Most "Myths about Birds" are popular myths. They have been collected as precious gems out of a deep love for our timeless folk culture, "so that nothing is lost." . .
The collection includes 30 myths related to the birds of our homeland, which have been adapted and reimagined literarily. Through exciting themes, allegories, and symbols, it allows urban children to naturally and effortlessly get to know a part of the world that surrounds them and is almost unknown to them: animals, birds, and plants, and consequently, to become ecologically aware.
In a concise and clear manner, with birds as the main characters, human weaknesses, defects, and passions, ethics, values, and the messages conveyed through the myths are highlighted. The linguistic games, proverbs, and riddles that accompany the myths help children understand the deeper meaning of words and practice their multifaceted and multidimensional use.
Myths are the heritage of art, an inexhaustible source of ideas and captivating imagery, models of values and poetry. . .
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
Manufacturer
- Author
- Zoi TH. Spyropoulou
- Publisher
- Ellinika Grammata
- Type
- Folklore, Culture
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 126
- Release Date
- 1/1998
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789603444336
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