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trish204 's review for:
Mythopedia: An Encyclopedia of Mythical Beasts and Their Magical Tales
by Good Wives and Warriors
I saw this book in my timeline some time last year and since I'm a huge fan of mythology, I had to have it.
Basically, the book is giving a nice overview of different mythological beasts from around the world. Thus, we get 5 chapters covering the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Sadly, some noteable creatures are missing, but the book made up for it by including some less known ones from around the world.
The one true criticism I have is that this really only offers an overview. Sure, there are some creatures in here that people might not have heard about. It might, therefore, make them curious to check other sources. However, I would have wished for more text/info in this book.
As I said, the book's main goal, I think, is to give an overview in a beautifully illustrated way that gets people interested. And the illustrations were indeed nice. Certainly, they were very colorful:
Definitely cool for children or people not knowing where to begin regarding mythology / mythological creatures.
Basically, the book is giving a nice overview of different mythological beasts from around the world. Thus, we get 5 chapters covering the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Sadly, some noteable creatures are missing, but the book made up for it by including some less known ones from around the world.
The one true criticism I have is that this really only offers an overview. Sure, there are some creatures in here that people might not have heard about. It might, therefore, make them curious to check other sources. However, I would have wished for more text/info in this book.
As I said, the book's main goal, I think, is to give an overview in a beautifully illustrated way that gets people interested. And the illustrations were indeed nice. Certainly, they were very colorful:
Definitely cool for children or people not knowing where to begin regarding mythology / mythological creatures.