Bibliograph

An illustrated treasury of myths and legends, James Riordan and Brenda Ralph Lewis ; illustrated by Victor Ambrus

Type

Label

An illustrated treasury of myths and legends, James Riordan and Brenda Ralph Lewis ; illustrated by Victor Ambrus

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An illustrated treasury of myths and legends

Oclc number

23692774

Responsibility statement

James Riordan and Brenda Ralph Lewis ; illustrated by Victor Ambrus

Summary

An international collection of twenty-five tales of courage, daring, and romance, featuring heroes such as Robin Hood, El Cid, Perseus, and Volund

Table Of Contents

Ancient World: Theseus and the minotaur -- Perseus and Medusa -- Revenge of Isis -- Romulus and Remus -- Gilgamesh the mighty warrior -- Scandinavia: -- Idun's golden apples -- Death of Balder -- Swan of Tuonela -- Volund the smith -- Asia, Africa and North America: Why the tribes speak different tongues -- Love story of Hine-moa -- Rama and Sita -- Lone bird---Shadow on the moon -- Story of the Kikuyu -- Willow pattern plate -- Europe: Death of Roland -- William Tell -- El Cid -- Courage of Danko -- Siegfried the dragonslayer -- Britain: King Arthur and the round table -- Robin Hood meets Little John and Friar Tuck -- Beowulf the chieftain -- Deidre of the sorrows -- Pwyll lord of Dyfed -- Post Scriptum

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Myths and legends

Classification