Myths of Babylon

256 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Babylonian myths, inherited in Mesopotamia from Sumeria, influenced by the ancient Assyrians represent a pinnacle of human achievement in the period around 1800 BC. Here we find humankind battling with the elements in their Flood myth, a grim creation story and the great Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the earliest recorded literary treasures. Babylon, a powerful city state at the time of the ancient Egyptians was a centre of profound spiritual, economic and military power, themes all represented in the fragments and myths of this book of classic tales.FLAME TREE 451: From mystery to crime, supernatural to horror and myth, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

• Reihe: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends
• Themen: Belletristik Traditionelle oder kulturelle Geschichten und Nacherzählungen
• ISBN: 9781786647634
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.07.2018
• Größe: 198 x 128 mm
• Verlag: Flame Tree Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: J. K. Jackson