Sign-In
Cart
The Evolution of the Dragon in Mythology
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781528724265
Publisher: Folklore History Series
Published: Feb 27 2025
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Explore the origins, history, and evolution of the dragon, a creature that dominates transcultural mythology and folklore.
In The Evolution of the Dragon, G. Elliot Smith presents a compelling study of comparative mythology, tracing the dragon's transformation across cultures and history. From water and rain gods to fiery symbols of the devil, this timeless beast has taken on countless forms and meanings in human storytelling.
First published in 1919, this book is a collection of three lecture series essays, exploring how dragons have been symbolised across the globe. In some traditions, the dragon represents life, vitality, and the forces of nature, and in others it embodies chaos or malevolence. Yet, despite their differences, almost every culture shares a version of this mythical creature, making it a universal symbol of humanity's imagination and beliefs.
Also from
Smith, G. Elliot
The Papyrus Ebers: Ancient Egyptian Medicine by Cyril P Bryan and G Elliot Smith
Bryan, Cyril P.
Smith, G. Elliot
Paperback
Finding Tutankhamen and His Tomb - The Great Discovery by Howard Carter & George Herbert
Smith, G. Elliot
Hardcover
Finding Tutankhamen and His Tomb - The Great Discovery by Howard Carter & George Herbert
Smith, G. Elliot
Paperback
Also in
General Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
Philip Roth: Novels 1973-1977 (Loa #165): The Great American Novel / My Life as a Man / The Professor of Desire
Roth, Philip
Hardcover
Selected Writings: Robert Musil: Young Torless, Three Women, the Perfecting of a Love, and Other Writings
Musil, Robert
Agee, Joel
Paperback
Before Gatsby: The First Twenty-Six Stories
Baughman, Judith
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Bruccoli, Matthew J.
Paperback