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DescriptionFeatures over 75 fine-art illustrations of gods and heroes of myths and legends, and photographs of real-life locations and artefacts. Gathering together myths and legends from around the globe, this book gives an introduction to the wonderful stories of how the world began, and divided into regions including Europe, Africa and the Pacific. Author descriptionGilly Cameron Cooper is a former journalist who turned to editing and writing illustrated reference books for adults and children, covering a whole spectrum of subjects, but particularly history, natural history, and plant and garden history. In her extensive travelling, she has always taken an interest in local history and traditions, and as editor of a magazine in Greece, wrote many articles on classical sites and the myths and rituals associated with them. |