This illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes individual beasts in their cultural context but also groups them together across cultures and discusses common mythological strands and conceits. Missipissy, the feared fish serpent of North America's Great Lakes region. Kurma, the giant tortoise of Hindu myth, whose upper shell forms the heavens and lower part the earth. Just some of the monstrous entourage: - Baku, a benevolent Japanese monster with the body of a horse, the head of a lion, and the legs of a tiger, who helps people by devouring their nightmares. In these pages you will meet extraordinary beings from Hindu and Navajo religions, Scandinavian tales, Russian folklore, Lithuanian stories, Irish oral history, American tall tales, and Aztec myth. We have always conjured up creatures never seen in nature, from flying horses and two-headed birds to fire-breathing dragons and enormous killer skunks, as well as fantastic distortions of our own image, from giants to nubile maidens. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 2 The Aeternae were described as killing and wounding enemies with 'bony, saw-toothed protuberances sprouting from. 1 As Alexanders army passed northern Indian plains, they supposedly encountered the Aeternae, who killed some of Alexanders men. Title: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and MythĮxcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. The Aeternae were a race of legendary creatures described in the travels of Alexander the Great.
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