Dünya Mitolojisi-Büyük Destan ve Söylenceler Antolojisi

World Mythology: From Sumerian, Hittite, Babylonian and Ancient Egyptian civilizations to Greece, Rome and Northern Europe; From the British Isles to the Pacific Islands; From Far Eastern peoples to Eskimos; It contains 59 great myths and epics from different cultures of the world, from Africa to North and South America.

While Dona Rosenberg examines world mythology under seven main headings with geographical and cultural divisions, she includes creation, fertility and heroism stories from every culture to facilitate comparison: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneas Epic; The Epics of Gilgamesh and King Arthur are the most well-known among them. Also, the Epic of Sigurd, which tells the story of the Teutonic hero who saved a sleeping warrior girl by winning a cursed ring and treasure; Beowolf Epic, which tells the inner world of a hero who fights monsters to make the world a safe place; The Epic of Ramayana, which tells the adventures of an Indian hero who sets an example for his people with his devotion to his duty, the Epic of Kotan Utunnai, which tells the adventures of an ancient eastern hero in a world where godliness and humanity are the same, the African epics Gassire's Lute, which questions what heroism is, and Mwindo, the Aztec epic that tells how human weaknesses lead to the victory of evil. Quetzalcoatl, the Eskimo epic Sedna, which tells about the difficulty of conflicting with natural conditions, and many other myths from all over the world are conveyed with their historical basis and literary analysis. World Mythology, as an introduction to the great myths of the world, is an indispensable reference source for mythology readers as well as for those looking for a beautiful selection of literature and a comprehensive world mythology.

TRANSLATOR:Atil Ulas Cüce, Bengü Odabasi, Erdal Cengizoglu, Erhan Kuzhan, Koray Akten, Kudret Emiroglu, Tahir Kocayigit, Tulug Kenanoglu

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Printings: 5th Edition

First Printing Year: 2018

Number of Pages: 906

Size: 13.5 x 19

Language Turkish