Dragons : truth, myth, and legend
Title:
Dragons : truth, myth, and legend
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written by David Passes ; illustrated by Wayne Anderson.
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Publication Information:
New York : Artists and Writers Guild, c1993.
Physical Description:
41 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
ISBN:
9780307175007
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
Presents various myths and legends about dragons and discusses dragon lore from around the world.
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Contents:
Marduk and Tiamat (Babylon) -- Indra and Vritra (India) -- Heracles and the Hydra (Greece) -- Cadmus and the golden dragon (Greece) -- Prince Sigurd and the dragon Fafnir (northern Europe) -- Beowulf and the fire dragon (northern Europe) -- Saint George (eastern Turkey) -- The Lambton worm (England) -- The Mordiford wyvern (England) -- The Gaoliang Bridge (China) -- The Chinese dragon's pearl (China) -- Dragons around the world -- Dragon poem / H.D.C. Peplar.