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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... mythical zoo : an encyclopedia of animals in world myth , legend , and literature / Boria Sax . p . cm . Includes index . Summary : An encyclopedia of animals as they have appeared in myth and legend throughout history . ISBN 1-57607 ...
... myth and legend . That is why tradi- tional stories so often contain frogs that are transformed into men or women . Evolutionary theory partially confirms the intuition of early mythologists about the primal origin of frogs , since ...
... myth , Heket and her ram - headed husband , Khnum , made both gods and human beings . According to another Egyptian creation myth , the original eight creatures were frogs and snakes that carried the cosmic egg . The Hebrews , who ...
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Ass Mule and Camel | 14 |
Bat | 21 |
Beaver Porcupine Badger | 29 |
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