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Mythology

Tales' category of mythology contains some of the oldest written texts in history. The mythology books will take you on adventurous journeys through ancient worlds of brave heroes and great gods of the past. Our collection covers myth from all around the world. You can find stories about the Vikings’ Norse gods and sorceresses, but you can also dive into the legendary and heroic tales of Ancient Greece. You can also get wiser on Ancient Egypt and it’s gods and pharaohs. Finally you will find mythology books about Ancient Japan with descriptions of its traditions and customs. Get ready to be inspired by the stories of the past.
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  • by Beroul
    £19.99

  • by Silvia Hill
    £23.99

  • by A. J. Ponder
    £11.49

  • by Mercedes Hubert
    £12.49

  • by Lavita Anderson
    £13.49

  • by Olivia Wildenstein
    £15.99 - 23.49

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    by Giovanni Boccaccio
    £15.49

    The Decameron is a collection of stories within a story. Written in the 14th century by Italian author, poet and scholar Giovanni Boccaccio, it is a masterpiece of moral philosophy, and is generally viewed as the work that confirmed his reputation as the founder of Italian prose literature. It is also one of the world's great literary masterpieces.

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    by Jade Linwood
    £8.99

    John Tucker Must Die meets Shrek in a revenge tale where Princesses save themselves.

  • by Shania Scichilone
    £20.99 - 23.49

  • by Julie Morgan
    £19.49

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    by Timothy Janovsky
    £7.99

    Series statement from publisher's webpage.

  • by &1377, &139, 1337, et al.
    £23.49

    Հովհաննես Թումանյան (1869 - 1923թթ.) մեծ բանաստեղծ, արձակագիր, գրական, ազգային և հասարակական գործիչ։ Հովհաննես Թումանյանի ստեղծագործություններում մարմնավորված են հայ ժողովրդի հավաքական իմաստնությունն ու հանճարը, նրա տենչերն ու երազանքները։Թումանյանը բազմաժանր հեղինակ է, գրել է բանաստեղծություններ, պոեմներ, քառյակներ, բալլադներ, պատմվածքներ ու հեքիաթներ, ակնարկներ, քննադատական ու հրապարակախոսական հոդվածներ։ Նրա գործերը մեծ մասամբ գրված են ռեալիստական ոճով, երբեմն կենտրոնանալով իր ժամանակների ամենօրյա կյանքի վրա։ Ծնվելով Լոռվա Դսեղ գյուղում՝ Թումանյանը երիտասարդ տարիքում տեղափոխվեց Թիֆլիս, որն ամբողջ 19-րդ դարում և 20-րդ դարի սկզբներին Ռուսական կայսրությունում հայ մշակութային կյանքի կենտրոնն էր։ Շուտով նա հայտնի դարձավ հայկական հասարակության լայն շրջանակներին շնորհիվ իր պարզ, բայց բառացիկ պոետիկ ստեղծագործությունների միջոցով։

  • by Amy Kuivalainen
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  • by Farah Aboubakr
    £31.99

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    - Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman Times
    by Adrienne Mayor
    £14.99

    Griffins, Cyclopes, Monsters, and Giants--these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks and Romans. But what if these beings were more than merely fictions? What if monstrous creatures once roamed the earth in the very places where their legends first arose? This is the arresting and original thesis that Adrienne Mayor explores in The First Fossil Hunters. Through careful research and meticulous documentation, she convincingly shows that many of the giants and monsters of myth did have a basis in fact--in the enormous bones of long-extinct species that were once abundant in the lands of the Greeks and Romans. As Mayor shows, the Greeks and Romans were well aware that a different breed of creatures once inhabited their lands. They frequently encountered the fossilized bones of these primeval beings, and they developed sophisticated concepts to explain the fossil evidence, concepts that were expressed in mythological stories. The legend of the gold-guarding griffin, for example, sprang from tales first told by Scythian gold-miners, who, passing through the Gobi Desert at the foot of the Altai Mountains, encountered the skeletons of Protoceratops and other dinosaurs that littered the ground. Like their modern counterparts, the ancient fossil hunters collected and measured impressive petrified remains and displayed them in temples and museums; they attempted to reconstruct the appearance of these prehistoric creatures and to explain their extinction. Long thought to be fantasy, the remarkably detailed and perceptive Greek and Roman accounts of giant bone finds were actually based on solid paleontological facts. By reading these neglected narratives for the first time in the light of modern scientific discoveries, Adrienne Mayor illuminates a lost world of ancient paleontology.

  • by Anonyme
    £19.99

    "Le Kybalion" des Trois Initiés - Un voyage profond dans l'hermétisme et la spiritualité ancienne"Le Kybalion", écrit par les Trois Initiés, est une exploration fascinante et ésotérique des principes fondamentaux de la philosophie hermétique. Élaboré il y a plus d'un siècle, ce texte continue de guider les chercheurs spirituels dans leur quête de sagesse universelle et de connaissances cachées, en offrant une compréhension profonde des mystères de l'univers, de l'esprit et de la réalité intérieure.Écrit sous le pseudonyme des "Trois Initiés", "Le Kybalion" introduit sept principes clés de l'hermétisme - le Mentalisme, la Correspondance, la Vibration, la Polarité, le Rythme, la Cause et l'Effet, et le Genre. Ces principes, qui constituent la base de cette philosophie ancienne, sont ancrés dans les enseignements du légendaire Hermès Trismégiste, figure emblématique de la connaissance ésotérique.Au-delà de la simple énumération de ces principes, "Le Kybalion" les examine sous tous les angles, offrant des interprétations détaillées et des exemples pertinents pour aider le lecteur à comprendre et à intégrer ces concepts dans sa vie quotidienne. Il explore la manière dont ces lois universelles influencent tous les aspects de notre existence, des dynamiques cosmiques à la nature même de notre conscience."Le Kybalion", malgré sa première publication il y a plus d'un siècle, reste d'une pertinence inégalée pour les lecteurs modernes. Que vous cherchiez à dévoiler les secrets de l'univers, à enrichir votre compréhension de vous-même ou à explorer des philosophies spirituelles ancestrales et influentes, "Le Kybalion" est une lecture obligatoire.Mots-clés : Le Kybalion, Les Trois Initiés, philosophie hermétique, Hermès Trismégiste, mentalisme, correspondance, vibration, polarité, rythme, cause et effet, genre, spiritualité, ésotérisme, sagesse universelle, lois cosmiques, développement personnel, connaissance de soi, philosophie ancienne, occultisme.

  • by Hubert D'arbois de jubainville
    £19.99

  • by Devdutt Pattanaik
    £22.49

  • by Friedrich De La Motte Fouqu
    £28.99

    This early German romance tells the tragic tale of a young water spirit, Undine, who marries a knight in an attempt to gain a soul.Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's fairy tale novella is the sad tale of a water nymph who so desperately desires a soul, she is willing to go to any lengths to obtain one. The 1811 story was a large influence on Hans Christian Andersen's later tale, The Little Mermaid.This edition of Undine is completed with beautiful and heart-breaking illustrations by Arthur Rackham, both in black and white and in full colour.

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    by Kristin Omarsdottir
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  • by Davion Rowe
    £17.99

  • by Jerrell Kuhlman
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  • by Leland L. Duncan
    £20.99 - 25.49

  • by William Butler Yeats
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  • by T. T. Wilkinson
    £23.49

Mythology
Mythology is the foundation of many of today's stories, take for example the stories of King Arthur and Merlin, a well-known story that goes back to the celtic mythologies. It has fascinated many writers all around the world and with good reason. Myths take you on fascinating and sometimes even magical journeys and into the ancient worlds of the past. The mythologies build on folklore and you can learn a lot about the ancient lifestyles by reading mythology books. The themes in mythologies are often built around honor and bravery, but the tales also have their own universal moral message. 

Norse mythology books
In the Nordic countries we have a long and proud history of folk tales and some of them can be traced all the way back to the Middle Ages and even before that, to what we describe as the Norse period, where all the Scandinavian countries were connected as one and not divided into nations. The North was instead formed by many smaller societies, who lived comparatively insulated and connected to nature. Such a life could be hard and created fertile soil for folklore and the belief in supernatural creatures, which are found in many folk tales. Most of the tales were part of an oral tradition and were often handed down through many generations. The mythology tales were first written down and converted into mythology books many years after they were told for the first time. 
We cannot mention the Norse period without the Vikings. Vikings are known all over the world for their strength, ships and sometimes brutal conquests, but the Vikings were defined by so much more than that. They had for example a vivid and intriguing tradition for mythology. To the Vikings they were so much more than myths, it was their religion. The Norse religion referred to as Asatru consists of multiple gods, goddresses, brave heroes and volvas, which were strong female sorcerers and fortune tellers. If you want to find your way to get started in Nordic mythology you can find a good description and overview in Penguin Book of Norse myths - Gods of the Vikings

Greek mythology books
Some of the greatest and most famous myths are found in Ancient Greece. You might have heard about the gods Zeus and Prometheus, the goddesses Athena and Aphrodite, and the heroes Hercules and Achilles? They are just a few of the unique figures of Ancient Greek mythology. They are found in some of the greatest classics of world literature; the Iliad and the Odyssey written by Homer. At Tales you can get them as mythology books in their traditional verse form, but we would also recommend you to take a look at Stephen Fry’s interpretations of the classical tales. Fry takes the timeless classics into modern times by rewriting the mythologies in a modern, easy understandable english, but he still keeps the essence of the Ancient mythologies. You can find Stephen Fry’s Heroes and Mythos in our selection of mythological books. 

Egyptian mythology books
Another world of mythologies is found in Ancient Egypt. Here we come across Ancient gods and goddesses with faces formed as animals. One of the central gods in Egyptian mythology is the sun god Ra. Ra was the incarnation of the sun, which was the foundation of life. In Egyptian mythology we also find mummies. Mummies were the deceased faraos, who were embalmed and covered in gaze to restore them for the afterlife. The god Osiris would then help them on their way through the afterlife. The mummies were placed in their own pyramid, who would show the greatness of the faraos for the times to come. The pyramids still stand in Egypt and show the history of the past. Among our egyptian mythology books you find the book Egyptian Mythology, which has collected all the fascinating tales of Ancient Egypt and all its gods, goddesses and legendary creatures. 

Japanese mythology books 
You can also find japanese mythology books in Tales’ selection. The japanese myths are little known to people, but contain many amazing stories. You can for example find the story behind the samurais, an Ancient collection of warriors in the japanese armies. A samurai had to live up to certain virtues in order to keep his status. A samurai should both be loyal and have a high level of endurance, modesty, and honor. You could learn a lot about a country from its mythology, because it is the foundation of the country’s culture, although a lot of changes have found place since then. If you aren’t familiar with japanese mythology, we recommend you to read the Handbook of Japanese Mythology among our collection of japanese mythology books. 

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