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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 Robert Goodman, Robert Blumetti & Ralph Fucetola
    £26.49

  • by Christian-Marie Lapchine
    £18.49

    Ce conte raconte l¿histoire d¿un charmant village niché à l¿orée du Bois de Senteur, où réside une communauté inhabituelle baptisée les « Sans Nez » en raison de leur absence d¿organe nasal. L¿entente et l¿harmonie règnent parmi ces habitants jusqüau jour où, contre toute attente, naît un petit garçon doté d¿un nez magnifique. Son apparition exceptionnelle au sein de cette communauté est une promesse de bouleversements majeurs pour l¿existence des villageois.

  • by R. L. Wilson
    £12.49

    Escaping from my evil master is a death wish, I know. I have my three loves by my side. But where is my lamp? Prince wants it and me back. It's only a matter of time before the Jinn Council finds me. I can try to evade capture and avoid punishment, or I could face my worst fears and hope I won't spend the rest of my life inside my lamp. Neither option is ideal. Both could land me and my loves in more peril than I can even imagine.The evil master never backs down. He gets what he wants and doesn't care who or what he has to do to ensure that happens and to make sure no one dares cross him again. They say no one ever outruns the council… but could I be the first?Fans of Bella Forrest will devour the Magical Jinn Series.

  • by Mike Mateescu
    £22.99

    Der 1. August steht unmittelbar bevor, doch es könnte der letzte Nationalfeiertag werden. Denn Bundesrat und Medienmogul Konrad Bimsinger hat ein Auge auf ein Artefakt aus den Gründungstagen geworfen, das den Kurs der Schweizer Geschichte für immer verändern wird. Dabei erhält er Unterstützung von der jungen Billionenerbin Délphine Courant, deren Familie seit siebenhundert Jahren ein schockierendes Geheimnis hütet. Um die beiden daran zu hindern, das Land auseinanderzureissen, müssen Bundesagent Glarus Greif und Journalistin Franka Feist die Wahrheit über Wilhelm Tell ans Licht bringen. Im Auftrag der Bundespräsidentin machen sie sich auf eine halsbrecherische Schatzjagd quer durch die Schweiz, stets verfolgt von abtrünnigen Militärs. Sollten sie scheitern, ist der Untergang der Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft besiegelt.

  • by Andy Blood
    £10.49

  • by Joshua Free
    £14.99

    Joshua Free has been paving the way through Elven-Faerie glamour and magick for over 25 years, and now presents the core material of the original "Elvenomicon" as a stand-alone pocket handbook for the first time!

  • by Joshua Free
    £12.99

    Open the door to the ancient elven tradition and explore the Faerie Realm as guided by the accounts of those who have been there and received direct initiation into its mysteries.

  • by Sabrina Voerman
    £15.99 - 25.49

  • by Catherine Banks
    £13.99

  • by Richard Dansky
    £8.49

  • by Selina A. Fenech
    £11.99 - 15.99

  • by Antoni Pogorelski
    £22.99

  • by Demelza Carlton
    £14.99

    When graduate Aussie archaeologist Sybil flies halfway around the world to work in the Arctic, she's not sure what she might find...but she wasn't counting on getting injured at the start of the dig...or being rescued by the hottest Viking she's ever seen.Thor might look like a superhero, but he has secrets buried under the ice that have been waiting a thousand years to come to light. Worse, he's missing his hammer, the weapon he needs to set things right...and Sybil's his only hope of getting it back.If only they can break the curse before the Viking witch who cast it wakes...

  • by Gregg Richard Roberti
    £18.49 - 25.99

  • by Sebastian Berg
    £8.99 - 15.49

  • by Carsten Kiehne
    £24.99

    Während sich unser erstes Runenbüchlein damit auseinandersetzt, woher die Runen kommen, wo wir sie finden und wofür es sich lohnt, sie noch heute praktisch einzusetzen, widmet sich diese Schrift den Themen, wie du dich selbst in die Runen einweihen kannst, mit ihnen auf Visionsreise gehst und dadurch erst ihre Ausrichtung verstehen und nutzen lernst. Um Runen wirklich ganzheitlich zu kennenzulernen und deine Selbsterfahrung mit diesen Zauberzeichen zu vertiefen, gibt es ganz einfache (für jedermann schnell erlernbare) Meditationen und Achtsamkeitsübungen - diese Techniken werden dir in unserem Arbeitsbuch vorgestellt und anhand von Selbsterfahrungsbeispielen praktisch erläutert. Dieses Runenbuch ist für all Jene gedacht, die sich nicht bloß totes Wissen anlesen, sondern erfahren wollen, wie man in liebevollen Kontakt mit einer Rune tritt, um aus dieser gewonnenen Seelen-Beziehung, die gebündelten Kräfte auf allen Ebenen des Seins zu nutzen!

  • by R. J. Young
    £19.49 - 27.49

  • by Kenneth Mcintosh
    £24.99

    Experience the Bible as the ancient Celts did.Matthew's version of the Good News is traditionally symbolized by a winged man, because the author saw Jesus as fulfilling two roles. On the one hand, he is the Divine One who proclaims that the Realm of Heaven is present in the here and now-and on the other hand, he is the Human One, who shares our physical reality. In Matthew's account, Jesus, like a winged man, represents the union of human and Divine qualities.This first volume of the Celtic Bible Commentary brings these ideas to life. It includes: a new modern translation of the Gospel of Matthew.chapter-by-chapter commentaries, based on insights from ancient and modern Celtic theologians.an introductory article on a Celtic approach to reading the Bible.information about the Bible's history in Celtic lands.a glossary of Celtic names and terms.a recommended reading list.When the Celtic followers of Jesus read Matthew's Gospel, they did not see it as dead text codified in ancient times but rather as a chance to interlace their own hearts with the living story of Jesus. For them, this portion of scripture was truly a winged man who brought good news from heaven to earth.The Realm of Heaven is all around us-and Matthew's account calls us to experience it for ourselves.

  • by Bradley Olson
    £14.99

    This Skeleton Key Study Guide to Joseph Campbell's Pathways to Bliss offers you a chance to read Campbell alongside a Campbell expert, focusing on the psychological aspects of material selected from Campbell's lectures, interviews, and seminars. You'll find chapter summaries, notable quotes, reading suggestions, discussion topics, and prompts for essays and creative projects in this helpful guide.

  • by Thomas Mofolo
    £13.49

    Thomas Mofolo's final novel and masterpiece, Chaka, captures the phenomenal rise and fall of the great Zulu king. One of the earliest modern literary classics from Southern Africa, Chaka, is the tragic tale of a warrior-king and his insatiable hunger for power. Told in a mythic style, Chaka follows the torments of the Zulu king's early life, his rapid ascension to the throne, and the prophesied events that led to his downfall. Despised from birth as an illegitimate son, Chaka's hope of being accepted by his father, the king, is shattered when his father unexpectedly orders his execution. While fleeing from would-be assassins, he encounters a mysterious figure known as Isanusi - a master in sorcery and political intrigue. Insanusi offers him the chance to take the kingdom for his own but Chaka soon discovers that ultimate power comes at a heavy price... 'Chaka is a beautifully dark and twisted take on the true life story of the Zulu King... built around one of the most enigmatic and memorable literary figures you'd ever encounter.' Ainehi Edoro

  • by Roald Dahl
    £7.99

    A collection of ribald rhymes featuring characters from fairy tales,fables and nursery rhymes - as you've never seen them before! From the tortoise and the hare and Hansel and Gretel to Ali Baba and Aladdin, these traditional stories will never seem the same again once you have had a taste of Roald Dahl's hilarious verse and Quentin Blake's suitably lively illustrations.Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.

  • by John T. Washington
    £36.49

    Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der antiken Weisheit, Wunder und des Glaubens. Dieses Buch entführt Sie in eine Epoche zwischen 200 v.Chr. und 300 n.Chr., in der Propheten, Messias-Gestalten und Weise die Menschen mit ihren Lehren und Taten inspirierten. Erfahren Sie mehr über die mysteriöse Figur des Apollonius von Tyana und entdecken Sie die Vielfalt der religiösen und spirituellen Strömungen jener Zeit. Tauchen Sie ein in die Legenden und Mythen, die um diese prophetischen Gestalten gesponnen wurden. Erleben Sie die Konflikte mit den etablierten religiösen Institutionen und die politischen Auswirkungen, die daraus resultierten. Dieses Buch bietet eine fesselnde Reise in die Vergangenheit und zeigt, wie die Lehren und Gestalten der Antike bis heute nachwirken.

  • by R. Roderick Rowe
    £8.99

    Cernon's arrival in the Founder's Glade began a new era in human history. The Sophia Shaman journeys with Cernon. Thousands of years ago, Sophia and Cernon discover a tribe on the verge of extinction. Sophia decides to help the tribe. When she stops to think, she wonders, did she start something rolling along the waves of time, or did the waves of time capture her as a tool to shape the world? The Sophia Shaman, famed from the Jamari Days, decides to journey with Cernon, a Cernunnos spirit-form to learn about his beginning. The journey nearly destroys her but she quickly recovers. In a time so far back that time hadn't been invented yet, they enounter a tribe on the verge of extinction due to an encroaching ice age. Sophia sets out to help this new people. Then she realizes something profound - did she journey to discover Cernon's beginning, or was she called to create it? During a spiritual joining with the tribe's Vision Seeker, another seeker is awakened to the spirit world. Then the spirit seekers join with the spirits themselves in an unexpected joining. What comes of that union will alter the course of history - all the way up to a thousand years AFTER The Sophia has entered her own time in the Spirit World. This novella is intended to be the first point of contact for new readers to the world of R. Roderick Rowe. Step into this imaginative adventure - but only if you dare to risk a profound change in how you percieve your role as a human being! The author recommends this as a great jumping off point into the world of Paradigm Lost which has a completed trilogy, Jamari and the Manhood Rites; a stand-alone novel which will become a collection of stand-alones, Heretic a novel of The Lost in Legend Collection; and two Erotica Novels Eros Times and Night Studies.

  • by Sunny Taj
    £14.99

    Moi, c'est Sélène, aka Barbie. Bon, j'ai appris que je suis une fée et que j'ai hérité de deux licornes sorties de nulle part. Mais l'Univers a-t-il pensé à me donner un mode d'emploi ? Bien sûr que non, sinon, c'est pas drôle. Me voilà donc en train d'essayer de comprendre mes pouvoirs et le rôle de ces fichus canassons.Comme si ce n'était pas suffisant, des disparitions inquiétantes nous ramènent à Brocéliande, berceau de mon passé mystérieux… et dangereux ?Les légendes ont-elles toujours un fond de vérité ? Est-ce que ce voyage depuis la Nouvelle Orléans nous permettra d'envisager un réel avenir dans tout ce chaos magique et féerique ?Spin-off d'Oracle, Magie & Co : découvrez un monde de légendes revisitées via l'Urban Fantasy !Ce tome peut être lu même si vous ne connaissez pas la duologie Oracle, Magie & Co : qui sait, cela vous donnera peut-être envie de découvrir également cette dernière pour comprendre comment les héros en sont arrivés là.

  • by Sunny Taj
    £14.99

    Un ennemi redoutable - Une alliance improbable - Un chat qui parle. Comment vivre en harmonie avec les siens quand on est un émissaire de mort que tuer rend malade ? La réponse est "on ne peut pas". Qualifiée d'erreur par ma communauté, je me suis enfuie le jour de mes seize ans quand j'ai refusé mon premier assassinat. Car selon le Code Thanatos qui régit les Charons depuis des millénaires, nous devons prendre l'énergie des mort pour développer notre puissance. Ce qui explique que moi, Max, qui refuse de prendre une vie, n'ai quasiment pas de pouvoir. Cela fait deux ans que je survis loin des miens en me faisant passer pour une humaine, et tout aurait pu rester ainsi si le Cerbère, gardien de nos lois, n'avait pas déboulé inopinément un soir dans ma morgue avec perte et fracas !Il est blessé et à la poursuite de l'Hydre qui, pour une raison inconnue, s'en prend aux Charons. Et il m'embarque dans sa traque, bien malgré moi !Comment vais-je bien pouvoir me sortir de ce guêpier ? Quelque chose me dit que le conseil fétiche "câlin copains" de mon chat, Choupi, ne résoudra pas le problème...

  • by Marguerite Bouvet
    £29.99

    A Child of Tuscany is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

  • by William M. Thackeray
    £48.49 - 66.99

  • by Horatio Alger
    £31.49

  • by Laurent Chaulveron
    £35.49

    A Sumer, le calendrier ne concerne pas seulement des périodes courtes comme l'année, les saisons et les mois, mais des durées plus longues qui s'applique aux dynasties ou aux civilisations. C'est un aspect souvent négligé et pourtant très important. A ma connaissance, mais je suis loin d'avoir tout lu sur le sujet, ce thème n'a jamais été abordé d'une manière aussi détaillée. Toutefois, j'ai l'honnêteté de reconnaître que l'idée m'est venu en lisant "la plus vieille religion" de Jean Bottéro. Grâce à lui, j'ai pu remonter le fil de l'histoire et élaborer la théorie que je vais vous présenter.Dans mon livre "Nostradamus et l'astrologie mondiale", j'ai rédigé un chapitre sur la Grande Année de Platon. La Grande Année est découpée en douze périodes plus ou moins égales correspondant aux douze mois de l'année et aux douze signes du zodiaque.Je vous propose de reprendre le même travail, mais dans la Bible et avec la Grèce, en particulier avec sa mythologie. Les sources sont très riches et permettent de faire un vaste travail de recherche.Nous ne verrons pas l'ensemble des ères de la Grande Année, mais uniquement les ères du Gémeaux, du Taureau, du Bélier, du Poisson et du Verseau.

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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