Nature Myths of Many Lands (1910)

Nearly every country has its myths, and most of them are nature myths. They represent the explanations of the phenomena of nature by primitive people. They are not mere strange fancies and marvelous fictions invented for the sake of amusement. They rather represent the fundamental ideas underlying the moral and religious nature of man vivified by the imagination. The myths given in this book have been selected from many sources and various races, including twenty-two nationalities. Contents: American sources; Asiatic sources; European sources.