Myth and Mythology Tales from the Ancient World

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.Cummings, Andrew T. is the author of 'Myth and Mythology Tales from the Ancient World', published 0013 under ISBN 9789654941884 and ISBN 9654941880.