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

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Mythopedia

[text by Anna Claybourne ; illustrations by Good Wives and Warriors]

an encyclopedia of mythical beasts and their magical tales

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

The Americas. Quetzalcoatl -- How Qyetzalcoatl 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, andApep -- 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

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