billedverden. Type: Hardcover En illustreret fagbog om græsk mytologi med gennemgang af guder, helte, myter og sagn fra det antikke Grækenland. Bogen præsenterer centrale figurer som Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Herakles og Odysseus og beskriver de klassiske fortællinger om skabelsen, Olympens gudeverden, heltedåd og mytologiske væsener. Rigt illustreret med gengivelser af antikke vasemalerier og klassisk kunst.
