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Demons, Monsters & Abodes of the Dead
Places that never were;
Places that might have been.
Monsters that terrify brave men;
Myths that amaze everyone.
Stories of mystery and mythology,
from a real and imagined past.
From the banks of the Nile, the Answerers, small human figures of clay or stone who come alive to do their master's bidding in the afterworld.
From the evil land of Mordor, the dark Lord Sauron, who tries to undo all the good in the world.
From Hades, the Greek underground, where eternal gloom and boredom engulf all comers.
And from Shangri-la, high in the mountains of Tibet, where no one grows old... as long as the stay there!
A dictionary of stories and myths that will excite, enchant, entertain you. More than 150 entries.
Places that might have been.
Monsters that terrify brave men;
Myths that amaze everyone.
Stories of mystery and mythology,
from a real and imagined past.
From the banks of the Nile, the Answerers, small human figures of clay or stone who come alive to do their master's bidding in the afterworld.
From the evil land of Mordor, the dark Lord Sauron, who tries to undo all the good in the world.
From Hades, the Greek underground, where eternal gloom and boredom engulf all comers.
And from Shangri-la, high in the mountains of Tibet, where no one grows old... as long as the stay there!
A dictionary of stories and myths that will excite, enchant, entertain you. More than 150 entries.
- GenresMythology
103 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1975
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October 25, 2011
Another indispensable book from my youth - kind of like a kid's version of Alberto Manguel's The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic. I was the only kid in grade school who could name all the rivers in Hell!
August 17, 2021
Aside from the one missing page when it came to Atlantis (people who rip pages out of books should be yeeted into the Styx), I devoured this entire book in one sitting. It was so interesting and reading about Cloud Cuckoo Place, or Nephelococcygia, got me excited about Anthony Doerr's upcoming novel. It also made me add Aristophanes' The Birds to my ever-growing TBR stack.
December 5, 2022
Another book I brought as a child because it had a cool cover 🤪. It’s a dictionary of mystical places. Not great. Not really something you read cover to cover.
September 8, 2020
There are some interesting inclusions from more modern works, like Tolkien, in this handy little dictionary. I enjoyed reading it, and shall be keeping it for a reread.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews