Foreword | p. 10 |
Introducing Mythology | p. 12 |
What is myth? | p. 14 |
Myths in context | p. 16 |
In the beginning | p. 18 |
The cosmos | p. 20 |
The first beings | p. 22 |
Heroes and tricksters | p. 24 |
The Great Flood | p. 26 |
Death and beyond | p. 28 |
The end of the world | p. 30 |
The Classical World | p. 32 |
Europe | p. 96 |
Asia | p. 136 |
The Americas | p. 190 |
Africa | p. 222 |
Oceania | p. 244 |
Who's Who in Mythology | p. 264 |
Creators and high gods | p. 268 |
Mother goddesses and Earth deities | p. 286 |
Gods of the sea, sky, and cosmos | p. 292 |
Deities of animals and hunting | p. 300 |
Deities of fertility and agriculture | p. 306 |
Deities of love, childbirth, and the home | p. 312 |
Deities of fate and fortune | p. 318 |
Trickster deities | p. 324 |
Gods of war | p. 330 |
Deities of the Underworld | p. 338 |
Index | p. 344 |
Acknowledgements | p. 351 |
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