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Ancient & epic tales from around the world, retold by Heather Forest

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Ancient & epic tales from around the world

bibliography

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retold by Heather Forest

Collects famous tales from folklore around the world, including such epics as "Beowulf," "Gilgamesh," and the "Odyssey."

Gilgamesh seeks eternal life (from Gilgamesh) -- Telepinu's rage (from Cuneiform tablets of Hattusas) -- Two King Solomon tales: The bee and the Queen of Sheba ; The milk of a lioness -- The apple of discord (from The Cypria) -- Two Homeric tales from The Odyssey: The Cyclops ; Penelope's test -- Four Aesop's fables: The wolf and the goat ; Visiting the lion's cave ; Jugs in the water ; The ox and the frog -- Daphne and Apollo (from Metamorphoses) -- The theft of Thor's hammer (from The Poetic Edda) -- The tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild (from The Volsunga Saga) -- Beowulf and the dragon (from Beowulf) -- Fin MacCoul, Oonagh, and the giant (from The Fenian Cycle) -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (from The Chivalric Romances) -- The tale of the hunchback (from One thousand and one nights) -- Savitri and Satyavan (from The Mahabharata) -- The capture of Sita (from The Ramayana) -- The monkey and the crocodile (from The Panchatantra) -- Mulan goes to war (from Yueh-fu Poems) -- Amaterasu and Susano (from The Kojiki) -- The water monster and the water lily (an Australian Aboriginal tale) -- Isis and Osiris (from The Pyramid Texts) -- Gassire's lute (from The Dausi) -- Mwindo's journey (from The Mwindo Epic) -- The hero twins (from The Popol Vuh) -- The tree of life (an Acawai tale from the Orinoco River Basin in South America)

juvenile

Ancient and epic tales from around the world