Mythology

A collection of short stories dealing with Japan, from both the native and outsider's perspectives.

Römische Literatur und Kultur lässt sich in besonderer Weise als geprägt von sich überlagernden Rezeptionen beschreiben: Griechisches ist nicht nur in den Anfängen ein Referenzpunkt, sondern bleibt es darüber hinaus. Zugleich gewinnen spätestens seit republikanischer Zeit römische Kulturleistungen den Status rezipierbarer Objekte und Phänomene, ein Prozess, der sich in Kaiserzeit und Spätantike besonders intensiv entfaltet. Die Stadt Rom selbst wird in ihrer programmatischen Topographie sogar zum zentralen Rezeptionspunkt für die Städte des Reiches. Der zentrale Wert des mos maiorum bedingt eine Selbstdefinition, die wesentlich auf eine Rezeption der eigenen Vergangenheit ausgerichtet ist, sowohl für die Gesellschaft als Ganzes wie auch für das Individuum. Das Eigene wird im Unterschied zu einem in der Moderne charakteristischen Denkmuster, das Eigenständigkeit vorrangig aus der der Negation des Überlieferten zu formen sucht, nur als Aneignung und Verarbeitung von Tradition denkbar. Selbstvergewisserung von Gruppen geschieht nicht so sehr als Orientierung auf zukünftige Ziele und Ideale, sondern als gemeinsame Bezugnahme zu einer bestimmten Deutung von Vergangenheit. Auch im spätantiken Christentum setzt sich schließlich nicht die radikale Abkehr vom heidnischen Erbe durch, sondern die christliche Rezeption desselben. Diesen vielfältigen und sich überlagernden römischen Rezeptionen und Selbstrezeptionen nachzugehen, widmen sich die einzelnen Beiträge dieses Bandes, der mit einem literarischen Schwerpunkt die unterschiedlichen altertumswissenschaftlichen Perspektiven auf die klassische Antike zu einem interdisziplinären Panorama versammelt.

This is a recent discovery of a Journal by Doctor Jean Louise Arbeau. It is a very mysterious journal.It all takes place during the German occupation of France during World War Two. The event occur onone of the most beautiful islands of the Breton coast of France. Dr. Arbeau has moved his family from Paristo what he believes is a place of safety. There on the Ile de Belle, where he opens a clinic and medical practice.But the Germans arrive and take full control of the island.During this time a severe storm occurs and a wounded creature / person is washed up on the near by beach.The good Doctor comes to aide and the encounter changes all of their lives.Written with universal appeal this will entrall one and all.This is Part One with Part Two is coming soon!You the reader you will be captivated by this tale and ask your self did this really happen or is this fiction?

Bee and the Four Beasts. A Deadly Curse. A Fallen Kingdom.With magic banned in the human realm, Bee, a powerful witch, has had to offer her services in secret.When a request to break a curse comes from the dangerous mountains and royal bear shifters, Bee is hesitant, but winter is coming and funds are tight. At the castle, Bee finds things are not quite what she was led to believe.The curse Bee is meant to break has reached its zenith, siphoning off the Prince's life while preventing him from controlling his shifting abilities. He is volatile, angry, and far stronger than she had imagined. His brothers, who commissioned her, present her with a challenge - fix it, or lose everything.Soon the curse is spreading throughout the castle, taking brother alike. It's a race against the clock, buffeted by dark magic, intrigue, and a strange attraction that has her looking at the four brothers in a new light.¿Haven Realm SeriesHuntedCursedEntangled

"Die Geschichte der Religionen ist, wie zum Verständnis der Einteilung des vorliegenden Bandes im voraus bemerkt werden muss, innerhalb unseres Enzyklopädiewerkes in drei große Gruppen gegliedert: die orientalischen Religionen, die Religionen des klassischen Altertums und die christliche Religion in Verbindung mit der israelitisch-jüdischen." (Vorwort zur zweiten Auflage) Diese heute noch lesenswerte Enzyklopädie verantwortete eine Reihe namhafter Gelehrter. Nachdruck der zweiten Auflage aus dem Jahr 1913.

This book is the second that follows the author's lifelong passion for the Bigfoot topic and continues the light-hearted stories that were in Incessantly Bigfooting. His dad passed the love of the outdoors to him at a very young age which goes hand-in-hand with the pursuit of Bigfoot.At ten years of age, the author saw Roger Patterson present the Patterson-Gimlin film at the Spokane Coliseum in Spokane, Washington. Along with Roger's autograph from that night, the author continued to collect other pieces of bigfoot history through the years. Through the decades, the author has had many encounters and a sighting. Evidence from the sighting was collected in the form of a Bigfoot track cast. The short stories in this book are just for fun. They are inspired by Bigfoot Behavior and actual events. Part one and three contain more light-hearted stories. Part two follows Bigfoot activity on a fictitious ranch over one hundred years.

"Selv om Beowulf er det betydeligste digt i den angelsaksiske poesi, foregår det i Danmark og Sydsverige. Og det udgives for første gang i Danmark, hvor også den tidligste kritik af værket ser dagens lys. Beowulf er en germansk heltetype, men frelses af den kristne digter til et liv i Guds verden, til trods for at han kræver at blive gravsat i en hedensk høj. Den tragiske dimension i Beowulfs livshistorie fremgår dels af, at den guldskat, han med livet som indsats vinder i dragekampen, ikke bliver til glæde for nogen, dels af at han ikke har en dronning og en arving, men ved sin død lægger sit land åbent for fjender.Derfor udgiver U Press bogen her:Fordi Keld Zeruneith, der bor tæt på Lejre, hvor digtet udspiller sig, forsøger at give et samlet svar på Beowulf’s mange paradokser.Om forfatteren Keld Zeruneith er litteraturforsker og har i mere end tredive år undervist ved Københavns Universitet. Han er medlem af Det Kgl. Videnskabernes Selskab. Keld Zeruneith har modtaget adskillige priser for sin forskning, bl.a. Holberg-Medaillen og Søren Gyldendal Prisen, og han har for nylig oversat Beowulf til dansk."

In 1914, Frederick Waugh, the Wizard, walked into the woods on Monhegan Island, Maine, where he saw elemental spirits resulting in amazing illustrations by one of America's finest painters.

Femme Fairytales is a series of short fairytale retellings that feature mid-size and plus-size female main characters. Follow these stories as each author offers a unique take on a classic fairytale, sure to leave you turning pages and wishing all fairytale books were like this one.Featuring retellings of: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid, The Nightingale in the Mosque, The Princess and the Pea, Hansel and Gretel, The Goose Girl, and more!

From Shirley Jackson award nominated author Tobi Ogundiran comes a debut collection of afrofuturism full of breathtaking imagination and wonder!

Ελληνική μετάφραση του αρχαιου Σκανδιναβικού ποιήματος Hávamál, σε μέγεθος τσέπης.

A sales wolf and his pack cater to little pigs and their families by providing building supplies and other free amenities to entice their customers to stay and live in their community permanently.

Twenty-nine Breton tales, as told over a series of long winter nights, featuring an ingenious miller, a Jerusalem-bound ant, a mad dash at midnight, and more In the late nineteenth century, the folklorist François-Marie Luzel spent countless winter evenings listening to stories told by his neighbors, local Breton farmers and villagers. At these social gatherings, known as veillées, Luzel recorded the tales in unusual detail, capturing a storytelling tradition that is now almost forgotten. The Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany collects twenty-nine stories gathered by Luzel, many translated into English for the first time. The tales are presented in a series of five imaginary veillées, giving readers a unique opportunity to listen in on a long-ago winter's night of storytelling. Some of the stories mix the apparently supernatural with the everyday--as in the title tale, when a mysteriously nocturnal washerwoman causes three handsome lads to flee so quickly they lose their clogs in the process. Others invite listeners to root for the underdog, as when a simple miller outwits a powerful seigneur. Another tale must have been greeted with raucous laughter as it recounts an ascending ladder of obstacles--from a mouse to a cat to a man to God (or the Devil) himself--confronted by a traveling ant. Michael Wilson, the volume's editor and translator, provides a substantive introduction that discusses Luzel's work and the significance of Breton storytelling.

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorf (1848 - 1931) war "mit seinen Editionsprojekten, seiner Erneuerung der Textkritik und Textinterpretation, seiner Einflussnahme auf die preußische Berufungspolitik und seiner Tätigkeit als Wissenschaftsorganisator [...] einer der führenden Vertreter seines Faches und prägte die Klassische Philologie des 20. Jahrhunderts im internationalen Raum nachhaltig. Durch seine Arbeiten zu vielen Bereichen der griechischen Literatur, seine Neudefinition des Faches und nicht zuletzt durch seine zahlreichen Schüler übte er großen Einfluss auf die Klassische Philologie aus." (Wikipedia) Mit dem hier vorliegenden Werk erreicht die wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung um die sog. "Homerische Frage", ob die "Ilias" und die "Odyssee" Werke eines einzelnen Dichters oder mehrerer Dichter sind, ihren Höhepunkt. "Wilamowitz¿ Hauptanliegen war es, die schichtweise vollzogene Zufügung von Textteilen zum originalen Kern zu rekonstruieren (er spricht von vier Bearbeitern) und somit die 'Ur-Ilias' aus dem uns vorliegenden Epos herauszulösen. In Homer sah er einen Dichter der Ilias, der um 750 v. Chr. mehrere bereits vorhandene Einzelgedichte aus dem Stoffkreis der Trojasage unter dem übergreifenden Gedanken vom Zorn des Achilles kompiliert hatte. Diese homerische 'Ur-Ilias' sei später in vier Bearbeitungsphasen durch verschiedene Dichter verändert worden." (Wikipedia) Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1916.

To all the brave and curious children out there, this book is dedicated to you. May these Monster Stories ignite your imagination, fill your hearts with wonder, and inspire you to embrace your own unique qualities and quirks. Remember, monsters come in all shapes and sizes, but it's our courage and kindness that make us truly remarkable. Happy reading!

The book Dare to Fly! is an accumulation of many years of inspirational thoughts and spiritual insights. It's a message right out of the Bible on living the victorious Christian life. It deals with many problems and obstacles Christians face in their daily walk with Jesus. It deals with the area of a tremendous lack of faith experienced by a multitude of believers, even many pastors and teachers. Bible scriptures can produce the faith needed to be overcomers. This book is a sharing of wonderful truths that give all Christians hope. Their lives can be better, more fulfilled, and more productive--more than just settling for mediocrity!

When humanity begins to explore the stars, they meet and clash with the alien Rox, fearsome horned humanoids. War rages for seven years with heavy casualties on both sides ... until the humans and Rox decide to try to negotiate peace. Song of the Rose: a Beauty and the Beast retelling. Zayn is a human political officer who agrees to become a hostage while peace talks begin between the humans and the Rox. She is to be cooped up in a lavish manor house on a remote moon with Alnair L'Nath, prince of the Rox kingship clan. But can these two people of vastly different races ever make peace with one another? Of Stars and Ashes: a Cinderella retelling. Two years after the events of Song of the Rose, Rasha L'Cervantes has been subjected to forced labor along with the rest of their clan because of their rebellion. While working in a quarry, she is befriended by a young neurolite, the silicon-based lifeforms that grow into the Rox warships. Later, when Prince Kraz is desperately searching for the bonded pilot of this fully-grown frigate, Rasha must attend a ball in order to claim her ship--and the prince's heart. Fairer than Snow: A Snow White retelling. Justin Tiberius is a human medic aboard the salvage ship Parallax. When they recover a cryopod with a beautiful Rox girl inside, Justin finds himself plunged into the world of Rox politics, where to be voted the most beautiful is to be declared queen ... or to be ruthlessly assassinated.