Encyclopedia of beasts and monsters in myth, legend and folklore /

"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 bot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bane, Theresa, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Temas:
Animals, Mythical > Encyclopedias.
Monsters > Encyclopedias.
Animaux fabuleux > Encyclopédies.
Monstres > Encyclopédies.
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
Animals, Mythical.
Monsters.
Encyclopedia
encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
Encyclopédies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (423 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476622682
147662268X

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