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Zoo of the gods : animals in myth, legend, & fable
- Title
- Zoo of the gods : animals in myth, legend, & fable / Anthony S. Mercatante ; illustrated by the author.
- Author
- Mercatante, Anthony S.
- Publication
- New York : Harper & Row, [1974]
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- Description
- xiii, 240 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Reveals man's attitudes toward beasts as evidenced in world mythology and folklore.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Folklore.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229).
- Contents
- Prologue -- Part One: Animals of the water -- Goose, duck, pelican and stork -- Crocodile and hippopotamus -- Swan -- Toad, frog, and salamander -- Tortoise, turtle, and crab -- Dolphin, porpoise, and whale -- Fish -- Part Two: Animals of the earth -- Serpent -- Ape and monkey -- Cat -- Tiger, leopard, and panther -- Stag -- Horse -- Bear -- Lion -- Coyote and hyena -- Wolf -- Fox -- Dog -- Cow and bull -- Wild boar, pig, and sow -- Ant and grasshopper -- Ass and mule -- Scorpion -- Goat, lamb and ram -- Rabbit -- Rat and mouse -- Spider -- Elephant -- Part Three: Animals of the air -- Birds -- Eagle, hawk and vulture -- Owl, magpie and parrot -- Raven and crow -- Nightingale, robin, cuckoo, and swallow -- Peacock, woodpecker, partridge, and goldfinch -- Dove -- Cock -- Bee, butterfly and beetle -- Bat and fly -- Part Four: Animals of the mind -- Unicorns -- Gorgons, geryon, echidna, hydra, mermaid, Melusina, Undine, kraken, and Loch Ness monster -- The beasts of Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Four Evangelists -- Minotaur, centaurs, satyrs and fauns -- Phoenix, feng-hwang, Ho-o, simurg, roc, anka, and firebird -- Griffin, hippogriff, pegasus, and chimera -- Sphinx, harpies, sirens, Scylla, lamiae, and empusae -- Dragons -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 0060655615
- 9780060655617
- LCCN
- 74004618
- OCLC
- ocm00980192
- 980192
- SCSB-9697887
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries