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Fabulous Creatures,
Mythical Monsters,
and Animal Power
Symbols
A Handbook
CASSANDRA EASON
GREENWOOD PRESS
Westport, Connecticut London
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Eason, Cassandra.
Fabulous creatures, mythical monsters, and animal power symbols : a handbook /
Cassandra Eason.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–275–99425–9 (alk. paper)
1. Animals—Mythology. 2. Animals—Folklore. 3. Animals—Symbolic aspects. I.
Title.
BL325.A6E27 2008
398'.469—dc22 2007035367
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright © 2008 by Cassandra Eason
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2007035367
ISBN: 978–0–275–99425–9
First published in 2008
Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).
10
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Contents
Introduction
vii
Chapter 1
Animal Worship
1
Chapter 2
Serpents in Myth
19
Chapter 3
Dragon Power
35
Chapter 4
Fabulous Birds and Other Winged Creatures
51
Chapter 5
Unicorns, Lost Animals of Legends, and
the Magic of Animals
81
Chapter 6
Monsters and Weird Creatures
103
Chapter 7
Clan Animals
121
Chapter 8
Creatures of the Waters
135
Chapter 9
Animals and Prophecy
153
Bibliography
167
Index
175
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