本书选取拥有丰富神话传说的古城20座，带领读者跨越五大洲15个国度，探寻从人类文明曙光中崛起的伟大城市。神话故事的时间跨度从人神共居的年代延展到中世纪及近代，除了希腊神话、罗马神话等广为人知的神话体系，还包括北欧神话、凯尔特神话等普通读者陌生、但奇幻文学常常涉及的神话，兼及两河流域神话、美洲神话、南太平洋神话等冷门神话体系，也囊括了现代人造克苏鲁神话，是一部名副其实的世界神话旅行手册。
本书描写的神话故事资料翔实准确，语言风趣轻松，宗教学、语言学等跨学科知识信手拈来，将纷繁复杂甚至有些混乱的神话脉络梳理清晰，并用故事的形式娓娓道来，同时融入自己的观点，务求客观。
本书精心编写的20篇神话故事，配上引人入胜的图片，既可以让安坐书房的神游者穿越古今，徜徉于虚实交融的历史现场，也可以让说走就走的行动派随身携带，踏上古文明遗址的探索之旅。
作者简介······
席路德，浙江人，现居上海，神话考古爱好者，《飞·奇幻世界》神话栏目撰稿人。著作有《妖非妖》(1，2卷，2008)、希腊神话图文志《男神考》(2019)，译作有克苏鲁神话图文小说《无名之城》(2019)。其中《男神考》获长江传媒集团“2019年度十佳图书”。
This book selects 20 ancient cities rich in myths and legends, leading readers across 15 countries on five continents to explore the great cities that rose from the dawn of human civilization. The time span of mythological stories extends from the age of co-existence of man and God to the Middle Ages and modern times. In addition to well-known mythological systems such as Greek mythology and Roman mythology, it also includes myths unfamiliar to ordinary readers such as Norse mythology and Celtic mythology but often involved in fantasy literature, as well as obscure mythological systems such as Mesopotamia mythology, American mythology and South Pacific mythology. Also includes the modern man-made Cthulhu myth, is a veritable world mythology travel handbook.
The mythological stories described in this book are informative and accurate, the language is funny and relaxed, and the interdisciplinary knowledge of religion, linguistics and so on is available. The complicated and even confused mythological context is sorted out clearly, and the story is told in the form of stories, and at the same time, it integrates its own point of view to ensure objectivity.
The 20 mythological stories carefully written in this book, accompanied by fascinating pictures, can not only allow the mind wanderers sitting in the study to cross the ancient and modern, wandering in the historical scene of the fusion of reality and reality, but also let the walking action people carry with them, embark on the exploration of ancient civilization sites.
About the author
Xilud, Zhejiang, now living in Shanghai, myth and archaeology enthusiasts, "Flying Fantasy World" myth column writer. His works include "The Demon is Not the Demon" (1,2 volumes, 2008), "The Male God Examination" (2019), and the translation of Cthulhu mythology graphic novel "The Nameless City" (2019). Among them, "Male God Exam" was awarded "Top Ten Books of 2019" by Changjiang Media Group.
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