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    Looking at the tendency to "see visions," C. Kerenyi examines the Mysteries of Eleusis from the standpoint not only of Greek myth but also of human nature. Kerenyi holds that the yearly autumnal "mysteries" were based on the ancient myth of Demeter's search for her ravished daughter Persephone--a search that he equates not only with woman's quest for completion but also with every person's pursuit of identity. As he explores what the content of the mysteries may have been for those who experienced them, he draws on the study of archaeology, objects of art, and religious history, and suggests rich parallels from other mythologies.

    Wonderful late-50s illustrations and classic stories such as Heracles, Beowulf, Tristram & Iseult, and Sigurd of the Volsungs.

     Parry began recording and studying a live tradition of oral narrative poetry in order to find an answer to the age-old Homeric Question: How had the author of the Iliad and Odyssey composed these two monumental epic poems at the very start of Europe's literary tradition? Parry's, and with him Lord's, enduring contribution--set forth in Lord's The Singer of Tales--was to demonstrate the process by which oral poets compose. Now reissued with a new Introduction and an invaluable audio and visual record, this widely influential book is newly enriched to better serve everyone interested in the art and craft of oral literature.

    Greek myths retold for children.Prometheus and the fire of the gods --Pandora's box --Hercules --Apollo and Diana --Pegasus and Bellerophon --Jason and the golden fleece --Circe and Ulysses --Daedalus and Icarus --Pomona and Vertumnus --Atalanta and Hippomenes --Cupid and Apollo --Prosperpina and Pluto --Cupid and Psyche --Orpheus and Eurydice --Phaeton and the chariot of the sun --Arcas and Callisto --The golden touch --Perseus and Andromeda --Pygmalion and Galatea --Romulus and Remus

    

    Referred to by its adherents as the "eternal religion," Hinduism recognizes for each age and each country a new form of revelation--and for each person, according to his or her stage of development, a different path of realization.This widely praised study of Hindu deities reveals the message of tolerance and adaptability at the heart of this ancient religion.

    But there are not only rogues here: there are wise old men, capable girls, and even a giant or two. Jean Ure has included in this very satisfying book some general information about Rumania, and the folk-tale tradition there which survives to the present day.