Amazing Immortals: A Guide to Gods and Goddesses Around the World

With heroic deeds, family drama, pulse-pounding battles, and shape-shifting magic, mythology fascinates us all. But even the biggest enthusiasts find it hard to keep track of who's who!

Packed with facts and full-color, lush illustrations, Amazing Immortals is a fascinating introduction to these larger-than-life gods and goddesses, highlighting their big personalities, famous adventures, formidable powers, family trees, animal companions, and appearances in pop culture. Organized by theme--from gods of creation to gods of death and the underworld; from gods of water to gods of fire; from gods of love to gods of war--this diverse encyclopedia features both familiar and underrepresented deities. Filled with betrayal, intrigue, romance, and impossible feats, their captivating stories entertain us, explain our world, and help answer some of life's biggest questions.

Includes gods and goddesses from 30 pantheons:
Akan
Annang
Aztec
Babylonian
Bushongo
Canaanite
Celtic
Chinese
Efik
Egyptian
Finnish
Greek
Hawai'ian
Hindu
Hittite
Hopi
Ibibio
Incan
Inuit
Korean
Lithuanian
Māori
Mayan
Navajo
Norse
Pueblo
Roman
Shinto
Sumerian
Yoruba