About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 157. Chapters: The Lord of the Rings, King Arthur, Heracles, Odyssey, Gautama Buddha, Odysseus, Aeneas, Gilgamesh, Jason, Prometheus, Osiris, Theseus, Cu Chulainn, Ender's Game, Krishna, Popol Vuh, Ramayana, The Lion King, Glory Road, Djanggawul, Joseph, Jesus Christ in comparative mythology, Monomyth, Odin, X, The Matrix, Adam and Eve, Quetzalcoatl, List of messiah claimants, The Song of Roland, List of people claimed to be Jesus, Khidr, Mythopoeia, The Space Trilogy, Sigurd, Sundiata Keita, Siddhartha, Flood myth, Glooscap, The Master Maid, The Dawn-Breakers, Yamato Takeru, Lozi mythology, Hainuwele, Farmer Weathersky, Foundling-Bird, The American Monomyth, The Water Nixie, List of monomyths, Enoch. Excerpt: Krishna ( in Devanagari, in kannada in IAST, pronounced literally "dark, black, dark-blue") is a central figure of Hinduism and is the central character of the Bhagavad Gita, along with Arjuna. He is an Avatar of Vishnu and considered in some monotheistic traditions as the Supreme Being. Krishna is identified as a historical individual who participated in the events of the Mah bh rata. Krishna is often described as an infant or young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana, or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita. The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions. They portray him in various perspectives: a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero and the Supreme Being. The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, the Bhagavata Purana and the Vishnu Purana. Worship of a deity or hero called Krishna, in the form of Vasudeva, Bala Krishna or Gopala, can be traced to as early as 4th century BC. Worship of Krishna as svayam bhagavan, or the Supreme Being, known as K...
