The Encyclopedia of mythology : classical, Celtic, Norse. classical, Celtic, Norse

This is mostly a picture book. It is in dictionary form, with three dictionaries, one each for Classical, Celtic, and Norse myths. Many of the illustrations are lavish and excellent, including oil paintings, museum pieces, and story-book illistrations circa 1900. Other illustrations (about a third) are meritless; evidently drawn to fill up space in the book. The text covers major entries that could be found in any dictionary of mythology, but falls severely short on minor characters and places. It is also missing several obvious entries: for example 'dwarf' and 'giant' and 'troll' are missing from the Norse dictionary. The Norse dictionary includes a smattering of characters from Baltic and Finnish (Kallevalla) mythology but it is even more incomplete than the Scandenavian entries. Cotterell 1996 2006 - Encyclopedia of Mythology cover001.pdf......Page 1 Cotterell 1996 2006 - Encyclopedia of Mythology cover002.pdf......Page 2 Cotterell 1996 2006 - Encyclopedia of Mythology cover003.pdf......Page 3 Cotterell 1996 2006 - Encyclopedia of Mythology - Norse Classical Celtic 400dpi p67 60dpi.pdf......Page 4 Cotterell 1996 2006 - Encyclopedia of Mythology - Norse Classical Celtic p111-.pdf......Page 114 Cotterell 1996 2006 - Encyclopedia of Mythology - Norse Classical Celtic p129-.pdf......Page 132 Over 500 alphabetical entries describing the central mythical figures of each culture (classical, Celtic, and Norse) and over 550 illustrations spanning fifteen centuries of fine art from the ancient world to the present day, including both classic masterpieces and commissioned artwork A compendium of ancient mythical figures covering Greek and Roman, Celtic and Norse cultures.