Book Details
Orange Code:25066
Paperback:246 pages
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1. Solar Heroes and Sun Gods2. The Sun as a Powerhouse3. A Crippled Craftsman, a Divine Messenger, and the Goddess of Love4. To the Ends of the Earth5. Craters, Dragons, Festivals, Gods and Goddesses of Earth’s Moon6. Moon Madness, Superstition, and Other Lunar Associations7. Mars, the Next Frontier8. Doom and Gloom: Comets, Meteorites, and Asteroids9. Jupiter, the King of the Planets10. Saturn, a Gaseous Beauty with Many Moons
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This book is an amateur astronomer’s guide to the mythology and symbolism associated with the celestial bodies in the Solar System, and even includes some of the legendary tales of people who had or have a connection with these objects. It explores different cultures (for example, the Greco-Roman and the Norse) and different times and how stories were used to explain the worlds they saw above them. You’d be amazed how much of our world today reflects the myths and stories of these cultures!
Most amateur astronomers are familiar with the various Solar System objects, but they will be only peripherally aware of what ancient cultures thought of these other worlds. In fact, the mythology of the planets challenges many twenty-first century concepts and beliefs There are other books available on astromythology, but this one focuses mostly on our own Solar System, as opposed to the constellations and deep sky objects.
Alexander offers a new angle on timeless subjects and is exciting, informative and dramatic, as well as surprisingly relevant to everyday life. Find out for yourself how our modern world is steeped in the bygone worlds of yesteryear.
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