Norse Mythology

This new volume in Lucent?s MYTHOLOGY AND CULTURE WORLDWIDE series looks at the mythology of the Norse culture, and explains how the beliefs, values, and experiences of that culture are represented in its treasured stories. Tales covered include creation stories, and myths of the gods, frost giants, and heroes. This volume has a map of Scandinavia, a genealogy grid with some of the major gods and prominent characters such as Loki and his offspring, a table of key characters with name pronunciations and brief descriptions, a glossary, sidebars, fact boxes, a bibliography of sources for further study, and a subject index.