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The Dragon Guide : Legendary Serpents in World Culture and Mythology
Overview
This guide explores mythical beasts that captured the human imagination long before the first great civilizations arose. This is not a book of fairy tales. It is the history of legendary Serpents and Dragons as creatures born of fear, power, and wonder.
In this illustrated bestiary, you will find:
- The prehistoric roots of dragon myths
- Serpent archetypes and chaos monsters of the ancient world, from Mesopotamia to Egypt
- The Great Serpents of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Norse dragons and serpents and the inevitability of fate
- The Serpents of the East: Dragons in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Mythology
- Classic medieval dragons as symbols of sin and evil
- The great dragon-slayers and their battles
- Detailed illustrations for each chapter to spark your imagination
Open these pages and follow the dragon's trail through time
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798251642377
- ISBN-10: 9798251642377
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: March 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.32 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.42 pounds
- Page Count: 136
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