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Excerpt from Zoological Mythology, Vol. 1 of 2: The Legends of Animals
Since, then, the ancient myths still exist, although only in a fragmentary shape, in the popular traditions of Europe, these fragments, connected together, offer a precious material for comparison with the ancient forms, which the genius of poets and artists has coloured, but which could not be easily interpreted without the aid of the remaining traditions. The ancient myth often gives us the germ of many existing traditions, and, in the same manner, existing legends resolve the enigma of more than one ancient celestial personification. Their relation to each other is almost immediate, and the demonstration of this is the precise object of the science in the interest of which I now offer my first modest contribution.
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Since, then, the ancient myths still exist, although only in a fragmentary shape, in the popular traditions of Europe, these fragments, connected together, offer a precious material for comparison with the ancient forms, which the genius of poets and artists has coloured, but which could not be easily interpreted without the aid of the remaining traditions. The ancient myth often gives us the germ of many existing traditions, and, in the same manner, existing legends resolve the enigma of more than one ancient celestial personification. Their relation to each other is almost immediate, and the demonstration of this is the precise object of the science in the interest of which I now offer my first modest contribution.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Angelo de Gubernatis
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780365289258
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 464
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Contributors
Author
Angelo de Gubernatis
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330014905
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 466
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