Project Gutenberg 2012-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 664 De Gubernatis, Angelo 1840 1913 Gubernatis, Angelo de, conte Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 2 (of 2) Produced by Barbara Tozier, Douglas L. Alley, III, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Zoological Mythology; or, The Legends of Animals, Volume 2" by Angelo De Gubernatis is a scholarly exploration of animal symbolism and mythology written in the late 19th century. The work investigates the legends and myths associated with various animals, delving into their significance across different cultures, particularly focusing on Indo-European traditions. De Gubernatis aims to uncover the connections between animals and broader mythical narratives, providing insights into how these symbols reflect societal beliefs and values. The opening of this volume sets the stage for an in-depth examination of various animals beginning with hogs, wild boars, and hedgehogs. It highlights how these creatures are often intertwined with solar mythology, portraying the hog as a representation of the solar hero cloaked in darkness. The narrative discusses various themes, such as transformations and disguises found in myths, and briefly references specific tales from Vedic literature and other traditions that illustrate the symbolic roles these animals play. Through allegorical interpretations and cross-cultural comparisons, De Gubernatis establishes a framework to analyze the dual nature of these animals as both noble and demonic figures in folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Folklore Animals -- Folklore Mythology, Indo-European Animals -- Mythology Animals, Mythical BL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 1348912 2025-06-15T16:30:28.669851 text/html 1255154 2012-09-06T08:00:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 391686 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 530972 2025-06-15T16:31:05.337657 application/epub+zip 550547 2025-06-15T16:30:41.103837 application/epub+zip 518511 2025-06-15T16:30:35.196823 application/epub+zip 1051291 2025-06-15T16:31:17.479143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 986053 2025-06-15T16:30:57.797766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 764171 2022-09-17T15:51:24.086211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893235 2025-06-15T16:30:24.932883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 893002 2012-09-05T16:36:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 345159 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 886647 2012-09-05T16:36:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 342077 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 887129 2012-09-05T16:36:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340042 2012-09-06T08:01:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23823 2025-06-15T16:31:17.688116 application/rdf+xml 25678 2025-06-15T16:30:36.277791 image/jpeg 4705 2025-06-15T16:30:35.732922 image/jpeg 509461 2025-06-15T16:30:28.770869 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia