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Search - Heroes of the Dawn: Celtic Myth

Heroes of the Dawn Celtic Myth
Author: Fergus Fleming

Generation after generation has passed down the ancient legend of a boy king named Arthur who pulled a sword from stone, loved the beautiful Guinevere, and presided over the Round Table. And we still celebrate the ancient Celtic holy day of Samhain, only now we call it Halloween. The earth itself has preserved sacred Celtic cauldrons designed to... more » raise soldiers from the dead.

These legends and artifacts are all found in Heroes of the Dawn: Celtic Myth, an exciting new hook that explores the fascinating world of ancient Celtic legend and belief. This is just one volume in a series called Myth and Mankind, a culture by culture examination of world myths and their historical roots. Whether exploring the myths of India, Egypt, Tibet or Greece, each book brings an ancient culture to life as never before.

As a result, this is a world history like no other. Every book is filled with the strange sto?ries, mystic rites, angry gods, vision quests and magic symbols at the heart of all cultures but left out of most history books. Such myths are central to under?standing how, since the dawn of time, people around the world have sought to explain birth, death, creation, love and other mysteries of life. These myths lie at the intersection of imagination and history, wisdom and experience, dreams and reality.

Quite simply, these are the greatest stories ever told, stories so powerful and unforgettable that they have been told for centuries, Who could for?get the story of Dionysus, the half mortal god of wine and celebration born from the thigh of the Greek God Zeus?

Each book comes wrapped in a beautifully designed dust jacket and is filled with full?color photographs of sacred sites, symbols, art and mythic figures. You'll see, for example, the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead and a chalice that may be the Holy Grail. Each book also includes historical overviews, maps, and pronunciation guides.

To bring you these ancient myths and artifacts, the editors have combed centuries?old sources from around the world. They also have worked with the world's top experts to carefully present myth in historical context. This Volume, for example, examines whether there was a real King Arthur and where he may have lived.

Taken together, these hooks serve as a repository of the sum total of human wisdom, the product of thousands of years of thought and experience. More than just a book series, this rich collection celebrates and preserves the best of who we are and what we have dreamed. You'll pick these hooks up again and again for entertainment, enlight?enment and inspiration. Above all, these ancient stories will provide anew view of history and the world around us.

ISBN-13: 9780760739297
ISBN-10: 0760739293
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 144
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Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Book Type: Hardcover
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Genres:

History >> Europe
Literature & Fiction >> Classics
Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Folklore & Mythology

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