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Tales of the plumed serpent : Aztec, Inca, and Mayan myths / by Ferguson, Diana,1947-(CARDINAL)633877; Vautier, Mireille.(CARDINAL)751411;
Subjects: Aztec mythology.; Aztecs; Aztecs; Incas; Indian mythology.; Mayas;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Huatya curi y los cinco condores / by Lilly, Melinda.(CARDINAL)647271; Reasoner, Charles,illustrator.(CARDINAL)318491;
Huatya Curi, also known as Potato Eater, son of the mountain spirit Paria Caca, challenges a greedy king and wins a worthy bride, releasing his father from his icy mountain prison.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Folklore; Inca mythology; Incas; Incas; Indians of South America; Legends; Quechua Indians; Quechua mythology; Spanish.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Incas / by Kuss, Daniele.(CARDINAL)363385; Torton, Jean, illus.;
Subjects: Incas; Incas; Indians of South America; Indians of Southern America;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Huatya Curi y los cinco condores / by Lilly, Melinda.; Reasoner, Charles,illustrator.;
Huatya Curi, also known as Potato Eater, son of the mountain spirit Paria Caca, challenges a greedy king and wins a worthy bride, releasing his father from his icy mountain prison.
Subjects: Quechua Indians; Quechua mythology; Incas; Spanish language materials.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Myths of pre-Columbian America / by Dalal, Anita.(CARDINAL)703585;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Subjects: Aztec mythology; Aztecs; Aztecs; Folklore; Folklore; Folklore; Incas; Indian mythology; Indians of Central America; Indians of Mexico; Indians of South America; Mayas;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The mythology of the American nations : an illustrated encyclopedia of the gods, heroes, spirits, sacred places, rituals and ancient beliefs of the North American Indian, Inuit, Aztec, Inca and Maya nations / by Jones, David M.(David Michael),1950-(CARDINAL)671845; Molyneaux, Brian.(CARDINAL)274995;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index.North American mythology. Introduction -- Transformation -- The living sky -- Landscapes of memory -- Spirits of memory -- Spirits of the earth -- The dark side -- The trickster -- Death & afterlife -- The strangers -- New gods -- Mew mythologies -- Mesoamerican mythology. Introduction -- Creation & the universe -- Ordering the world -- Duality & opposition -- Colours & the cardinal directions -- Death & sacrifice -- Twins & culture heroes -- The ritual ball game -- South American mythology. Introduction -- Creation myths -- University, continuity & cyclicity -- Staff deity & fanged gods -- Culture heroes -- Divine kingship & ancestor reverence -- Human sacrifice & cannibalism -- Sacred skies -- Sacred places and ritual lines.
Subjects: Indian mythology.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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South American mythology / by Osborne, Harold,1905-1987.(CARDINAL)164538; Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)DLC(CARDINAL)278833;
Includes bibliographical references (page 138).Introduction -- The divine origin of the Inca -- Mythology of the Collao -- Myths and legends of the coast -- Marginal, forest and Southern Andean peoples -- Some riddles of South American myth.Lavishly illustrated studies of myths concerning the origin of the world, the creation of man, heroes, and the etiology of tribes, religious rituals and other concerns of the ancient South American people.
Subjects: Indian mythology; Indians of South America;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The handy mythology answer book / by Leeming, David Adams,1937-(CARDINAL)151305;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-384) and index.Definitions and origins -- Middle Eastern mythologies -- Egyptian mythology -- Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, and Archaic Greek mythology -- Classical Greek mythology -- Roman mythology -- Celtic mythology -- Norse mythology -- Indian mythology -- East Asian mythology : China and Japan -- Central Asian mythology -- Oceanic mythologies : Australian aborigine and Polynesian -- African mythologies -- Mesoamerican and South American mythologies : Maya, Aztec, Inca -- Native North American mythologies -- Modern myths -- The world myth -- Appendix. Parallel mythology -- Appendix 2. Selected mythological texts -- Characters in mythology."Stories centuries in the making, and many centuries worth of stories, are an integral part of modern society. Whether modern or ancient, every culture has its myths. Mythology forms our understanding of our origin, history, and traditions. They tell of our heroes and deities. Myths are vehicles for understanding religion, for learning language, and for understanding society, but they can often be difficult to understand and confusing. The Handy Mythology Answer Book examines and explains, in plain English, numerous myths and mythology. From the ancient Greek and Roman to Egypt and Babylon, from Native North American Indian to Celtic, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, African, and the lesser known myths from around the world, The Handy Mythology Answer Book has them covered. Whether it is the modern retelling of a classic myth or an ancient story about a Norse god, this helpful resource demystifies the myth, looks at different archetypes and motifs, and even shows how myths help explain our existence and institutions. It answers nearly 600 questions and offers fun facts about the treachery and violence, the inspirational and epic, the supernatural monsters and heroic mortals found in mythology, such as How and when did myths originate? What are the three primary myth types? What is the nature of Creation Myths? How can myths be compared to dreams? Why do humans tell myths? What was the Egyptian Book of the Dead? How is the epic of Gilgamesh like later epics? Why is the biblical flood story so like the Babylonian flood myth? What was the myth of Theseus, the Labyrinth, and the Minotaur? What are the Homeric Hymns? How and why are the Odyssey and the Iliad so different from each other? What is the popular appeal of the Odyssey? Did the Greeks see these myths as religion or as entertainment? What was the background myth of the Oedipus plays? What was the nature of Roman mythology during the Roman Republic? What was the Metamorphosis? How did Christian narrative and tradition fit into and come to dominate the Roman mythological tradition? How is Celtic culture and mythology related to the culture and mythology of Greek, Roman, and other cultures? How did the Vedas contribute to Hindu mythology? Who invented Chinese writing? What was the Aztec pantheon? What is the story of the Cherokee Grandmother Sun? Who are some Native American tricksters? What is the story of Schrödinger's Cat? How did Freud use myths? How is myth used in politics? A glossary of commonly used terms and an appendix of parallel mythology exploring universal themes, motifs, and archetypes from across various cultures further explains the world of mythology. "--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Mythology;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 13
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Aztec myths : Maya, Inca, Olmec & more / by Jackson, Jake,general editor.(CARDINAL)425820; Taylor, Catherine(Editor),associated editor.;
Introduction to Mesoamerican culture -- The civilization of Mexico -- Mexican mythology -- The Maya civilization -- Mythology of the Maya -- The civilicatio nof old Peru -- The mythology of Peru -- Aztec hymns -- Aztic & Mexican myths -- Mayan myths -- Myths of the Incas & PeruLike other Mesoamerican cultures, Aztec myths explained life and death by linking them to the earth, sky and sea in a grand cosmic scheme. This collection explores the history, gods, calendar and tales of this people, from the war god Huitzilopochtli to the supreme deity Tezcatlipoca; from migration legends to the origin myth of the Five Suns.
Subjects: Tales.; Aztec mythology.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Gods, goddesses, and mythology / by Littleton, C. Scott.(CARDINAL)743464; Marshall Cavendish Corporation.(CARDINAL)146975;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.1. Achelous-Arachne -- 2. Ares-Celts -- 3. Central Asia-Dragons -- 4. Druids-Gilgamesh, Epic of -- 5. Gorgons-Inanna -- 6. Inca-Mercury -- 7. Mesopotamia-Nyx -- 8. Oceania-Poseidon -- 9. Prehistoric religion-Sibyl -- 10. Sigurd-Zeus -- 11. Index.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Mythology;
Available copies: 33 / Total copies: 33
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