Folklore & Mythology
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
$24.99 Read moreThe islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants tha… [more below]
- Author: Schneidau, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 19 2018
- ISBN10: 0750981210
- Language: English
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The Complete World of Greek Mythology
$39.95 Add to cartGreek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpre… [more below]
- Series: Complete #0
- Author: Buxton, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 28 2004
- ISBN10: 0500251215
- Language: English
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The Little Book of World Mythology: A Pocket Guide to Myths and Legends
$9.99 Read moreThis pocket guide offers readers an engaging and accessible introduction to the major world mythologies, exploring their origins, foundational stories and key mythological figures.
Step into a world o- Series: Little Book of
- Author: Bowstead, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1800071760
- Language: English
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Dakota Texts
$24.95 Add to cartElla Deloria (1889-1971), one of the first Native students of linguistics and ethnography in the United States, grew up on the Standing Rock Reservation on the northern Great Plains and was trained by… [more below]
- Author: Demallie, Raymond J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 080326660X
- Language: English
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Hawaiian Mythology
$29.99 Add to cartKu and Hina–man and woman–were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians. They were life’s fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come an
- Author: Beckwith, Martha Warren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 01 1982
- ISBN10: 0824805143
- Language: English
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Ghost Stories of Oregon
$12.95 Add to cartExplore the fascinating and often inexplicable tales of strange ghostly events in this Pacific Ocean state. At the Oregon Vortex in Gold Hill, gravity and light are distorted in one of the world’s mos… [more below]
- Series: Ghost Stories
- Author: Smitten, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: August 12 2002
- ISBN10: 1894877136
- Language: English
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The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects
$35.00 Add to cart“I’ll be honestly surprised if The Faerie Handbook doesn’t end up having the same impact and influence as Froud and Lee’s Faeries did all those years ago.”–Charles de Lint
In this exquisite anthology,
- Series: The Enchanted Library
- Author: Editors of Faerie Magazine, The
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0062668110
- Language: English
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The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes
$25.95 Add to cartThe Norse Myths presents the infamous Viking gods, from the mighty Asyr, led by ??inn, and the mysterious Vanir, to Thor and the mythological cosmos they inhabit. Passages translated from Old Norse b
- Series: Myths #3
- Author: Larrington, Carolyne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0500251967
- Language: English
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Mythology for Dummies
$24.99 Add to cartDiscover (or rediscover!) history’s greatest myths and legends
From Grendel and Beowulf to Poseidon, Medusa, and Hercules, the gods, monsters, and heroes of mythology are endlessly weird and fascinati
- Author: Blackwell, Amy Hackney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1394187939
- Language: English
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Myths of the Underworld: Timeless Tales of the Afterlife, Love, Revenge, Fatal Attraction and More from Around the World (Includes Stories abou
$15.95 Read moreImmerse yourself in stories of gods and goddesses of the underworld and explore how themes of death, love, and revenge are depicted in folklore and mythology by different cultures around the world.
My- Author: Christinee, Lindsay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1646045548
- Language: English
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Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
$22.00 Add to cartThe wisdom and artistry of storytellers from Hispanic and Indian traditions preserve one of the world’s richest folktale traditions–combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and p… [more below]
- Series: Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
- Author: Bierhorst, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 09 2003
- ISBN10: 0375714391
- Language: English
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The Crooked Tree: Indian Legends of Northern Michigan
$15.99 Add to cartIn The Crooked Tree we find a collection of authentic Indian legends. John Wright listened to his grandmother weave these legends of her people and as a result, we find that he has combined this namel… [more below]
- Author: Wright, John C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: June 01 1996
- ISBN10: 188237634X
- Language: English
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The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
$27.99 Add to cartLearn about compelling worlds and characters depicted in myths and legends in The Mythology Book.
Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and e- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1465473378
- Language: English
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Haunted Japan: Exploring the World of Japanese Yokai, Ghosts and the Paranormal
$12.99 Add to cartA delightfully creepy telling of Japanese ghost stories.
Japanese folklore is abundant with tales of ghostly creatures and the supernatural. In Haunted Japan, author Catrien Ross reveals the legends t- Author: Ross, Catrien
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 4805315822
- Language: English
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Early Irish Myths and Sagas
$18.00 Add to cartFirst written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world–part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land o… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Various
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 25 1982
- ISBN10: 0140443975
- Language: English
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The Arabian Nights
$17.95 Add to cartThe stories of The Arabian Nights (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories) are famously told by the Princess Shahrazad, under the threat of death should the king lose in… [more below]
- Author: Mahdi, Muhsin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0393331660
- Language: English
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Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths
$20.00 Add to cartFrom acclaimed writer and scholar Philip Freeman, a contemporary retelling of classic Greek and Roman mythology.The Greek and Roman myths have never died out; in fact they are as relevant today as eve… [more below]
- Author: Freeman, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1451609981
- Language: English
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Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrom Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fasc
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Morales, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 09, 2007
- ISBN10: 0192804766
- Language: English
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Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
$32.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – More than 2.7 million copies sold! – “A deeply spiritual book [that] honors what is tough, smart and untamed in women.”–The Washington Post Book World
Book club pick for E- Author: Est?s, Clarissa Pinkola
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: June 16 1992
- ISBN10: 0345377443
- Language: English
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Norse, Celtic Mythology & Runes: Explore The Timeless Tales Of Norse & Celtic Folklore, The Myths, History, Sagas & Legends + The Magic, Spells & Mean
$22.99 Add to cartThe Norse God Odin was a relentless seeker of knowledge and wisdom, willing to sacrifice almost anything for this pursuit.
Odin’s hunger for wisdom is evident in many of the stories that involve him, a
- Author: Visconti, Sofia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 410
- Publish Date: January 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1914312015
- Language: English
