Don't Know Much About Mythology

Where do we come from? Why do stars shine and the seasons change? What is evil? Since the beginning of time, people have answered these and other questions with stories, which in turn have been passed down through the ages. In Don't Know Much About® Mythology, Kenneth Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world, as well as the works of literature that have made them famous. Readers will learn about Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Thor, the Nordic god of thunder; Chinese oracle bones; the use of peyote in ancient Native American rites; and the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha.