The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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Page 35
... tail . His voice , too , and language were articulate and human ; and a repre- sentation of him is preserved to this day . This Being in the day- time used to converse with men ; but took no food at that season ; and he gave them an ...
... tail . His voice , too , and language were articulate and human ; and a repre- sentation of him is preserved to this day . This Being in the day- time used to converse with men ; but took no food at that season ; and he gave them an ...
Page 164
... tail of a horse and the backward - curving horns of a goat . The falcon - fish , which was half - bird , half - fish , had dog's ears . The lympago , which was half - man , half - lion or -tiger , must have been derived from the ...
... tail of a horse and the backward - curving horns of a goat . The falcon - fish , which was half - bird , half - fish , had dog's ears . The lympago , which was half - man , half - lion or -tiger , must have been derived from the ...
Page 169
... tail in its mouth and rolls down the road . This is very like the ancient symbol of eternity which was revived by the alchemists . Another was the guyascutus , which was first reported in 1844 as a large creature which haunted the tops ...
... tail in its mouth and rolls down the road . This is very like the ancient symbol of eternity which was revived by the alchemists . Another was the guyascutus , which was first reported in 1844 as a large creature which haunted the tops ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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