Dragons, Unicorns, and Sea Serpents: A Classic Study of the Evidence for Their ExistenceCourier Corporation, 2002 M01 1 - 407 páginas A geologist from the age of Darwin examines the fossil records and myths from civilizations throughout the world to illustrate the origins of legendary monsters, showing how extinct creatures such as the woolly rhinoceros might be construed as a unicorn and flying reptiles interpreted as dragons. 93 black-and-white illustrations. |
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Contenido
INTRODUCTION ཌ མིཚཝཱ LIST OF AUTHORS CITED | 29 |
ON SOME REMARKABLE ANIMAL FORMS | 31 |
EXTINCTION OF SPECIES | 42 |
ANTIQUITY OF MAN | 78 |
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 |
Términos y frases comunes
American ancient animal antiquity appearance Asia beasts believe birds boat body bones Book called Captain cave chap China Chinese classic coast coils colour contained creature cubits Deluge deposits described discovery dragon dynasty E. A. Wallis Budge early Edrisi elephant Emperor Eocene existence extinct feet in length feet long fish flying Fung geological gigantic H. A. Guerber Han dynasty head Herodotus hippopotamus horn horse hyænas Iguanodon illustrations Indian inhabitants island Kiao legends London marine Mastodon miles Ming dynasty Miocene monster mountain mouth myth Natural History neck North Norway ocean passage period Pliny Pliocene present day probably quoting records reference remarkable reptiles resembling rhinoceros river Royal Asiatic Society says sea-serpent seen Shan Hai King ship snake species story Strabo supposed surface tail thousand tion tradition translation trees unicorn vessel Voyages Wák whale Wonders by Land