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Poseidon S Steed

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Author : Helen Scales
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009

Poseidon S Steed written by Helen Scales and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Sea horses categories.

A history of the sea horse evaluates its ancient role in culture, myth, and literature while demonstrating the qualities that make it a member of the fish species, offering additional insight into its unique reproductive process.

Poseidon S Steed

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Author : Helen Scales Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-08-27

Poseidon S Steed written by Helen Scales Ph.D. and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-27 with Nature categories.

A fascinating journey with the sea creature that has captured human imagination for thousands of years Poseidon's Steed trails the seahorse through secluded waters across the globe in a kaleidoscopic history that mirrors man's centuries-old fascination with the animal, sweeping from the reefs of Indonesia, through the back streets of Hong Kong, and back in time to ancient Greece and Rome. Over time, seahorses have surfaced in some unlikely places. We see them immortalized in the decorative arts; in tribal folklore, literature, and ancient myth; and even on the pages of the earliest medical texts, prescribed to treat everything from skin complaints to baldness to flagging libido. Marine biologist Helen Scales eloquently shows that seahorses are indeed fish, though scientists have long puzzled over their exotic anatomy, and their very strange sex lives — male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth! Our first seahorse imaginings appeared six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia. The ancient Greeks called the seahorse hippocampus (half-horse, half-fish) and sent it galloping through the oceans of mythology, pulling the sea god Poseidon's golden chariot. The seahorse has even been the center of a modern-day international art scandal: A two-thousand-year-old winged seahorse brooch was plundered by Turkish tomb raiders and sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A book that is as charming as the seahorse itself, Poseidon's Steed brings to life an aquatic treasure. Seahorses lead quiet lives, tucked away out of sight on the seafloor. It is rare to catch a glimpse of a seahorse in its natural habitat. But even if few have seen one live, these exotic, seemingly prehistoric creatures exist quite vividly in our imaginations and they have mesmerized scientists, artists, and storytellers throughout time with their otherworldly rarity. Poseidon's Steed is a sweeping journey that takes us from the coral reefs and seagrass meadows of Indonesia where many seahorses makes their natural habitat to the back streets of Hong Kong where a thriving black market seahorse trade is concealed. Throughout history, seahorses have surfaced in some unexpected places and Scales also follows the seahorse back in time, from our most rudimentary seahorse imaginings six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia, to the myths of ancient Greece. Scientists have long puzzled over seahorses' unusual anatomy and their very strange sex lives. And male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth! Seahorses are not what scientists call a "keystone" species. They rely on a healthy ocean to survive, but the marine ecosystem does not rely on them. But their delicate beauty reminds us that we rely on the seas not only to fill our dinner plates, but also to feed our imaginations.

God S Steed Key To World Peace

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Author : Daryl Breese
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011-05

God S Steed Key To World Peace written by Daryl Breese and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05 with Religion categories.

Reveals the oldest religious symbol in a non-fiction history with shared Truth from the Holy Books of the World. Identifies the Winged Horse as God's Holy Spirit within us and our Conductor to Heaven. Promotes world peace through deeper religious understanding and tolerance.

Steeds Of The Gods

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Author : Lucy Coats
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016

Steeds Of The Gods written by Lucy Coats and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Animals, Mythical categories.

"Demon, the official Olympian beast keeper, is caught between Helios and Poseidon, who are planning a race to see which of their steeds is the fastest, but both vengeful gods have requested Demon's help, and he can choose only one"--

Encyclopedia Of Fairies In World Folklore And Mythology

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Author : Theresa Bane
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-09-04

Encyclopedia Of Fairies In World Folklore And Mythology written by Theresa Bane and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-04 with Social Science categories.

Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.

Death In Venice A Man And His Dog

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Author : Thomas Mann
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-09-20

Death In Venice A Man And His Dog written by Thomas Mann and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-20 with Foreign Language Study categories.

DIVAn author's infatuation with a handsome youth has fatal consequences in Death in Venice. A Man and His Dog is a charming essay about Mann's canine companion. Excellent English translations by Appelbaum. /div