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Subject(s)

• Heroes—Folklore [Browse]
• Women heroes—Folklore [Browse]

Publisher

• Grey House Publishing, Inc [Browse]

Series

• Critical survey of mythology and folklore [More in this series]
• Critical survey of mythology and folklore ; [2] [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-386) and indexes.

Contents

• Maps and Mythological Figures
• Birth of Athena and the War with the Giants / Katherine Sehl
• Cyrus the Great / Judy A. Johnson
• Hainuwele / Adam Berger
• Lohengrin, the Knight with the Swan / T. Fleischmann
• Moses in the Ark of Bulrushes / Allene Phy-Olsen
• Romulus and Remus / Ashleigh Imus
• Gilgameš and Huwawa / T. Fleischmann
• The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy / Ashleigh Imus
• Heracles's Twelve Labors / T. Fleischmann
• Jason and the Theft of the Golden Fleece / Katherine Sehl
• King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone / Pegge Bochynski
• Penelope and the Suitors / Katherine Sehl
• Quetzalcóatl / T. Fleischmann
• Sir Gawain and the Quest of the Sangreal / Ashleigh Imus
• Tales of Odysseus (Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops) / Ashleigh Imus
• Third Voyage of Sindbad / T. Fleischmann
• Athena and the Contest of Arachne / Katherine Sehl
• The Ballad of Mulan / T. Fleischmann
• Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc / Katherine Sehl
• The Queen of Sheba / Allene Phy-Olsen
• Qutulun / R. C. Lutz
• Tomoe Gozen, Samurai Warrior / R. C. Lutz
• Vietnamese Rebels: The Tru̕ng Sisters and Triệu Thị Trinh / T. Fleischmann
• Wrath of Artemis / Ashleigh Imus
• David and Goliath / Theresa L. Stowell
• Li Chi Slays the Serpent / R. C. Lutz
• Perseus and Medusa / Ashleigh Imus
• Saint George and the Dragon / Judy A. Johnson
• Theseus and the Minotaur / Judy A. Johnson
• Adventures of Monkey / R. C. Lutz
• Anansi / Judy A. Johnson
• Gesar of Ling / R. C. Lutz
• Gest of Robyn Hode / Ashleigh Imus
• Maya Hero Twins: Hunahpu and Xbalanque / T. Fleischmann
• Myth of Māui / R. C. Lutz
• Stagolee / Ashleigh Imus
• American Indian Trickster Tales: The Coyote Hero / Ashleigh Imus
• The Hero's Journey in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone / Theresa L. Stowell
• "Warlike Women": Amazons in the Americas / Ashleigh Imus
• Warrior Legend in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai / R. C. Lutz
• Mythology in the Classroom
• Lesson Plan: Unwinding Gender in Homer's Penelope and the Suitors
• Time Line
• Guide to Online Resources
• Bibliography
• Country and Culture Index
• Chronological Index
• Index.

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Other title(s)

• Heroes & heroines
• Heroes and heroines

ISBN

• 9781619251816
• 1619251817

LCCN

2014453000

OCLC

840463353

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