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Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism - Vol. 4
Includes: Daniel Ken Inouye - Mythology, American Indian

Book by Susan Auerbach; Marshall Cavendish, 1994

Subjects:

Ethnology--United States--Encyclopedias, Multiculturalism--United States--Encyclopedias, Pluralism (Social Sciences)--United States--Encyclopedias, United States--Ethnic Relations--Encyclopedias, United States--Race Relations--Encyclopedias

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...experienced by the communities of Maronites, Druze, Greek Orthodox, Greek Catholics, and Sunni and Shia MUSLIMS who remained...Christian of either Maronite or Catholic (followed by Greek Orthodox) background. The predominance of these two...
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Pagan Dreiser: Songs from American Mythology

Book by Shawn St. Jean; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2001

Subjects:

American Fiction--Greek Influences, Classicism In Literature, Classicism--United States, Dreiser, Theodore--1871-1945--Knowledge--Mythology, Myth In Literature, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, National Characteristics, American, In Literature, Paganism In Literature, Religion And Literature--United States--History--20th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...meaningful way from the Greeks, is nearly impossible...ninth edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (which he...drawn directly from the Greeks, or filtered through...reflexive reactions to the Greek model, as elaborated...insights than the rich Greek connection. Dreiser...people become civilized Greeks. Euripides is the most...
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The Uses of Greek Mythology

Book by Ken Dowden; Routledge, 1992

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...introduction to Greek mythology is in German Graf 1987a...Modern : R. Graves, The Greek Myths, 2 vols, Harmondsworth...of the full range of Greek mythology, with sources...sources; R. Stoneman, Greek Mythology: an encyclopedia of myth and legend...Grant, Myths of the Greeks and Romans, London...
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From Myth to Reason?: Studies in the Development of Greek Thought

Book by Richard R. Buxton; Oxford University Press, 1999

Subjects:

Mythology, Greek, Philosophy, Ancient

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...e. tales about the origin of the universe, are the very centre or even the essence of mythology. Take the definition of myth in the recent Encyclopedia of Religion : 1 A myth is an expression of the sacred in words; it reports realities and...
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Greek Mythography in the Roman World

Book by Alan Cameron; Oxford University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Latin Literature--Greek Influences, Latin Literature--History And Criticism, Mythology, Greek, In Literature, Mythology, Greek--Historiography, Rome--Civilization--Greek Influences

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...in Graham Speake (ed.), Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic...2000), 1330-2; add my own Greek Arcthology (1993), passim...1981), xli; E. B. Fryde, Greek Manuscripts in the Private...Elizabeth Fisher, Planudes Greek Translation of Ovids Metamorphoses...

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Greek Myths, Christian Mysteries, and the Tautegorical Symbol

Journal article by Nicholas Halmi; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 36, 2005

Subjects:

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor--Criticism and interpretation, English romanticism, 1798-1832--Criticism and interpretation, English romanticism, 1798-1832--Religious aspects, Greek mythology--Influence, Prometheus Bound (Play)--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...conception of Greek mythology much earlier...turned to the Greeks for evidence...the theory of Greek mythology as a philosopheme...transliterated all Greek words quoted...3) The Encyclopedia of the Romantic...with pagan mythology and religion...
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On Compiling a New Encyclopedia

Journal article by Neil J. Smelser; Daedalus, Vol. 131, 2002

Subjects:

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Book)--Authorship, Reference books--Authorship

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...the feasibility of a new encyclopedia for these sciences, not...voiced a negative opinion. Encyclopedias in various forms go back...desirable, to compile a new encyclopedia of the social sciences. Encyclopedias are, after all, printed...the first principle of Greek mythology: in the beginning there...
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Middle Earth's Messianic Mythology Remixed: Gandalf's Death and Resurrection in Novel and Film

Journal article; Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, Vol. 13, 2006

Subjects:

Jackson, Peter--Criticism and interpretation, Jesus Christ--Portrayals, Resurrection--Portrayals, The Lord of the Rings (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, The Lord of the Rings (Series)--Criticism and interpretation, Tolkien, J.R.R.--Criticism and interpretation

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...however, was that the Greek word for fish, ichthus...strand of the complex mythology composing The Lord...16However, secular mythologies that operated on an...unconscious secular mythologies have been alive and...Fish," The Catholic Encyclopedia 2003, 5 March 2006...
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Centaurs Unnaturally Fabulous

Journal article by Carl Woodring; Wordsworth Circle, Vol. 38, 2007

Subjects:

Animals, Mythical--Portrayals, Greek mythology--Portrayals, Mythical animals--Portrayals

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Questioning the proposal in an encyclopedia that polo was invented by the...Hellenic vases, and other Greek sources provide fodder for...to Herakles himself. In the Greek versions, Herakles was hoist...the centaur Chiron of Greek mythology renowned for his wisdom and...
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The Only Good Alien Is a Dead Alien: Science Fiction and the Metaphysics of Indian-hating on the High Frontier

Journal article by Gregory M. Pfitzer; Journal of American Culture, Vol. 18, 1995

Subjects:

Culture, Metaphysics, Mythology, Native Americans, Science fiction & fantasy, Space exploration

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...lineage between Greek, medieval, western...symbol for the new mythology to come" (32...relation to frontier mythologies, see Richard Slotkins...Trek" in The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction...Violence: The Mythology of the American...Trek." The New encyclopedia of Science Fiction...

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Resurrecting Gustave Dore: "... His Ambitions and Achievements in Terms of Illustrating a Staggeringly Vast Encyclopedia of World Literature Far Exceeded Anything Dreamed of by the Young Romantics. Yet, like Them, He Continued to Plunge Us into Fantastic Extremes That Only Can Be Fully Experienced Behind Closed Eyes."

Magazine article by Robert Rosenblum; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 135, May 2007

Subjects:

Art history--Appreciation, Dore, Gustave--Criticism and interpretation, Manet, Edouard--Criticism and interpretation, Painters (Artists)--Criticism and interpretation, Painters--Criticism and interpretation

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...Illustrating a Staggeringly Vast Encyclopedia of World Literature Far Exceeded...embrace the wilder shores of classical mythology. A case in point is "Les Oceanides...fate. This dreamlike vision of a Greek theme moves into the territory of...
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The Kraken!

Magazine article; Skeptic, Vol. 16, 2011

Subjects:

Animals, Books, Folklore, Motion pictures, Mythology, Philosophers, Science, Studies

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...kraken as part of Greek mythology. Just one problem: it wasnt. Greek stories feature no end...A very ancient epic Greek poem called the Odyssey...400 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle...smaller squid that the Greeks loved to eat, but also...Pliny the Elder wrote an encyclopedia that collected the best...
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Navigating Ancient Worlds

Magazine article by Sara E. Wilson; Humanities, Vol. 21, September 2000

Subjects:

Ancient civilizations, Educational services, History, Online data bases, Projects, Technology, Tufts University-Medford MA, Web sites

Collections: Education, History, Entire Library

...named after the hero from Greek mythology, says Editor in Chief...Thucydides. Students of Greek and Latin are able to...look up "Medusa" in an encyclopedia. The encyclopedia entry...limited formal training in Greek and Latin, Hoyt uses...
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Female Sexuality Today: Challenging Cultural Repression

Magazine article by Robert T. Francoeur, Raymond J. Noonan, Beldina Opiyo-Omolo, Jakob Pastoetter; Cross Currents, Vol. 54, Fall 2004

Subjects:

Cultural psychiatry--Forecasts and trends, Women--Sexual behavior, Women--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Continuum complete international encyclopedia of sexuality (pp. 227-240). New...Continuum complete international encyclopedia of sexuality (pp. 279-319). New...Continuum complete international encyclopedia of sexuality (pp. 679-691). New...
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A History of Karst Studies: From Stone Age to the Present

Magazine article by Philip E. Lamoreaux, James W. Lamoreaux; Focus, Summer-Fall 1998

Subjects:

Caves--Origin, Geological research--History, Karst--Environmental aspects, Karsts--Environmental aspects, Water supply--Environmental aspects, Water-supply--Environmental aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...springs were a part of Greek mythology, and the subject of much discussion by Greek and Roman philosophers...speculation among early Greeks, however, it was not...flow. The earliest Greek theories on the occurrence...reappearance of streams. * An Encyclopedia of Knowledge was compiled...

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Eye-Catching Site for Greek Myths

Newspaper article by Joe Szadkowski; The Washington Times, October 14, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...catching site for Greek myths by Joe Szadkowski...enjoyment of Greek mythology," Mr. Skidmore says...personally enjoy Greek mythology, and I like to share...Today" and "Encyclopedia." An obvious starting...the front page, "Mythology in the News," more...inspire some of the Greek mythologies. Ease of use: Mythweb...
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Gross Tales Attracting Boys to Reading

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 12, 2008

Subjects:

Book publishing, Children's books, Scholastic Inc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...genre include Workman Publishings "Oh, Yuck: The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty" and Simon Schusters "Its Disgusting...males. She wants boys to read about the heroes of Greek mythology, the fantasy of Jules Verne and the antics of Tom...

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Amazon , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

AMAZON , in Greek mythology am zon, in Greek mythology, one of a tribe of warlike women who lived in Asia...Minor, Phrygia, Thrace, and Syria. Several of the finest Greek heroes proved their mettle against the Amazons: Hercules took...
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Medusa , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

MEDUSA , in Greek mythology m doo s , in Greek mythology, most famous of the three monstrous Gorgon sisters...death. Because of this power, her image frequently appeared on Greek armor. In some myths Athena used the Medusa head on her aegis...
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Pegasus , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

PEGASUS , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, winged horse that carries the thunderbolt of Zeus...who rode him through many adventures. His name indicates a pre-Greek origin. ____________________ Copyright 2009...
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Io , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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IO , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, daughter of Inachus, king of Argos. She was loved by Zeus, who, to protect her from Heras jealousy, changed her into a white heifer. Hera, however, was not deceived; she claimed the heifer and...
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Hydra , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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HYDRA , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, many-headed water serpent; offspring of Typhon and Echidna. When one of its heads was cut off, two new heads appeared. The second labor of Hercules was to kill the monster. He did so by burning...

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