This series offers analytical articles and plot summaries of the major myths, fairy tales, and other traditional literature for studies in advanced high school and undergraduate classrooms.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Publisher's Note.
Introduction.
Contributors.
Maps and Mythological Figures.
Half Title Page.
The Americas.
Mesoamerica.
1: The Azteca.
2: The Aztec Creation Myth.
3: The Birth of the War God.
4: Cihuacóatl as Warrior.
5: The Creation of Music.
6: Hunahpú and Xbalanqué.
7: Legend of the Fifth Sun.
8: The Lords of Xibalba.
9: The Maya Creation Myth.
North America.
10: The Fight with the Water Monster.
11: George Washington: I Cannot Tell a Lie.
12: The Girl Who Married a Gnome.
13: How Jack O'Lanterns Came to Be.
14: Iroquois Creation Story.
15: John Henry: The Steel Driving Man.
16: La Llorona, Omen of Death.
17: The Legend of Joaquín Murrieta.
18: Legend of the Buffalo Dance.
19: Ottawa Creation Story.
20: Paíyatuma and the Maidens of the Corn.
21: Raven Steals Daylight from the Sky.
22: Sedna, Goddess of the Sea.
23: Shaman Isaac Tens.
24: Sioux Creation Story.
25: Talk Concerning the First Beginning.
26: Wunzh.
South America.
27: Amalivaca.
28: The Boy Who Rose to the Sky.
29: How Evils Befell Mankind.
30: How the Jaguar Lost His Fire.
31: The Men from the Sea.
32: The Monkey's Exploit.
33: Origin of Living Creatures.
34: The Rod of Gold.
35: Uitoto Creation Story.
36: Viracocha.
37: A Young Man and the Star.
The Pacific.
Oceania.
38: Birth of Sea and Land Life.
39: Borah of Byamee.
40: Bram-Bram-Bult.
41: The Children of Heaven and Earth.
42: Dream of Haumaka.
43: Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa.
44: Mataora's Visit to Hawaiki.
45: The Polynesian Creation Myth.
46: The Samoan Story of Creation.
47: Seven Sisters.
48: The Two Sorcerers.
49: What Makes the Waves.
Africa.
Sub-Sahara Africa.
50: The Daughter of Sun and Moon.
51: The Gods Descend from Heaven.
52: How Beasts and Serpents First Came into the World.
