English Mythology

In Cherokee myth - as in other indigenous American traditions - the whole of creation is alive and able to communicate like humans and with the human beings who share their environment. Cherokee myths explain how the world came to be the way it is and imparts important lessons about Cherokee cultural values.

Alan Watts is today remembered as a trailblazing interpreter of Eastern philosophy, but The Two Hands of God reveals a different side of his multifaceted genius. In this ambitious work, Watts takes listeners on a fascinating journey through the mythology of China, Egypt, India, the Middle East, and medieval Europe. His theme is the human experience of polarity, a condition in which opposing qualities define and complement each other. Watts illustrates the way great sages and artists across time have seen beyond the apparent duality of the universe to find a deeper unity.

● "A wondrous, sparkling fusion of wisdom and insight." - Patricia Santhuff Is life overwhelmingly busy but in some ways empty? New insights and new techniques in THE DOOR IS OPEN will help you attain the meaningful spiritual life you've always wanted, filled with loving-kindness, and inclusive of everyone. Unique among spiritual books on Kindle, listen to what Reviewers are already saying: ● "Opens our eyes to a new way of looking at spirituality. Fresh and insightful. A new perspective.” ● "His genius is taking "esoteric" ideas and making them, through his gift as a writer, ...

The author,"Aditya Satsangi", is the inventor and the copyright owner of the term 'SATTOLOGY'. Sat - सत means truth in संस्कृत Sanskrit. The word Logos in Latin means ‘a Study or Science’. Etymologically combining ‘Sat’ and ‘Logos’, we have to add additional ‘t’ to please both Sanskrit grammar rules as well as English. So Sattology means - ‘Science of Truth’ or a ‘Study of Truth. मिथ or Myth is a Sanskrit root word that means fake/lie/imagination So, Sattology is the exact antonym of Mythology, which often means study of Fake or an Imagination ...

Walk down the streets of Chinatown in any American or western European city and look around. She is there. Walk through the downtown streets, look in a shop window. She is there. Go to any city in China and open your eyes. She is there, too. Kuan Yin is the most ubiquitous Chinese deity - and the most loved. She is the living expression of compassion whose gentle face and elegant figure form the center of devotion in most Chinese homes and workplaces. Until relatively recently, she was barely known in the West, and few studies had been made of her.

The Poetic Edda is the most important collection of Norse-Icelandic mythological and heroic poetry, covering the creation of the world and the coming of Ragnarok, The Doom of the Gods.

The Masks of God is a four-volume study of world religion and myth that stands as one of Joseph Campbell’s masterworks. In this second volume of The Masks of God - Campbell’s major work of comparative mythology - the preeminent mythologist looks at Asian mythology as it developed over the course of five thousand years into the distinctive religions of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Japan.

Valerius isn't a popular Dark-Hunter - he's a Roman, which means that the largely Greek Hunters have a major grudge against him and his civilization for superceding them. So it serves him right when he runs into Tabitha Devereaux. She's sassy, sexy, and completely unwilling to take him seriously. (Not to mention that she's the twin sister of the wife of former Dark-Hunter Kyrian - Val's mortal enemy.) What Tabitha does take seriously is hunting and killing vampires....

The Underworld continues to spring new surprises… after narrowly escaping Gate One of the Underworld, I find new threats and horrors facing me in Gate Two. Led by the infamous Fallen God, Ruric, Gate Two is a land of black, onyx mountain and hordes of flying demons. And Ruric is furious that Azhrea is dead, even though she was planning on wiping him out. Men, right? While I hope to defeat Ruric and move to Gate Three of the Underworld like yesterday (I am on a time crunch), I know I’m in for even more horrors. Because Gate Three of the Underworld is lorded by the fierce Kanto, the King ...

Do you want to know why Lord Shiva is so extraordinary that there are countless devotees of Shiva all over the world? The book Magnificent Shiva will take you on the journey from Sadashiva to Shiva. And you will come to know many aspects of Lord Shiva, which makes him one of the most loved lords. Therefore, if you want to understand who is Lord Shiva and what is Lord Shiva's significance in Hinduism. Then, this is the right book for you. Here is a glimpse of the book about what you will read in this book. Shiva means the one who is Nirakara (attributeless) Param Brahma (supreme ...

The Sumerians are widely regarded as the first people to develop civilization in the sense that modern humans understand the term. They were pioneers in a variety of fields, including language, government, architecture, and more. Before the Babylonians took control in 2004 BC, they ruled the region for close to 2,000 years, during which time they were successful in maintaining their dominance.

Do you know that the Sumerians believed that: The moon was actually a god child conceived unintentionally by the God Enlil and a maid? Or that humans were first created to do the chores on earth for the Gods and Goddesses? The ancient Sumerians lived a difficult life, and this is reflected in their myths. However, also reflected in their stories is their love for justice and the values which they most supported, among them beauty, honor, and truthfulness.

A beautifully crafted, enriching saga inspired by East Asian mythology, The Melancholy of Untold History is Minsoo Kang’s debut novel, steeped in history like R.F. Kuang’s Babel, epic in scope like Anthony Doerr’s Cloud Cuckoo Land, and lyrically exciting like David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas, interweaving four complex yet entertaining stories as they shape and create a nation’s literary narrative through the themes of love and grief.

Hideous Monster. Beast. Menace to all. Many names have been applied to Medusa of Piraeus. All were wrong. The one true label that Medusa bears is that of victim. Cursed by the cruel Goddess Athena while attempting to offer an olive tree at the Parthenon, Medusa finds herself hunted by those who fear her. Fleeing Athens she struggles to survive the wilds of Hellas while bearing the curse of a Gorgon. Alone in a cave she manages to thrive until that fateful day she meets Perseus… Medusa is a reimagining of the story around the character with a realistic spin on the mythology of Ancient Greece.

While mythologies of other nations found their way and became popular and well know globally, Serbian mythology, in many aspects more beautiful and much richer than any other system of belief stayed largely unknown outside the borders of Serbia. This book is a modest try to introduce wider public to rich and beautiful world of the animal cults in which my ancestors believed respected and practced, and some people keep that tradition alive even today.

The beautiful and exciting novel from author Joey Walker about love, loss, and triumph, inspired by real legends of the Four Most Beautiful Women of China. In a small fishing village in ancient China, the singing girl of Dongying captures the attention of the Prince’s Court with her unparalleled beauty. Siao Wei makes her choice, a life-changing decision that forever alters her fate. Catapulted to a palace and bestowed with the title of Princess, Siao Wei realizes she has made a dreadful mistake. The longing for her childhood companion, now lost, haunts her every step. As delicate threads...

Book 2 - Saving Olympus: The Spell Caster - Available now! For three thousand years, Olympus has known peace—but peace has a cost. Every fifty years, four warriors known as The Eldric are summoned from across worlds to challenge an ancient evil, preventing his return for another cycle. This time, however, something is different. Darien Glade never expected to be one of The Eldric. Raised in the Academy, trained in swordsmanship and battle tactics, he was preparing for an ordinary life—until he was pulled into a world he never knew existed. Now, trapped in Olympus, surrounded by ...

Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae. The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt. And they are burned. When my forbidden power is discovered, I’m forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore. To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary who abandoned me at my weakest moment. Our deal is simple: I’ll help him and his mysterious friends sneak into the city, and he’ll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I’ve always kept hidden.

The Godhunter Saga heads into a new realm! Married life has proven to be complicated for Vervain Lavine. Maybe it's the pressure of being the last dragon-sidhe in existence, the hope of an entire race of faeries. Or maybe it's the fact that her husband lives in the Faerie Realm where he rules the Kingdom of Fire. Or then again, it could be because he married her after abducting her and stealing her memories of her four other lovers. That's a tough one. He did do a lot to make it up to her though, and she's forgiven Arach but that doesn't mean that the Godhunter is ready to hang up her ...

In The Stories We Tell: Mythology to Make Sense of Modern Lives, renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik presents 72 tales from India’s rich treasure of myths and legends. These stories, ranging from folk tales in Andhra Pradesh on Lakshmana to Vedic stories on Indra, urge you to reconsider ideas of good, bad, love, faith and culture.