The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and LiteratureABC-CLIO, 2001 - 298 страница A varied and insightful compendium of animals and the relationships between humans and animals. Emphasizing depth rather than breadth, The Mythical Zoo covers everything from frogs and grasshoppers to dolphins, salmon, rabbits, and tigers. After a masterful overview, there are about 50 entries with references to literature from a variety of cultures and extensive illustrations ranging from medieval prints to cartoons and advertisements. - Fully illustrated with a variety of images from medieval prints to editorial cartoons and advertisements - Weaves together a cross-cultural tapestry encompassing mythology, history, art, science, philosophy, and literature while discussing the special significance of animals in human cultures - Includes relevant quotes from worldwide texts preceding each entry |
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... Greek Aphrodite . The nurturing quality of a hind is shown in the Greek myth of Telephus , son of Hercules and Auge . His mother , to conceal her affair , hid the infant Telephus in the temple of the goddess Athena , which caused a ...
... Greek god of the sea , was another deity associated with horses . He moistened a stone with his semen ( that is , the foam of a wave ) , thus fertilizing the earth , and out leaped the horse Scyphius . Creatures with the head of a horse ...
... Greek god Dionysus took the form of a goat when fleeing to Egypt to escape the serpent Typhon . A goat was sacrificed at the annual festival of Dionysus in a ceremony out of which Greek tragic drama eventually emerged . According to ...
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Bat | 21 |
Beaver Porcupine Badger | 29 |
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The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and ... Boria Sax Преглед исечка - 2001 |