Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and FolkloreMcFarland, 12 maj 2016 - 212 Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of more than 1,000 different humanoid species and individual beings, including the Titans, Valkyries, Jotnar, yōkai, biblical giants, elves, ogres, trolls and many more. |
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Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore Theresa Bane Ograniczony podgląd - 2016 |
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Aegir Ancient Deities ancient Greek ancient Greek mythology Apollodorus Asatrii Edda ASYNJR from Norse attention to DURINN’s Baba Yaga begot brother Celtic classical Greek mythology creature CRONUS CYCLOPS Daly Daniels described dhampire Dictionary Dragons DURINN DURINN’s KIN DVERG DWARF DVERGAR earth Elves Encyclopædia of Superstitions Encyclopedia of Ancient eyes Fairies father folklore François Rabelais FROST GIANTS Gaea goddess gods Greek and Roman Greek mythology Grimes hero human humanoid island Jotnar see JOTUN JOTUN JOTUN from Norse kill king known lived Maberry magical Monsters mother mountain mythol NAIAD named Jotnar named VALKYRIEs NYMPHs nature spirit Norroena Society Norse mythology Norse Myths NYMPHS NYMPHs of battle Occult Sciences OCEANID Odin Pliny the Elder Poetic Edda Prose Edda Rabelais race Roman Mythology Rose shape-shift siblings sisters Sketches of Romance slain sons Source species story Sturluson Thor trees TROLL VALKYRIEs Vampire Variations Volume WAVE MAIDENS witch woman World Zeus Jupiter