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Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore by Adrienne Mayor #foliosociety a statement of the AmericanFrom acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wondersand disastersof the natural world. Mythopedia 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