Superheroes And Gods A Comparative Study From Babylonia To Batman TP

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The work provides a unique study of superheroes and gods in literature, popular culture, and ancient myth. The author selects a number of mythological figures (i.e., Babylonia's Gilgamesh and Enkidu), ancient gods (i.e., Greece's Eros and Tartarus), and modern superheroes (i.e., the United States' Superman and Captain Marvel) and identifies the often striking similarities between each unique category of characters. Each of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, while the final chapter examines modern descendants of the hero prototype (i.e., Batman and Spider-Man) and several infamous anti-heroes (i.e., Dracula and The Hulk).