Dictionary Of Symbols, Myths & Legends

This book is an alphabetical classification of over 400 entries which explains the visual and orthographic references that underpin so much of our cultural heritage. History, etymology, the science of numbers, Zodiac signs, the background to the plants, animals, magic and gods which are a shorthand to wider references in every day life.

This book is invaluable in researching the meanings in art, literature and classic texts as well as for understanding and interpreting dreams and the customs of our lives.