Mythologie

Fairy Legends and Traditions is a collection of Irish fairy tales and folklore compiled by Thomas Crofton Croker in the 19th century. The book includes stories of fairies, leprechauns, banshees, and other supernatural creatures that were believed to inhabit the Irish countryside. The tales are told in a lively and engaging manner, with colorful descriptions of the magical beings and their mischievous antics. Along with the stories, Croker provides historical and cultural context for each tale, explaining the origins and significance of the various traditions and beliefs. The book is a fascinating glimpse into the rich folklore and mythology of Ireland, and a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Emerald Isle.IT is said by those who ought to understand such things, that the good people, or the fairies, are some of the angels who. were turned out of heaven, and who landed on their feet in this world, while the rest of their companions, who had more sin to sink them, went down further to a worse place.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Topics for the Study of Greek Mythology is a comprehensive guide to the world of ancient Greek mythology, based on Thomas Bulfinch's classic work, The Age of Fable. Written by Anna Gooding Dodge and originally published in 1894, this book covers a wide range of topics related to Greek mythology, including the gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, and the myths and legends that have captivated readers for centuries.The book is organized into chapters that focus on specific aspects of Greek mythology, such as the creation of the world, the Olympian gods, the Trojan War, and the adventures of heroes like Perseus and Theseus. Each chapter includes a summary of the key myths and their significance, along with discussion questions and suggested activities for further study.In addition to its informative content, Topics for the Study of Greek Mythology is notable for its engaging writing style and vivid illustrations. The book is accessible to readers of all ages and backgrounds, making it an ideal resource for students, teachers, and anyone interested in exploring the rich mythology of ancient Greece.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

¿Warum sollte ich die Winterelfen denn nicht mögen?¿, fragte sie übertrieben verwundert. ¿Weil sie das Feuerland von Estraora mit Eis bedeckt und meinesgleichen fast ausgerottet haben? Ach, das ist Schnee von gestern.¿ Sie schaute ihm düster ins Gesicht. Entgegen ihrer Hoffnung, der Prinz würde bei so viel Anfeindung den Tanz beenden, lachte er gelöst. ¿Warum seid Ihr der Einladung zum Ball gefolgt, wenn Ihr uns so hasst?¿ Das Feuermädchen Eyra verabscheut alle Winterelfen und die Kälte, die sie über ihr Land gebracht haben. Als sie überraschend eine Einladung zur Brautschau der drei Winterprinzen erhält, beschließt sie dennoch teilzunehmen ¿ aber nicht, um sich den Thronfolger zu angeln. Einmal im Schloss, will sie den Eiskristall stehlen, auf dem die Macht der Herrscherfamilie beruht. Doch während sie Interesse an den Prinzen vortäuscht, zeigt sich eine Schwachstelle in ihrem Plan: Nicht nur einer von ihnen kommt Eyras Herz gefährlich nahe. Fantasy mit Feen, Elfen, Drachen, Hippogryphen und vielem mehr.

"Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells 'small' fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences. Even if it's a lonely life, it's better than the one she left behind. But a small fortune unexpectedly becomes something more when a (semi) reformed thief and an ex-mercenary recruit her into their desperate search for a lost child. Soon, they're joined by a baker with a 'knead' for adventure, and--of course--a slightly magical cat"--

In this book the author - me - ponders on certain things, such as society and the universe. What is the underlying primordial matter of the universe and how can one relate this to our modern "society"? The word in itself hints the existence of a .....?Of a What?Of something unspeakable and dangerously terrible you may think, but that is something that might reveal itself to you, if you have the stamina to deal with the authors - me - gigantic and frivolous ego.

Dreizehn ist im Tarot der Tod, die Dreizehn wird oft als böses Omen gedeutet und die 13. Stunde ist die Geisterstunde. Goethe und Morgenstern haben über den Totentanz gedichtet, Georg Kreisler meint, der Tod müsse ein Wiener sein. Und was ist nach dem Tod? Jenseits - Reinkarnation?Der Autor hat Skurriles, Tiefsinniges, Humorvolles und Nachdenkenswertes zum Thema zusammengetragen.

In this book, the eminent classical scholar Jane Harrison invites readers on a captivating journey through the timeless tales of the ancient world. With scholarly precision and a deep passion for classical antiquity, Harrison unravels the rich tapestry of Greek and Roman mythology, bringing to life the gods and heroes - Zeus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Dionysos and many more - that have fascinated humanity for centuries.Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) was a pioneering figure in the field of classical studies. She made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek culture.This new edition is presented in large type for enhanced readability.

Every fairy tale comes to an end.Briar Pryce thought she was saving the Poisoned Apple, New York City's borough of bootleg curses and graffiti-strewn castles. But when she freed every princess in town from their sleeping spells, she woke a giant deep underground, threatening the very foundation of her world. With her city crumbling around her and her boyfriend trapped in a magic mirror, she's considering a fate worse than death for any New Yorker: relocating to Jersey.But together with her friends, she's not letting her town's magic die without a fight. From the depths of the Poisoned Apple to a floating island in another world, Briar must battle a force emerging from the darkest parts of her city's story, who can bend wicked creatures to her will. She'll have to discover the hidden origins of the Apple itself, a story linked with her own past, if she's going to stop the enemies trying to erase her community from existence.But as Briar's own emotion-altering powers grow into something far greater, will she be able to write the ending she chooses?

Two Mythologies, Sworn Enemies, The Battle Commences!Aodhlor warrior king of the mighty Tuatha De Danann is struggling with his conscience as he keeps the evil Norse god Idor imprisoned in Tara. But Idor has a spy on the inside, a warrior who is just as ambitious as Aodhlor and he helps him escape.During a battle with the Norse as they help their leader, Aodhlor is transported through time and is confused and dazed by what he sees in the distant future.With the help of a descendent daughter of a Fir Bolg who helps him discover what happened in his past Aodhlor discovers from the Watcher that he must battle with Idor to save the future a battle which will cost him his honour and his kingdom because he can never return to his own time.The knowledge he learns drives him further and further away from breaking the spell on his beloved Aoife but he is determined to put right the wrong done to the swan princess by killing Idor in the future. The streets of LA become the battleground as the mighty Tuatha De Danann Warrior King battles with the powerful Norse God in the first of the epic Warriors of Dea Trilogy.

Ember knows nothing of the Other World and doesn't believe in love. Stryx lost his ability to feel anything a thousand years ago. A relationship between them seems doomed from the start... or is it? When Ember and her twin are kidnapped by mages, she is forced to confront things she never thought possible, not to mention a few family secrets. Can she trust a vampire to help her navigate this new world and rescue her sister? Stryx lost his ability to feel emotions in a desperate attempt to save his Ildum during the Draga Massacre. He knows all about mages - he's been fighting them for a thousand years - but will he let himself love Ember and accept the part of his heritage he's always rejected to help her become the witch she's meant to be? And what happens when she becomes something neither of them expects? This is a sexy, happily-ever-after soulmate novel with no cheating, fade to blacks, or cliffhangers. It's a fast-paced story that blends romance, mythology, humor, and adventure. While a little more of the Dragaverse is revealed as the series progresses, the romance in each novel focuses on one couple and can be read as a standalone.

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The Pursuit of the House - Boat is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Der Mensch ist das Tier, das mit dem Wissen um seine Endlichkeit leben muß, und die Kultur ist die Welt, die sich der Mensch errichtet, um mit diesem Wissen leben zu können. Diese These erläutert Jan Assmann am Beispiel der altägyptischen Kultur, indem er zeigt, in welchem Umfang Todesbilder und Todesriten die gesamte Lebenswelt und Daseinsauslegung der Ägypter bestimmt haben. Mit diesem großen Werk des international bekannten Ägyptologen Jan Assmann liegt erstmals ein umfassender Überblick über die altägyptische Totenreligion und ein eindrucksvoller Beitrag zum Verhältnis von Tod und Kultur vor.

Ce livre qui contient 50 contes est le troisième volet d¿une série qui en comporte 365¿! Ils ont été écrits et racontés au rythme d¿un par semaine par l¿auteur, grand-père, à ses petits-enfants vivant en France afin de les familiariser avec la culture indienne.Pour toute personne qui s¿intéresse à l¿Inde, ces textes sont tout à la fois un retour à l¿émerveillement de l¿enfance et une invitation à un questionnement sur des valeurs fondamentales quelque peu ébranlées par la frénésie du monde moderne.

Wilhelm Börner (1788-1855) studierte in Leipzig und Jena evangelische Theologie und arbeitete danach in Greiz als Hauslehrer, dann an öffentlichen Schulen und ab 1817 als Pfarrer u.a. in Ranis. Der Vogtländische altertumsforschende Verein war 1825 in Hohenleuben gegründet worden. Dort berichtete Börner über seine Ausgrabungen, heute Ausstellungsstücke auf Burg Ranis. Sein Bändchen "Volkssagen aus dem Orlagau" (erschienen Altenburg 1838) knüpft hier an. Wie von Funden erzählt er populäre Stoffe, die in der Region des Vogtlandes bzw. dem Tal der Orla spielen. Ilsa und die Höhle der Burg Ranis, die goldene Schäferei, Sagen um Perchta (eine Frau Holle-Gestalt) und Sagen rund um Waldweibchen und Futtermännchen gehören dazu. In Börners Sammlung unterhalten sich befreundete junge Erwachsene über "Alterthum", über ,Fund und Erfindung'. Es ist ein Suchen nach Bedeutung, Identität und Herkunft. Diese fingierte Mündlichkeit nutzte der Autor als künstlerisches Mittel für seine Erklärungen. Durch dieses Gesamtbild liest sich das Buch unterhaltsam - im Unterschied zu Sammlungen, wo die Stücke unverbunden hintereinander gestellt sind.Kathrin Pöge-Alder präsentiert hier Börners Text original und erläutert ihn mit Anmerkungen und Kommentaren.

Eine Kurtisane in Rom. Sie strebt nach Macht. Verfolgt von ihrer Vergangenheit.Amara ist jetzt eine mächtige Kurtisane in Rom, sie ist eine freie Frau mit Reichtum und Einfluss, und doch verfolgt sie ihre Vergangenheit. Denn während Amara in die politischen Intrigen des kaiserlichen Palastes verwickelt wird, bleibt ihre Tochter in Pompeji und wird von dem einzigen Mann aufgezogen, den sie jemals wirklich geliebt hat. Obwohl sie sich nach ihrer Familie sehnt, weiß Amara, dass es am sichersten ist, wenn sie weit weg ist. Doch wir schreiben das Jahr 79, und der Vesuv steht kurz vor seinem Ausbruch und Pompeji vor seinem Untergang ...

Most books aimed at introducing Orthodoxy to the non-Orthodox begin by explaining basic points of doctrine and practice that differ from what the average reader may be familiar with. But for the average American, this approach doesn't go deep enough. In order to be able to fully understand Orthodox doctrine and practice, we have to unlearn an entire secular worldview and become participants in a sacramental worldview instead-a worldview that embraces reality as it truly is. Dr. Zachary Porcu provides a guide to this process that is easily accessible both to Western Christians and to those who lack any grounding in the Christian Faith.

Burn out is a heart warming and life changing novel. About a teddy bear who had become sad because he had been abandoned. He was overwhelmed with his life and about to give up on himself. With the help of his friends and the adventures he experienced in his dreams, he found his way back to himself and his strength. Who dances with stars,loves his shadow,makes people laugh,the world remains a world full of wonders.Dedicated to all the dreamers and the awakened,those who dare to dream,and who live their dream.

Der sechszehnjährige Arthur Owls wird zuhause von einem unerwarteten Gast überrascht, der ihn auf eine abenteuerliche Reise in einer anderen Welt schickt. Und während Arthur versucht, seinen Platz in dieser neuen Welt und inmitten ihrer Bewohner zu finden, bereitet sich in den Schatten ein alter Feind darauf vor, Randwelt in die Dunkelheit zu reißen. Doch um diesen Feind bezwingen zu können, müssen Arthur und seine neuen Freunde damit beginnen, die zerrissene Vergangenheit ihrer Familien und Völker zusammenfügen.

Die vorliegende Schuberausgabe versammelt drei Hauptwerke der nordischen und germanischenMythologie:Die Edda, Das Nibelungenlied, Germanische Götter- und HeldensagenIn der Edda sind Götter- und Heldensagen vereinigt, die zum Teil bis in das 9. Jahrhundert zurückgehen. Sie schildern sagenhafte Begebenheiten aus Island, Norwegen und Grönland zur sogenannten Wikingerzeit.Das Nibelungenlied entstand zu Beginn des 13. Jahrhunderts und ist ein schriftlich überliefertes deutsches »Heldenepos«, deren Ursprung der Handlung bis in das Zeitalter der germanischen Völkerwanderung zurückreicht.Felix und Therese Dahn geben im vorliegenden Band einen umfassenden Einblick in die germanische und nordische Sagenwelt. Im ersten Teil »Göttersagen« werden die Grundanschauungen der Götterwelt sowie einzelne Götter wie Odin, Thor und Loki vorgestellt. Anschließend präsentiert Therese Dahn die bekanntesten Heldensagen, von den Wölsungen über Beowulf bis zu den Nibelungen.

Valeas Familie wurde vor Jahrhunderten von einem göttlichen Fluch belegt. Seitdem sind sie alle gezwungen, ihr Dasein als Vampire zu fristen und nur die Liebe eines Menschen kann sie davor retten. Doch wer kann ein nach Blut trachtendes Monster lieben, das sich eiskalt und grausam nimmt, was es will? Liam, den Valea an der Universität kennenlernt, scheint ihr Eis durchbrechen zu können. Als dann ein Mitstudent brutal ermordet wird, beginnt die abenteuerliche Jagd nach Legende und Wahrheit. Alles, was jetzt noch zählt, ist Liams Schutz vor dem Mörder ... und vor Valeas Familie. Band 1 der sinnlichen Romantasy-Dilogie mit Vampiren, Dämonen, Göttern und Hexen ab 16 Jahren.

The story of the ancient Welsh poet Taliesin and his transformation from the lowly pot-stirrer Gwion Bach to the radiant-browed, omniscient Chief Poet of the West by the power of Ceridwen's cauldron of awen plays a central role in the spiritual lives of many thousands of modern Pagans and Druids. Individual poems from the corpus such as Preideu Annwfyn ("The Spoils of Annwfn") and Kat Godeu ("The Battle of the Trees") have assumed an almost totemic siginificance in the discussion of the origins of the bards and their craft and feed into many people's sense of belonging in the Pagan tradition. It is a pity then that so much of this discussion depends on out-dated and woefully inaccurate translations of the original Welsh texts. The main aim of this book, therefore, is to present modern, reliable translations of all the medieval poems assigned to or concerning Taliesin together with all three variant versions of the Early Modern prose tales known variously as Ystoria Taliesin ("The Story of Taliesin") or Hanes Taliesin ("The History of Taliesin"). Translations of medieval court poems with a bearing on the development of the Taliesin persona are also included in the appendices. An attempt has been made to return to the poems their unity as works of art, rather than regarding them as texts to be deciphered and dissected.

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DAS BUCH ZWEI beschäftigt sich mit Polaritäten: Innen und Aussen, Seele und Körper, Oben und Unten, Yin und Yang, Gut und Böse, Belohnung und Bestrafung. Die Zwei führt zu Zweifel und Verzweiflung, zum hebräischen Buchstaben Beth (2), dem Haus, und Kaph (20) der Hand. Im Tarot gehören dazu die Zweier der kleinen Arkana und die grossen Arkana: 2, die Hohepriesterin, 11, die Gerechtigkeit und 20, das jüngste Gericht. Astrologisch kommt zum Besitzergreifen des zweiten Feldes der Handelsgott Merkur und die Zwillinge. Es wird über das Grimm-Märchen von Goldmarie und Pechmarie (Frau Holle) meditiert und dem inneren Kind nachgespürt.

Brilliant, inspired, and gloriously erudite, Literature and the Gods is the culmination of Roberto Calasso's lifelong study of the gods in the human imagination. By uncovering the divine whisper that lies behind the best poetry and prose from across the centuries, Calasso gives us a renewed sense of the mystery and enchantment of great literature.From the banishment of the classical divinities during the Age of Reason to their emancipation by the Romantics and their place in the literature of our own time, the history of the gods can also be read as a ciphered and splendid history of literary inspiration. Rewriting that story, Calasso carves out a sacred space for literature where the presence of the gods is discernible. His inquiry into the nature of "absolute literature” transports us to the realms of Dionysus and Orpheus, Baudelaire and Mallarmé, and prompts a lucid and impassioned defense of poetic form, even when apparently severed from any social function. Lyrical and assured, Literature and the Gods is an intensely engaging work of literary affirmation that deserves to be read alongside the masterpieces it celebrates.