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Product Description
Introducing: An Asian Mythology Trilogy From the Creator of the Captivating History SeriesThis book includes three captivating manuscripts:
- Chinese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Chinese Folklore Including Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends from Ancient China
- Japanese Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Japanese Folklore, Myths, Fairy Tales, Yokai, Heroes and Heroines
- Hindu Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Hindu Myths, Hindu Gods, and Hindu Goddesses
And best of all, the myths are written in an exciting language and has an easy-to-read format that doesn't require you to be a specialist in order to understand.
In the first part of this book, you will discover:
- A Story about Origin of Earth and Humans
- A Captivating Tale about the Poor Boy Ma Liang and the Paintbrush
- Stories about Natural Disasters
- Li Tieguai – A Taoist Myth
- Sun Wukong – The Monkey King
- The Investiture of the Gods
- A Story about Three Kingdoms
- Modern Mythology
- And much, much more!
Here are just some of the topics and myths that the second part of this book covers:
- The Creation Stories
- The Myths of Origins
- The Journey to the Underworld
- The Wanderings of Susano-o
- The Birth of Amaterasu, Trukuyumi, Susawono, and the Leech-Child
- The Story of the Comb and the Curse
- Amaterasu and Susanowo
- The Contract of Amaterasu and Susawono
- Stories of the Three Most Evil Yokai of Japan
- Stories of Helpful Yokai
- My Lord Bag of Rice
- The Story of Urashima Taro
- The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and Kaguya hime
- The Legend of Yamato Takeru
- Contemporary Versions of Japanese Mythology
- And more!
- Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and the Beginning of the World
- The Birth of Lord Shiva
- Saraswati & Brahma’s Fifth Head
- Shiva Tests Parvati
- Shiva Snares a Whale
- Ganesha Loses His Head
- Ganesha Spills a River
- Kubera’s Pride
- Ganesha Injures a Goddess
- Ganesha Wins a Race
- Shiva Skips Success
- Ravana’s Ten Heads
- The Birth of Rama
- Urmila’s Slumber
- Deer of Deception
- Hanuman’s Torch
- Suvannamachha Steals a Bridge
- Hanuman Moves a Mountain
- The Final Battle
- Sita’s Purity
- Krishna Steals Butter
- Krishna Trades for Jewels
- Krishna Swallows the Flames
- Agni Spreads a Curse
- Vayu Humbles the Silk Cotton Tree
- Savitri Chooses a Husband
- Savitri’s Fidelity
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