Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rose, Carol, 1943Giants, monsters, and dragons : an encyclopedia of folklore, legend, and myth / Carol Rose, p. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. This illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes individual beasts in their cultural context but also groups them together across cultures and discusses common mythological strands and conceits.Giants, Monsters, ana Dragons An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth Carol Rose EN LIBRARY rYMuoi Hope Co Holland, Michig^tf Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation 9 Carol Rose ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England Copyright © 2000 by Carol Rose All rights reserved. Missipissy, the feared fish serpent of North America's Great Lakes region.Kurma, the giant tortoise of Hindu myth, whose upper shell forms the heavens and lower part the earth.Baku, a benevolent Japanese monster with the body of a horse, the head of a lion, and the legs of a tiger, who helps people by devouring their nightmares.In these pages you will meet extraordinary beings from Hindu and Navajo religions, Scandinavian tales, Russian folklore, Lithuanian stories, Irish oral history, American tall tales, and Aztec myth. ![]() We have always conjured up creatures never seen in nature, from flying horses and two-headed birds to fire-breathing dragons and enormous killer skunks, as well as fantastic distortions of our own image, from giants to nubile maidens.
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