Tales From Ancient Worlds

Download or read book Myth and Mythology written by Andrew T. Cummings and published by Astrolog. This book was released on 2004 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The characters and stories of the numerous gods as they appear in ancient writings are explored in this book of ancient mythology. Through the myths and stories, readers are invited to speculate about how people who lived thousands of years ago perceived the world around them. Myths are presented from the principal ancient cultures that affected the lives of Western people, including Sumeria, Mesopotamia, Persia, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome. This book shows how the mythology of the classical world played an essential role in molding the face and nature of the Western world.