Birds : myth, lore & legend

Chadd, Rachel Warren (author.). Taylor, Marianne, 1972- (co-author.).

Summary: Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this new and engaging book. By re-telling the many legends, beliefs, proverbs and predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations, it brings into focus the close - and often ancient - links between humans and these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs

Item details

ISBN: 9781472922861
ISBN: 1472922867
Physical Description: print
304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Publisher: London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Natural History, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 303) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The wonder of birds -- Birds and us. Wise and unwise birds of fable ; Weather prophets -- Sacred to the gods. Eggs in mythology and religion ; Symbols in art -- Myths of many nations. Wearing feathers ; Mythical birds and demi-birds -- For good and ill. Poetic images ; Quest for flight.