Project Gutenberg 2012-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 282 De Gubernatis, Angelo 1840 1913 Gubernatis, Angelo de, conte Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 2 (of 2) Produced by Barbara Tozier, Douglas L. Alley, III, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 2" by Angelo De Gubernatis is a scholarly exploration of animal symbolism and mythology written in the late 19th century. The work investigates the legends and myths associated with various animals, delving into their significance across different cultures, particularly focusing on Indo-European traditions. De Gubernatis aims to uncover the connections between animals and broader mythical narratives, providing insights into how these symbols reflect societal beliefs and values. The opening of this volume sets the stage for an in-depth examination of various animals beginning with hogs, wild boars, and hedgehogs. It highlights how these creatures are often intertwined with solar mythology, portraying the hog as a representation of the solar hero cloaked in darkness. The narrative discusses various themes, such as transformations and disguises found in myths, and briefly references specific tales from Vedic literature and other traditions that illustrate the symbolic roles these animals play. Through allegorical interpretations and cross-cultural comparisons, De Gubernatis establishes a framework to analyze the dual nature of these animals as both noble and demonic figures in folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore Animals -- Folklore Mythology, Indo-European Animals -- Mythology Animals, Mythical BL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1348765 1348750 2024-09-16T09:52:28.799532 2023-09-17T04:56:39.649770 text/html text/html 1255154 2012-09-06T08:00:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 391686 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 500480 2024-09-16T09:53:00.915840 application/epub+zip 520323 2024-09-16T09:52:38.966472 application/epub+zip 513684 2024-09-16T09:52:34.041491 application/epub+zip 1006476 2024-09-16T09:53:12.470804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 941198 2024-09-16T09:52:54.433880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764171 2022-09-17T15:51:24.086211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890336 2024-09-16T09:52:24.776575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 893002 2012-09-05T16:36:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 345159 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 886647 2012-09-05T16:36:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 342077 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 887129 2012-09-05T16:36:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340042 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22904 2024-09-16T09:53:12.658786 application/rdf+xml 25549 2024-09-16T09:52:34.930480 image/jpeg 4673 2024-09-16T09:52:34.530482 image/jpeg 479928 2024-09-16T09:52:28.887524 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia