Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend

Synopsis

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 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. Rachel Warren Chadd, Marianne Taylor. Includes Bibliographical References (page 303) And Index.