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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... horns , unlike those of mortal creatures , are indissolubly twisted into one ; the creature that endlessly fights with ... horn of the unicorn . ” — The Unicorn ; a Mythological Investigation . Robert Brown , jun . , F.S.A. London , 1881 ...
... horns , unlike those of mortal creatures , are indissolubly twisted into one ; the creature that endlessly fights with ... horn of the unicorn . ” — The Unicorn ; a Mythological Investigation . Robert Brown , jun . , F.S.A. London , 1881 ...
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... horns , but by Hero- dotus , a much older writer , as well as by general usage , and more appropriately , their teeth . Hence it is that , when these tusks have fallen off , either from accident or old age , they bury them in the earth ...
... horns , but by Hero- dotus , a much older writer , as well as by general usage , and more appropriately , their teeth . Hence it is that , when these tusks have fallen off , either from accident or old age , they bury them in the earth ...
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... horns , and , like the mammoth , was covered with woolly hair . It attained a great size ; a specimen , the carcase of which was found by Pallas imbedded in frozen soil near Wilui , in Siberia ( 1772 ) , was eleven and a half feet in ...
... horns , and , like the mammoth , was covered with woolly hair . It attained a great size ; a specimen , the carcase of which was found by Pallas imbedded in frozen soil near Wilui , in Siberia ( 1772 ) , was eleven and a half feet in ...
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... horn , are found associated with it in the vicinity of the old hearths established by Palæolithic man in the cave called the Trou du Sureau , on the river Malignée in Belgium . In the cavern of Goyet , also in Belgium , there are five ...
... horn , are found associated with it in the vicinity of the old hearths established by Palæolithic man in the cave called the Trou du Sureau , on the river Malignée in Belgium . In the cavern of Goyet , also in Belgium , there are five ...
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... horns and elephants ' teeth . Elephants are now unknown in China except in a domes- ticated state , but they probably disputed its thick forest and jungly plains with the Miaotsz , Lolos , and other tribes which held the country before ...
... horns and elephants ' teeth . Elephants are now unknown in China except in a domes- ticated state , but they probably disputed its thick forest and jungly plains with the Miaotsz , Lolos , and other tribes which held the country before ...
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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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