Mythical MonstersCosimo, Inc., 2008 M12 1 - 424 páginas A geological surveyor by trade, English author CHARLES GOULD (1834-1893) was rather more interested in the strange ornithological specimens he collected on his journeys around the world. Mythical Monsters, the result of this deep and abiding fascination, is one of the classics of the field of cryptozoology, or the study of unknown or hidden creatures. Mythical Monsters "reflects the curiosity for the natural world that [Gould] carried with him in his travels for most of his life," says cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his new introduction. "The book, naturally, dwells on geological mysteries early in its pages, merging in his thoughts on Atlantis, the Great Flood, and evidence for such events he saw written in the land. But the bulk of the book is about 'monsters' that intrigued Gould, including the unicorn, the phoenix, and the dragon." Monsters also features an essential section on the mysterious beasts of the ocean depths. This new edition, a replica of the original 1886 first edition complete with the original illustrations, is part of Cosimo's Loren Coleman Presents series. LOREN COLEMAN is author of numerous books of cryptozoology, including Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America and Mothman and Other Curious Encounters. |
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... ancient Greeks , the Phoenicians , the Hin- doos , and the Scandinavians were simply the kings , queens , and heroes of Atlantis , and the acts attributed to them in mythology a confused recollection of real historical events . Without ...
... ancient Greeks , the Phoenicians , the Hin- doos , and the Scandinavians were simply the kings , queens , and heroes of Atlantis , and the acts attributed to them in mythology a confused recollection of real historical events . Without ...
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... ancient knowledge tombed in the ruins of Babylon and Assyria , of which the recovery and de- ciphering is as yet only initiated , may , to our surprise , reveal that certain secrets of philosophy were known to the ancients equally with ...
... ancient knowledge tombed in the ruins of Babylon and Assyria , of which the recovery and de- ciphering is as yet only initiated , may , to our surprise , reveal that certain secrets of philosophy were known to the ancients equally with ...
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... ancient mysteries , by means of which they divined the coming of a flood , constructed in different places lest the memory of all their sacred ceremonies should be lost . " As affording a minor example of prophesy , I quote a ...
... ancient mysteries , by means of which they divined the coming of a flood , constructed in different places lest the memory of all their sacred ceremonies should be lost . " As affording a minor example of prophesy , I quote a ...
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... ancient and present time , carried them in flight to Yin . The ' Rh Ya - Initiated according to tradition , by Chow Kung ; uncle of Wu Wang , the first Emperor of the Chow dynasty , B.C. 1122. Ascribed also to Tsze Hea , the disciple of ...
... ancient and present time , carried them in flight to Yin . The ' Rh Ya - Initiated according to tradition , by Chow Kung ; uncle of Wu Wang , the first Emperor of the Chow dynasty , B.C. 1122. Ascribed also to Tsze Hea , the disciple of ...
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... ancient sea- serpents ' abounded , and many were entombed in its muddy bottom ; on one occasion , as I rode through a valley washed out of this old ocean - bed , I saw no less than seven different skeletons of these monsters in sight at ...
... ancient sea- serpents ' abounded , and many were entombed in its muddy bottom ; on one occasion , as I rode through a valley washed out of this old ocean - bed , I saw no less than seven different skeletons of these monsters in sight at ...
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THE DELUGE NOT A MYTH | 101 |
ON THE TRANSLATION OF MYTHS BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW WOrld | 137 |
THE DRAGON | 159 |
THE CHINESE DRAGON | 212 |
THE JAPANESE DRAGON | 248 |
THE SEASERPENT | 260 |
THE UNICORN | 338 |
THE CHINESE PHENIX | 367 |
APPENDICES | 375 |
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