World of myths /
introduced by Felipe Fernández-Armesto.
- London : The British Museum Press, 2004.
- v. : ill.: map ; 25 cm.
- Legendary past .
Includes index
Cont.: vol. 2. Introduction / Felipe Fernández-Armesto -- Mesopotamian myths / Henrietta McCall -- Persian myths / Vesta Sarkhost Curtis -- Chinese myths / Anne Birrell -- Aztec and Maya myths / Karl Taube -- Inca Myths / Gary Urton -- Glossary / Rosalind Kerven. Vol. 2.(2004; xiv, 410 p.: ill. )
Vol. two is a compilations of five books. Each author describes the cultural background, written sources, and continuing legacy of the major myths, illustrated throughout by archaeological and artistic evidence.