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The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and Literature
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The Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and LiteratureThe Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, and Literature

In this fascinating encyclopedia about animals in world myth, legend, and literature, author Boria Sax documents how profoundly animals and their symbolism are integrated into human values. In the prehistoric cave paintings of France and Spain—the most ancient works of art we have—humans were depicted as stick figures and animals painted with more care and passion.
 
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Tags: animals, depicted, stick, figures, humans, Literature, Encyclopedia, Mythical, Legend
The Children's Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Monsters
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The Children's Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Monsters

Stories have been told on every continent since the dawn of time, and some have lasted for thousands of years, becoming what we know today as myths. These fantastical tales educate and fascinate by creating amazing worlds and inhabiting them with wondrous feats of heroics and dastardly deeds of evil. The Children's Book of Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters gives children the opportunity to discover these stories, and encourages them to understand storytelling from different cultures.
Eyecatching pages introduce children to epic tales such as Theseus and the Minotaur and the rise and fall of Atlantis. It's a mythical and magical tour not to be missed.
 
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Tags: Beasts, Mythical, Magical, Monsters, children
Umberto Eco - Baudolino
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Umberto Eco - BaudolinoBaudolino, a fourth novel by Eco, was published in 2000. Baudolino is a knight who saves the Byzantine historian Niketas Choniates during the sack of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade. Claiming to be an accomplished liar, he confides his history, from his childhood as a peasant lad endowed with a vivid imagination to his role as adopted son of Emperor Frederic Barbarossa, to his mission to visit the mythical realm of Prester John. Throughout his retelling, Baudolino brags of his ability to swindle and tell tall tales, leaving the historian...

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Tags: Baudolino, historian, mission, visit, Barbarossa, mythical
The Mythical West - An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture
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The Mythical West - An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular CultureThe Mythical West - An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture

Looks at how major western figures, events, and places are depicted in folklore, legends, art, literature, and popular culture.
 
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Tags: Mythical, culture, popular, Encyclopedia, Legend, Culture, Popular
Blue Gold by Clive Cussler
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Blue Gold by Clive CusslerBlue Gold by Clive Cussler

An investigation into the sudden deaths of a pod of gray whales leads National Underwater & Marine Agency leader Kurt Austin to the Mexican coast, where someone tries to put him and his mini-sub permanently out of commission. Meanwhile, in South America's lush hills, a specially assigned NUMA team discovers a mysterious tribe, a mythical white goddess, and a murderous cadre of bio-pirates intent on stealing medicinal secrets worth millions.
 
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Tags: mythical, white, goddess, murderous, tribe, Cussler, Clive, mythical