EAN: 9781849947749

TREASURY OF FOLKLORE STARS AND SKIES - WILLOW W...

Following on from the hugely popular Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers and Woodlands and
Forests comes Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies  an exploration of the mysteries of the
stars  skies and heavens above. People have gazed up at the same stars for millennia  trading
stories about them  conjuring gods and goddesses  mapping the constellations  and navigating
the complex human world below. The tales  traditions and myths included here traverse countries
and continents and have been chosen to highlight how humans are linked through time and place 
with shared dreams  fears and ways of rationalising the unknown. Under 'Stars and Heavens'
Willow delves into rosy fingered dawn and the hubris of Icarus  the Greek myths surrounding the
constellations and the omen of meteors  the trials of the Hawaiian goddess Hina and the legend
of the rabbit in the moon. In the section on 'Skies' we are introduced to winged Pegasus and
the trials of the Firebird  the Witch of Westray and stories of storms  the mysteries of the
Northern Lights and unexplained UFOs. Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies is a fascinating
portal into a rich history of myths surrounding the sky  an aspect of the natural world that
continues to fascinate and confound.

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