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BOOK OF Beasts & Mythical Magical Monsters An introduction to fascinating myths and legends from around the world Polyphemus, the one-eyed Cyclops BOOK OF Mythical Beasts & Magical Monsters DK PUBLISHING How to use this book In this book, find out about myths, legends, and folklore from countries around the world; read the stories, learn out about LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, and DELHI the characters, and compare the different themes. There are four different types of page in this book: Senior designer Sonia Whillock-Moore Senior editor Deborah Lock MAROUNoD THnE WOsRLDters of the deep Magic and mayhem Additional editing by Lee Wilson IsSbsneaou iamtlc oevoernot’ shmty uefaairrgriysees smsht -apwaevayvies teh htb, a reitv tees ewinr gs rahifimsitfg iyncpmioglnyem og nbmft sesao teo nonrfe rfaiaoim le r a ssg aoiinfl oahtriuso gtnoe, s reetau crnre fartoumre slo. ng ▶incLo eamcSg rceepcanwaavytdneau i slrson elatne uyacsasr ar,n o lt eltAhfeh datdneh t i cenCisis htehlhofaenrae no ratrwdym o Gsb a oeOdsrtahf ei da seSem ,y cbcTtsioeheslrln eaeoyTsuu j asthotseonii pfrsou u.p w nrslSo ce ahsetsaerhei tao e(mea sfi nret oae weynwn mshposaitaitpxyerhgl h rpeohe lro fwoi5 vostm3hehels)odeea.. sea creature such as a whale and Lorrie Mack or giant squid. 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Publishing manager Bridget Giles 60 ◀awlniabv dHstee,h dleaai.evyct vIecltdeano cdytrruod btauiaonelll dgn,yg e urtAsaoealtnag rhlidrcen o itg tehwbheneyen ta ds Hg wG,ha eiearttresaemas decb p colreiyeeffs al otTa(htnhshkeee ee ec u woiHpnnuaady lswgdde err ch wkau1i icto0lw hl4or. a l)fIdisftt. 61 Production editor Siu Chan AROUND THE WORLD: Wonder at the Production controller Claire Pearson similarities and common elements in myths Jacket designer Martin Wilson from around the world. 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All rights reserved under International and Pan- TELLING THE TALE Baba Yaga Magic and mayhem pAurepmbcGesmlyoiercrmserreatdiaeactiinmsiantos snigB,,no ,Aeo rnComlir e tr ocoacta aprfotiy arntyttoa nh hrblnbiseoeegmyir gc hwc r, iD oettrmi tpepsCoeecreydro,oo clr widrnhiindgnuvaig h tecnfha tenoKi nodctroiiyu a,wno t tslhdnf, tn otioepsshe.rrr hremebsN.ol doePp to yooorui n ikrcpboL o ablar iipm rys whtyr ieaeiotrntednifrtgd yittie,.e h n vni as l 82TtBOTwHkSiggbaiTB“tswdmTbhVVVawdAVodwag(qVhhnfekkrhuaelulrhhheaaa niao aahaioood areehmaaeitliaseup etvhlieeeassswdhnndsbvwovr isedh lcedudt iiie nSssdsbwia eaaleeafl d dlllkgprRl n .lho ieeehgubwiiiapite ya oipeisntte) eeosssiau v aWlsl .etryheaY torn sdn.ohtdaaaw arh pn imataead oh wtsre A aanr ssnYnaT e,c,g’ ’ oywriis ’o c suih;ss e whesttgR,swr amithlad)hydp w-feu kehf ra. oha oaose oeaddh,i uSnn iapade n eteo ,gk ttStiorlnrntyrrtg nh a,auuot hhd etedss et oh’lrahs hotoCshr whgyteae s eltydands neeha ge atwllcu iedohiehdi,s,h si ic f lam daltima de fsc ta nnoSatc ,tlsengerooa odoirthu de ierroslno nuo tr tgrshsagtirnoamgr i nrrbtecaaslhoes, itu(sen osin hsleh tn ek h ndcreedtdadg laf,neehtheaap mslh ldbt a.nh aea eth ,do’ me i a,s eid,lmiBr”hosw leaif bdc e enueodlbtr aieia om e ia l leka. htdnotaht crwtaaapdtpt rawrce rtsn .ssiwooawbowe rbphodC etrstkza kf.inib e frehwln au vesarrunai etle pisdacSi p ytrht sheote tatldtcdaatgol phf,lhhisieYl mri re owoa oehtcydrah mbe gessns eo rai gb rfmr od htihnrtoeehnote seholsatsgi loy hatclk r.eeseednvotetrit ehais hh .aht ynn t e;nftrdak eeo .hteenede s r l d r en . . wVad aaVln Vaddt IcwaVatihthnntsnvaaeoraa e iekeweddyistdssrblnccnlseivdii h e,lallkhstotV oi dtii n hisswhedssei fnaau an aaae dneIWOihswmgh sws n p n itset,twac ahslnioih ahoap’iacte nrha pstbseer yb edalihhl deina fedeepflkur aid l seybeeoae e idtao fsgi ethsowt tfv ow ro l nvr stclwnhaVsaaoawtece wefe treehge. e s’caa raoldefl d slOeoaanreabr,eo apAwkrls lr sr e:el bl olia sd t fus ,aymitf .Ves nksddl gase .Bgobr tineo. hssn ddH ghoicia t nhtlVeVneinandhao ihei eo,nuae ett eba cwlbahesggb etvoltm aleagls ofifhrisahsaa eh r.eelreigrisehit ns u un dre loiersflaoah,snhairYswtJnoti er tgsl m oedutseutnri.tuiyt sVatawarm n iaeo.gmrort,tsdtT bwhf g n iihess reuaweBdfdubd ar hsyhae hadptuedhwwgshhstn eaue! edarelr am lae oahnrbiar bh.. stVoerhti r inl r shg t anaoeeAseOseigawrwieetsrtw er astkieddhtreitcsakf dcYrvlhnfh rathaptoi.eaa,.eill s o e l a lele.seeteislrdimrnV V taHowm trg s reke d haraer nngg,aapafiwdado ipaea.ra e issers h o,reaaiah rts rm a unii nw e-haeoloydakllhnohtlmtsogiise gsn,reo eouhss ab eur hwnrl febordaahfosdydtnwuvoa eeughl ey ee io kao dhrrwbdovtl,o,d ermgharnceur i u ewee ntfdrlt haeodsegda fidoahrsa wclgtreasri dyfnhldo,vn raifiiw o yr t esne e tdshu eha ed ehr o aha godtdcnesuarsoe ind okeselmr nt rw,l ,d . d . d e n man tthhhhoneoeeoe Kddxrwpr l a nt dd ti s fyhcomyesoo,ykmaah w lUfcrpiNsfsooMYHT Tlmcoonrllw tuogtloa nfiesAu moio tO prAhh pol gtocieugrarabrh Bwh hoeem d neGathd fbtaKoeeUtnolohnhs,ah u htcde a,eohe scabgV Anhi E gr lleaap iwfSemaedhatsnen osleVrsnbniwe e s andEoapqsuargtAiddh apBae s soseitcrahe ago udsmaktn hnd;uroehnihIw dk.s ’wyco po sBisR xdn ,aee ubteheiwcegldn d Yfohtiefi Vi, o rADrn,i,ntatlhgh oltlfsleb rsi ns hies oyonahiaaatltnBi r t e ett o Vdecsrhae l’mithrli ebr htngs tsegsdeogsAkfexa eeoa’hrnsawaanmbohgftr eiks d na e h .scdthalensxwoynuise t a wsrdieru lne osdvet rasisIsy,afsa’dyaec tdlh dshol iieagflrtoeda ys dm seinulrsltl rea m uldyltose ,k tu po syl th ys.h wgsopta,aoc.m oost nauah ,orautme.e,fli.n auw-fiBdveuen l ronot ckau fdlT Bol neWdecdsxhofggademaltanef s e eh cesoi r ae m.dhbtde shd ncdsh sohhedattabrd Wt ao.ohee,g. aid sfimeeet h a l I n rm“ose dOyonrreYn oh we aFf. switnY t n uiavrs mpeln.iowhVTseBl h arog elin ehlTsh esol,lategatyeemna lplth tthelehs, Va ba e rrs p iieheiadVyra eteenhIrc a laeoh a neegiotw. aykgsed ssw dttdlosraYdisu wath doi l b eviioymasit ia ssrrlh llhsahgpewwouiuuetVllgoasee .s a emure ratal faoao Vr.vn Aepo t t l !.s tirgk”o oaeepate hrgrigk laesf isltdihieastd hthlivks hael ei tta eeeioneslhlsse,y llor fd, a ep 8, 3 is available from the Library of Congress. TELLING THE TALE: Discover the excitement and drama of myths that have been passed ISBN 978-0-7566-8605-5 down from generation to generation. 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GfiBriAfsBwtonreesuu oohwpvmthoomnnoaeia nnansyyra reaiindtggd pphsteb a ’ efwea sebrohdw anaFaecr, acnc dburnaehaosy cbe. h g m hmcl otsia hehstt,eansh r ae cw inte dlnbarer i eeg.uafiee neng sd h e td Wtuaslkrsu osrli kheo rns Koala markings 80Tsptahrisikss iiBnnugg nbthyyie pi nw htaoat dethr a et oflm aluut rrteka yipl edfooeppr lteh s. …UmAnawcemearnnvaeupoeaaorddas rranllryt t sstv rd ogfuuu weaeOter pprrlaadariaeiiirabseb ataseis.edoe nll rde ,srK su ta,su.iwpo nft.bgr, pe ovPh4oraioain0wei uvcrphz,o te0hnif lipneaedpt0 hctlag 0 pehseatsh o, aeo ny hawslt endihiai kaz D sves eereshsi tpe ora ruofgo baotrso , r dhiao icnpnol ,a hinlti tvl-iieevpdae tdiipnn g o ? aenlvaderDr ghd eilaiipsgvdtre o mudstpho.a adIrrtroos wpuno pta cswils aat aohlw s ate shtia hrattoye.t wtshchereyea nwm so owumlhdee onenm tehe eargype ps arcowoav cethhreeed dSScBaT“wai ?nclninati uanenrTtrsddrenirca mhmue amyenhrid tai ineeuipvgutenddkhserdsrei c eie r aanr twaiss oa.wsng 1”pn a iB 8nhiaijmsdtnuun0yh a gsAs0ta v ew,titt sr euy nifhws,elpr sl hsoeews setetireedw moghraessteshpetlarw, il etrtamelaltheeeaa h rngde .apksmedwo n essl np adesh,we o , SaabcosAosattaBtooipthn opratnunokBh eiabd p lhn rpotdeeuhtoiy ehey tartt nil wsal her isodliagp ky ra k effial efloio otoik eapnrhawdnb.arnoecg .rd ,g l aTaee teaBemaO u hbih ltnstutaaaoerehyain,ednn n n v lg e cfprd hhegeydmeiemgeuc daeri.a m,otp.yas tn,l hr adeptg iWidpceonbn ns iolfe lct ,gyiadhrab iktgd giy thneeweaehhtt h hhernnbhn meta tt ae eyedtl ossaKoyat md r wl nw.nry ostp kbtadhTta teaaheroKria emvholtnekowa beo eensmgspp ryraet gsh lo ol ne aonpnt l ew l etehvto.ohfe e tTuerr . hh l tdf eoea r c tea lokf t o CHARACTER UP CLOSE: Take a close-up look at mythological characters, how they are depicted, their role, and their adventures. 6 Contents 10 Nature and nation 12 In the beginning 30 The first people 14 The Raven who stole the light 32 Ancient Greek gods 16 Mama Quilla 34 How evil came into the world 18 A nation born 36 Flood stories 20 Rainbow snake 38 Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca 22 Maori gods 40 Egyptian gods 24 Maui, the tiny trickster 42 A tale of four seasons 26 Sedna and the trickster raven 44 The underworld 28 Kaang and the world tree 46 Magic and mayhem 48 A tall story 68 Anansi, the wise spider 50 Magical Circe 70 Eros and Psyche 52 Odysseus and the sirens 72 Plant legends 54 Shapeshifters 74 Midas, king of fools 56 Werewolves 76 Helpful Nisse 58 Giant bird and monster whale 78 Hidden folk 60 Monsters of the deep 80 Beware of Bunyip 62 Sacred animals of China 82 Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the fair 64 Monkey King’s mischief 84 Sinister Sack man 66 Crafty tricksters 86 Quests and battles 88 Warrior heroes 116 Oedipus, the tragic hero 90 Norse gods 118 Dragons 92 Thundering Thor 120 Beowulf and Grendel the ogre 94 Going for gold 122 The Knights of the Round Table 96 Mythical creatures 124 Elixir of life 98 Indian gods 126 Gilgamesh, the tyrant 100 Goddess Durga 128 Lost kingdoms 102 Okuninushi and the 130 City of gold (El Dorado) white rabbit 132 Robin Hood 104 Heracles, the hero 134 Happily ever after 106 Warrior heroines 108 Theseus and the Minotaur 136 Tell us a story! 110 Perseus and Medusa 138 Glossary 112 Trojan war 140 Index of characters 114 Jason and the golden fleece 142 Acknowledgments 7 What are myths? Myths are Myths are Stories timeless Myths have been around for thousands of years—that’s way before books were invented! Myths were passed on from Though the tales seem very different, all myths and generation to generation by elders, legends have very similar elements. Characters— priests, parents, and storytellers. some good, some bad—have adventures or Myths have endured for so long journeys in amazing settings. There are obstacles because of their meanings, and challenges to overcome and an epic ending lessons, and in some cases, that neatly ties up loose ends. their sacred nature. Myths are Myths are entertainment a t R Myths have lasted so long because they are entertaining. If they were dull and boring they would be easily forgotten. Instead, myths have The great characters of myth and influenced storytelling for thousands of years. legend have inspired artists for The stories you read, such as Harry Potter, and centuries. The creative worlds of the movies you watch today, such as Star Wars, the myths have been immortalized all borrow elements from myths and legends. by sculptures and paintings showing epic clashes of good verses evil. 8