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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... ants in a certain sacred tree . Zeus changed the ants in the tree into warriors . These were the Myrmidons , who later fought under Achilles . Ants are a lot like warriors : They march in columns ; they show unbounded courage . No ...
... ants on sentry duty . grain . Snow began to fall , and the grasshopper begged for food . " You sang all summer , so now dance all winter , " replied the ant . This fable makes ants appear almost as ruthless in their diligence as they ...
... Ants appear in many European tales as grateful animals . In one fable by Jean de La Fontaine , a dove used a blade of grass to a rescue a drown- ing ant . Later , a hunter tried to shoot the dove . The ant bit the man on the heel and ...
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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 |