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Gods, Demons and Others is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan adapted from Indian history and mythology, including epics like The Ramayana and Mahābhārata. [1] In this book, Narayan provides both vitality and an original viewpoint to ancient legends. [2]
"Prometheus" (German: "Prometheus") is a short story by Franz Kafka written between 1917 and 1923, likely in 1918. The story presents four versions of the myth of Prometheus, concerning his fate after he was chained to a cliff for betraying the secrets of the gods to men.
A creation myth (or creation story) is a cultural, religious or traditional myth which describes the earliest beginnings of the present world. Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions, and are found throughout human culture.
Waldere, Old English version of the story told in Waltharius (below), known only as a brief fragment; Alpamysh, a Turkic epic; Karolus magnus et Leo papa (Carolingian, Latin, before 814) Daredevils of Sassoun ; Bhagavata Purana "Stories of the Lord", based on earlier sources; Lay of Hildebrand and Muspilli (Old High German, c. 870)
Echo and Narcissus is a myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses, a Roman mythological epic from the Augustan Age. The introduction of the mountain nymph , Echo , into the story of Narcissus , the beautiful youth who rejected Echo and fell in love with his own reflection, appears to have been Ovid's invention.
Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt. Edited and with an introduction by Hasan El-Shamy. Oxford University Press/ABC-CLIO. 2002. p. xii Pehal, Martin. "Ancient Egyptian Mythological Narratives. Structural Interpretation of the Tale of Two Brothers, Tale of the Doomed Prince, the Astarte Papyrus, the Osirian Cycle and the Anat Myth." Thesis.
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Cradle Tales of Hinduism (1907) is a collection of stories by Sister Nivedita. [1] It is an introduction to Hindu mythology ; the stories come from the Mahabharata , the Ramayana and other Hindu sources and are presented as they were told in Indian nurseries.