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Author Bane, Theresa, 1969- author

Title Encyclopedia of giants and humanoids in myth, legend and folklore / Theresa Bane
Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 203 pages)
Contents Preface -- Introduction -- The Encyclopedia -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of more than 1,000 different humanoid species and individual beings, including the Titans, Valkyries, Jotnar, yokai, biblical giants, elves, ogres, trolls and many more
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Giants (Folklore) -- Folklore
Giants -- Mythology
Monsters -- Folklore
Monsters -- Mythology
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
Giants (Folklore)
Giants (Folklore) -- Mythology
Monsters
Genre/Form Folklore
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781476623382
1476623384