{"product_id":"mythopedia-a-brief-compendium-of-natural-history-lore-hardcover","title":"Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrienne Mayor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichele M. Angel\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders--and disasters--of the natural world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMythopedia\u003c\/i\u003e is a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, this delightfully entertaining book takes you around the world to explore sunken kingdoms and lost cities, accursed mountains and treacherous terrains, and lethal lakes and singing sand dunes, explaining the historical background and latest science underlying each tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs soon as humans invented language, they told stories to explain mysterious things they observed around them--on land, in the seas, and in the skies. Even though these tales are expressed in poetic or supernatural language, they contain surprisingly accurate insights and even eyewitness descriptions of catastrophic events millennia ago. Drawing on her unique insights as a pioneer in the exciting new field of geomythology, Adrienne Mayor describes how cultural memories of tsunamis, volcanic disasters, and other massive geological events can reach back thousands of years as the stories were preserved, elaborated, told, and retold across generations. She shows how geomythology is expanding our understanding of our planet's history over eons, revealing the human desire to explain nature and weave imaginative stories intertwined with keen observation, rational speculation, and memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith captivating drawings by Michele Angel, \u003ci\u003eMythopedia\u003c\/i\u003e is a compendium of many marvels, from the Hindu monkey god Hanuman and his army of bridge-building primates to the terrifying sand demon Shensha shen of China, the gnawing glaciers of Austria, and the vengeful fish-headed snake god Nyami Nyami of Africa's Zambezi River.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFeatures a cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrienne Mayor\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Poison King\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Amazons\u003c\/i\u003e (both Princeton). She is a research scholar in classics and the history of science at Stanford University.\u003cb\u003e Michele M. Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning watercolorist, illustrator, and graphic designer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.8 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336995037549,"sku":"9780691247861","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/niT7ME3x-x9780691247861.webp?v=1778922832","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/mythopedia-a-brief-compendium-of-natural-history-lore-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}