The Greatness of Saturn

A collection of Greek and Roman myths arranged in sections on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, the Trojan war, and a brief section on Norse mythology

The Evil Eye

From Demons To Dracula

The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling, romantic, and unforgettable stories in all human history. From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy, to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus; from Icarus flying too close to the sun, to the...

Joseph Campbell

Retells thirty-two Scandinavian myths that have intrigued countless generations with stories of gods, giants, dwarfs, and monsters involved in the creation, development, and ultimate destruction of nine mortal and divine worlds

The Werewolf in Lore and Legend

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries

Presents new translations of forty fairy tale classics including 'Little Red Riding Hood,' 'Snow White,' and 'Rapunzel,' in a volume that includes previously omitted tales and is complemented by hundreds of annotations that explore the historical...

Explores the symbolic meanings of animals in Native American legends

Picturing the Beast

The Vampire in Lore and Legend

Santeria

Sumerian Mythology

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

In these expertly collected essays, lectures, and discussions, famed mythologist Joseph Campbell illuminates Judeo-Christian symbols and metaphors — and their misinterpretations — with the conversational warmth and accessible scholarship that he...

Explains how to identify the many species of demons, where to find them, and the traditional ways of appeasing or dispelling them

Native American Mythology

Discusses symbolism in folklore, art, and literature

Based on the oldest extant version of Confucius's most influential text, this translation of the Analects serves as an authentic introduction to Confucian thought.

Curious Myths Of The Middle Ages

A collection of Greek and Roman myths arranged in sections on the gods and early heroes, love and adventure stories, the Trojan war, and a brief section on Norse mythology

Decoys and Disruptions

The Vampire

Identifies key gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, themes, and symbols from the mythologies of the world

Mythic Voices

Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

Explores mythical themes basic to the Greek, Roman, Norse, and Celtic cultures in addition to profiling more than 500 key mythological figures.

Great Norse, Celtic and Teutonic Legends

Mythology of Greece And Rome

Pueblo Stories And Storytellers

From the Beast to the Blonde

A new trade paperback edition of the classic collection, first published in 1934, offers retellings of ancient Greek myths, bringing to life the exploits and adventures of the gods and heroes, in stories about the Trojan Horse, Theseus's epic battle...

Greek Gods, Human Lives

A multicultural collection of sixty-four utopian folktales explores a theme of courage in the face of fear, from a Japanese piece about an elderly woman who tricks a tengu monster to the story of a bluebird that uses the Chinook wind to teach her...

Alas, Poor Ghost!

Myths and Folk-Tales of the Russians, Western Slavs and Magyars

An alphabetical reference to urban legends includes descriptions of hundreds of legends and their variations, discussing the relationship between urban legends and popular culture while considering legend themes and scholarly approaches to the genre....

The stories in this book will provide entertainment for everyone and evoke wonder in the most jaded observer of the human condition. Some of the exploits that Fred D. Cavinder describes are half-hidden footnotes to national and international...

La Llorona, 'the weeping woman,' is as well known to the descendants of the Spaniards in the Hispanic world as the 'bogeyman' is to many Anglo cultures. In this book of nearly fifty stories told by people from the Southwestern U.S., the dozens of...

Collects legends and folk tales culled from the endangered indigenous tribes of the Brazilian rainforests, linking them to their larger histories and traditions while offering the author's perspectives from an anthropological viewpoint.

Cuckoo For Kokopelli

Offers more than fifty selections--including tribal myths, animal folklore, and tales of the supernatural--representing the oral traditions of tribes from Nova Scotia to California