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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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xiii, 240 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
Reveals man's attitudes toward beasts as evidenced in world mythology and folklore.
Subject
  • Animals > Folklore
  • Animals, Mythical
  • Folklore des animaux
  • Animaux > Folklore
  • Animaux fabuleux
  • Animals
  • Djur > historia
  • Folkminnen > historia
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
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Columbia University Libraries