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Mythopedia : an encyclopedia of mythical beasts and their magical tales / Good Wives and Warriors ; [text by Anna Claybourne].

by Claybourne, Anna.

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Laurence King Publishing Ltd., c2020.

398.245403 C622m

Animals, Mythical -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.

Bestiaries -- Juvenile literature.

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Encyclopedia of mythical beasts and their magical tales

125 pages : color illustrations, map ; 30 cm.

The Americas. Quetzalcoatl -- How Quetzalcoatl Created Humans -- Mapinguari -- Michabo -- Michabo and the Flood -- Ahuizotl -- Thunderbird -- Thunderbird and the Whale -- Encantado -- Raven -- Raven Unleashes the Light -- Aun Pana -- The Auh Pana and the Bridge -- Europe. Pegasus -- The Birth of Pegasus -- Chimera -- Cerberus -- Cerberus and Heracles -- Zilant -- The Princess and the Zilant -- Basilisk -- Kraken -- Ratatoskr -- Fenrir -- Fenrir in Chains -- Africa. Anansi -- Anansi and the Box of Stories -- Grootslang -- Nyami Nyami -- Olitiau -- Anubis -- Anubis Makes the First Mummy -- Bastet -- Bastet, Ra, and Apep -- Asia. Roc -- Rainbow Fish -- Yeti -- Fenghuang -- Shenlong -- The Dragon Pearl -- Qilin -- Barong -- Kurage-no-Hinotama -- Tanuki -- The Tanuki Tea Kettle -- Tsuchigumo -- Kawauso -- Kumiho -- The Tale of the Fox Sister -- Oceania. Tiddalik -- Tiddalik and the Flood -- Rainbow Serpent -- Abaia -- The Abaia and the Old Woman.

Have you ever heard of Anansi, the shape-shifting West African spider? Or of Tanuki, the sweet but troublesome raccoon-dog of Japanese folklore? With this encyclopedia as your guide, begin a magical tour of creatures from myths and legends around the world.

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