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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... wild men and women . Perhaps the first of the wild men was Enkidu in the heroic epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia in the early second millennium B.C. Created not by human parents but out of clay by the gods , Enkidu jostled with the ...
... wild counterparts , whose migratory habits remained unknown until modern times . In 1187 Giraldus Cambrensis , who ex- plored the coasts of Ireland , stated that wild geese hatched from shells that clung to driftwood . Later authors ...
... wild woman archetype " -that is , the female who , though often nurturing husband and children , retains a primal connection with the natural world . Today , in America and much of the world , a craze for wolves continues , and they ...
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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 |