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Natalie Haynes is the nation's muse' Adam Rutherford
The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have ...
Merlin remains the most famous and familiar image of the magician we possess. Best known as the advisor of the young King Arthur, he was ...
The varied myths and folktales of the countless North American native tribes, from the Iroquois to the Cherokee, share a reverence for Nature, trickster creator-deities ...
Across all cultures and spanning centuries, superstitions rooted in cultural legends and myths have formed and influenced daily life. Superstitions: A Handbook of Folklore, Myths ...
Chinese culture is rich with marvelous folklore, and this exquisitely designed collection draws on that magnificent historical repository.
It features more than 200 fables and ...
rom the creation myth of Izanagi and Izanami designed to explain the origins of the island of Japan, to the hundreds of kami (gods or ...
Sir George Grey was among the first chroniclers to explore Hawaii and the South Sea Isles with an aim of writing down the local legends ...
Through ancient art, evocative myth, exciting archaeological revelations and philosophical explorations Bettany Hughes shows why this immortal goddess endures through to the twenty-first century, and ...
Japan's mythology is alive with gods, spirits and monsters. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of ...
All Roads Lead to Rome, as the famous saying goes. The sites and events throughout the ancient world provided Romans with a rich tapestry to ...
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories - from myths and fairy tales to jokes
Captured centaurs and satyrs ...
The great Norse Myths are among the most dramatic and unforgettable stories in all human history. These fascinating, fantastical tales have inspired centuries of art ...
Beautifully illustrated feminist retellings of the great mythical goddesses.
Empowering life lessons from myths and monsters.
Wonder at Medusa's potent venom, Circe's fierce ...
'Compelling, insightful, often sombrely beautiful' Sunday Telegraph
Moving beyond travelogue, V. S. Naipaul's The Masque of Africa considers the effects of belief (in indigenous ...
A remarkable retelling of Hindu mythology, from one of Europe's greatest literary figures
In Ka, Roberto Calasso delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit ...
