Sovereignty
22 books featuring this theme
Sovereignty is ultimate authority over territory and people. Myths define its origins, tests, and rightful transfer.

The Descent of Inanna
Anonymous
1900-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian

The Descent of Ishtar
Anonymous
1800-1600 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian

The Mabinogion
Anonymous
1100-1410 CE
Celtic, Welsh

Táin Bó Cúailnge
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

Cath Maige Tuired
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

Book of Invasions
Anonymous
1000-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

Codex Mendoza
Anonymous
1541-1542 CE
Mesoamerican, Aztec

Nergal and Ereshkigal
Anonymous
1400-700 BCE
Mesopotamian, Akkadian

Buile Shuibhne
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

The Wooing of Étaín
Anonymous
900-1400 CE
Celtic, Irish

Fudoki
Anonymous
713-733 CE
East Asian, Japanese

Inanna and Ebih
Enheduanna
2300 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian

The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel
Anonymous
800-1000 CE
Celtic, Irish

The Conception of Cú Chulainn
Anonymous
1100-1160 CE
Celtic, Irish

The Dindshenchas
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

The Spoils of Annwn
Taliesin
1300-1350 CE
Celtic, Welsh

The Wooing of Emer
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

Kogo Shūi
Imbe no Hironari
807 CE
East Asian, Japanese

Táin Bó Regamna
Anonymous
1100-1400 CE
Celtic, Irish

The Adventure of Nera
Anonymous
1200-1400 CE
Celtic, Irish

The Death of Cú Roí
Anonymous
1100-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

The Wasting Sickness of Cú Chulainn
Anonymous
1100-1400 CE
Celtic, Irish