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Contains approximately 250 alphabetized entries on deities, concepts, practices, places, and objects related to the mythologies of cultures throughout history, including the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Celts, Aztecs, Native Americans, Scandinavians, Africans, Chinese, and many others, and features color photos and sidebars.
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"Collected in Legends of the Earth, Sea, and Sky: An Encyclopedia of Nature Myths are hundreds of traditional stories from cultures around the world that tell of an animated universe. Stunning in their imagery and poignant in their persistent tendency to find life and will in volcanoes, storms, wind, clouds, rain, lightning, fire, comets, sun, and stars, they teach us what it meant to our forebears to live in the world... This comprehensive volume...
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Covers all aspects of mythology, including substantial essays on the world's major mythological traditions (including Greek, Native American, Indian, Japanese, Sumerian, Egyptian), mythological types and motifs (e.g., Descent to the Underworld, the Hero, the Trickster, Creation, the Quest), mythological figures (e.g., Odysseus, Zeus, Osiris, Spider Woman, Inanna) as well as numerous interrelated subjects such as fairly tales and legends. The Companion...
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Presents alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries on the mythology of cultures around the world, including entries on specific myths and legends and their themes, overviews of larger subjects, informational sidebars, maps and charts, and color photos and illustrations. This volume covers "Acastus" through "Coriolanus."
9) Mythologies
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"This encyclopedia catalogs more than 800 imaginary and mythological lands from all over the world, including fairy realms, settings from Arthurian lore, and kingdoms found in fairy tales and political and philosophical works, including Sir Thomas More's Utopia and Plato's Atlantis"--
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This dictionary covers, in one volume, over 1,800 of the most important deities and demons from around the world. From classical Greek and Roman mythology to the gods of Eastern Europe and Mesopotamia, from Nordic giants to Islamic jinns and Egyptian monsters, it is packed with descriptions of the figures most worshipped and feared around the world and across time. Fully cross-referenced and featuring two handy guides to the functions and attributes...
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An authoritative introduction to the fascinating topic of archaeoastronomy--ancient peoples' understanding and use of the skies. Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopedia of Cosmologies and Myth draws on archaeological evidence and oral traditions to reveal how prehistoric humans perceived the skies and celestial phenomena. With over 200 entries, it offers a number of ways to approach ancient astronomy, from key examples and case studies worldwide (Stonehenge;...
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The famous animal tale of the six blind men and the elephant, in which each of the blind men describes the elephant differently, depending on the part of the creature touched, has been interpreted in ways nearly as varied as the blind menʼs descriptions. In each of these various interpretations, the story demonstrates the use of animal metaphors to express important issues. The focus of the encyclopedia is on animals and their symbolism in diverse...
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