Hutton, Ronald
Summary: "In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christian Europe. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, literature, and history, Hutton shows how hags, witches, the fairy queen, and the Green Man all came to be, and how they changed over the centuries. Looking closely at four main figures--Mother Earth, the Fairy Queen, the Mistress of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 202 HUTLukidis, Lydia
Summary: "It's a battle of the hunter versus the warrior! Roman goddess Diana reigns over nature, fertility, childbirth, and the boundary between Earth and the underworld. The Greek goddess Athena is known for her wisdom and courage in battle. If these two goddesses were to go head-to-head, who would come out on top? Compare and contrast Diana's and Athena's strengths and weaknesses in this Mythology...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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Summary: After the sneaky river god Alpheus takes a precious cup from a river nymph, it's up to Artemis to get it back! When Alpheus challenges Artemis to a surprisingly easy bet, with the winner getting the cup, Artemis thinks it's too good to be true-and realizes Alpheus will stop at nothing to win. Can Artemis be a hero to her friends?--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC HOLGresham, Xanthe
Summary: Illustrated stories from around the world that celebrate female characters in ancient myths and legends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames and Hudson 2020
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Summary: Celia Sand faced Diavala and won-- but at a cost: she is plagued with guilt over her role in the death of her best friend. When she discovers that Diavala is still very much alive and threatening Griffin, the now-infamous plague doctor, Celia is desperate not to lose another person she loves to the deity's wrath. The key to destroying Diavala may lie with the only other person to have faced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SMEWatters, Shannon
Summary: "Jen and Rosie plan to take the Lumberjane scouts to see an amazing astronomical event. But their night of star-gazing is thrown off course when half of the Roanoke and Zodiac cabins sneak away into the night in search of aliens, leaving everyone else to deal with a gatecrashing goddess who throws the entire camp into a tizzy. Not to mention there's a nefarious kitten-napping and a super-secret...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BOOM! Box 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC LUMSmythe, Rachel
Summary: Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love -- witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of mythology's best-known stories from creator Rachel Smythe. Persephone was ready to start a new life when she left the mortal realm for Olympus. However, she quickly discovered the dark side of her glamorous new home -- from the relatively minor gossip...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2022
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Summary: Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther ... there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the fate of battles before they even began. Okuninushi, the Japanese hero who defeated eighty brothers to become king and then traded it all for a chance at immortality....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing Co. 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: J292.13 ACCCampbell, Joseph
Summary: "Previously uncollected lectures and writings that trace the evolution of the Goddess, from Neolithic Old Europe to the Renaissance, and interpret classical motifs. Offers insight into self-actualization for women. Edited and introduced by the executive director of the Opus Archives and Research Center"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pgw 2013
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Summary: "Lawrence and Holo came to Svernel searching for the past, but now they look to the future. Struck by the liveliness and prosperity of the town, the pair starts thinking about buying the store that Lawrence has always wanted. But the region's potential wealth has not gone unnoticed. Suddenly finding themselves at the center of a plot that could plunge the northlands into open warfare, Lawrence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SPIHasekura, Isuna
Summary: A collection of three short stories featuring the wolf goddess Holo and her merchant traveling companion, Lawrence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SPISummary: "In 36 half-hour lectures, this course explores myths from around the world, focusing in particular on myths outside the Greco-Roman world..."--Guidebook.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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Gaiman, Neil
Summary: "Shadow and Wednesday leave the House on the Rock and continue their journey across the country where they set up aliases, meet new gods, and prepare for war."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GAISummary: A world of adventure! Just, not for him. Kazuma Sato decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not unlike that of a video game, and as a bonus she'll even throw in a cool item or power! Can't possibly be a bad choice,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME KONSummary: A young boy named Sosuke rescues a goldfish named Ponyo, and they embark on a fantastic journey of friendship before Ponyo's father forces her to return to the sea. Ponyo's desire to be human upsets the balance of nature and only Ponyo's mother, a beautiful sea goddess, can restore nature's balance and make Ponyo's dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PoCahn, Jonathan
Summary: "Is it possible that behind what is taking place in America and the world lies a mystery that goes back to the gods of the ancient world...and that they now have returned? The Return of the Gods is the most explosive book Jonathan Cahn has ever written. It is so explosive and so revealing that no description here could do it justice. Jonathan Cahn is known for revealing the stunning mysteries,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: FrontLine 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.308 CAHKuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.)
Summary: A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Summary: Persephone, young goddess of spring, is new to Olympus. Her mother, Demeter, has raised her in the mortal realm, but after Persephone promises to train as a sacred virgin, she's allowed to live in the fast-moving, glamorous world of the gods. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party, her entire life changes: she ends up meeting Hades and feels an immediate spark with the charming yet...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Ray, an imprint of Random House 2021
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 SMYSummary: Goddess Ristarte is tasked with summoning a hero to save her world, but the one she's chosen, Seiya Ryuuguuin, is overly cautious and more obsessed with training than starting his quest. But whenever he does fight the monsters, he'll be ready.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Anime, Call number: BLU-RAY ANIME CAUGaiman, Neil
Summary: "The new and old gods agree to meet in the center of America to exchange the body of the old gods' fallen leader--heading towards to the inevitable god war in this final arc to the bestselling comic series!" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 GAIGimbutas, Marija Alseikait?e
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 291.094 GIMMonaghan, Patricia.
Summary: "Documents goddesses and mythological heroines from cultures around the world, covering Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, including the pantheons of the world's religious traditions. By a pioneer in women's spirituality"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2014
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Summary: Imagine a vault so cavernous that it could contain all the world's greatest treasures and relics, from mummified remains of ancient monarchs to glistening swords brandished by legendary warriors. Who could be in charge of such a vault and how did he come into possession of such a unique collection? Who is Professor Brownstone?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J GRAPHIC TODNoble, Vicki.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear & Co. 2003