Creatures in the Mist: Little People, Wild Men and Spirit Beings Around the World : a Study in Comparative MythologyAlgora Publishing, 2007 - 210 עמודים Varner brings together a medley of stories, myths, and folklore, sharing a fascination and respect for humankind''s early and contemporary cultures and wondering at similarities across the board. Here, he focuses on Little People and giants, animals and were-creatures, and the odd, helpful or threatening ways imputed to our earthly companions including dogs and cats, bats and spiders, and the stories people have told each other about them since time immemorial. |
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The Water Horse | 23 |
THE FOREST FOLK | 31 |
GIANTS | 39 |
Children Childbirth | 51 |
The Nature of Fairies | 58 |
WILD MEN | 71 |
THE OWL | 145 |
THE DOG | 149 |
Dog Symbolism | 151 |
Black Dogs | 153 |
Ghost Dogs | 156 |
DogMen | 157 |
THE CAT | 161 |
THE BEAR | 167 |
HORNED BEINGS | 83 |
SPIRITS OF THE OTHERWORLD GHOSTS AND Vampires | 89 |
The Vampire in Legend and Lore | 93 |
WEREWOLVES NOT JUST IN TRANSYLVANIA | 97 |
HARPIES AND OTHER CREATURES OF STORMS AND WIND | 105 |
SPIRIT BEINGS OF THE ANIMAL INSECT KIND | 109 |
Fairies | 111 |
THE SNAKE | 113 |
The Horned Snake | 116 |
THE TURTLE AND THE TORTOISE | 131 |
THE TOAD AND THE FROG | 135 |
THE EAGLE AND THE RAVEN | 141 |
THE HARE AND THE RABBIT | 173 |
The Bat | 177 |
THE SPIDER | 181 |
THE BEE | 185 |
AFTERWORD | 189 |
Giants | 190 |
THE FAIRY | 191 |
THE WILD MEN | 193 |
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