Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore write by Theresa Bane. This book was released on 2016-05-12. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of more than 1,000 different humanoid species and individual beings, including the Titans, Valkyries, Jotnar, yōkai, biblical giants, elves, ogres, trolls and many more.
Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore
Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore write by Theresa Bane. This book was released on 2016-05-22. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Here there be dragons"--this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there were only as great as the beasts they encountered. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures well-known and obscure, collected from traditions around the world.
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Giants, Monsters, and Dragons write by Carol Rose. This book was released on 2008-08-11. Giants, Monsters, and Dragons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An illustrated guide to world mythology offers a definitive overview of folktales, oral history, legends, and fantastic beings from Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Native American cultures, and more. Reprint.
Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology
Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology write by Theresa Bane. This book was released on 2013-08-28. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.
Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures
Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures write by Theresa Bane. This book was released on 2014-01-10. Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the demon of life and reproduction with the head of a serpent and the body of a wolf in Christian demonology, to Zu, the half-man, half-bird personification of the southern wind and thunder clouds in Sumero-Akkadian mythology, entries offer descriptions of each demon's origins, appearance and cultural significance. Also included are descriptions of the demonic and diabolical members making up the hierarchy of Hell and the numerous species of demons that, according to various folklores, mythologies, and religions, populate the earth and plague mankind. Very thoroughly indexed.
