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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... gods as incarnated in cats , ibises , and many other creatures . Over millennia , anthropomorphic goddesses and gods slowly replaced the animal deities . The archaic divinities accompanied their more human successors , often as mascots ...
... god of magic , Enki , was closely associated with a fox . In another cuneiform man- uscript , Enki had disobeyed Ninhur- sag , the great earth mother , and she punished him with the curse of death . The other gods gazed on helplessly as ...
... gods once commissioned the giant Fafnir to build the walls of their city , Asgard . If he could finish the work by spring , he would receive the goddess Freya in marriage , together with the sun and the moon ; if not , he would forfeit ...
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Ass Mule and Camel | 14 |
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 |