Myth Resources: a Database of All Things Mythological
Book for all ages / Publications: Books
Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and...
The Western Hero in Film and Television examines the archetypal hero in the Old West and on the American frontier in visual culture. The book is an in-depth look at mythology within mass media...
Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of their people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film of the past fifty years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek,...
Book for all ages / Publications: Books
Description: Wonder at Medusa’s potent venom, Circe’s fierce sorcery and Athena rising up over Olympus, as Nikita Gill majestically explores the untold stories of the life bringers, warriors, creators, survivors and destroyers that shook...
What the song is to the songbird, the myth of the hero is to the human being. Human hunter-foragers did not create the myth of the hero as a spontaneous act of artistry; they...
The complete text of the classic collection by Thomas Bullfinch.
Steinbeck was close friends with Campbell, and offered a mythological yin to Campbell’s factual yang. Cannery Row in particular studies human relationships reminiscent of the hero with a thousand faces, as well as some...
Myth & Medium: The Art of Dave Alber is an art catalogue focusing on mythological themes. The graphic work offers a glimpse into the simultaneity of the present moment, the artistic vision, and the...
The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the...
In The Gift, Lewis Hyde discusses the importance of giving in various societies. He begins with the myths and folktales surrounding giving. He also delves into the history of economics, and the biblical law...
