Following the hugely popular Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers
and Woodlands and Forests comes Treasury of Folklore: Stars and
Skies, an exploration of the mysteries of the stars, skies, and heavens
above.
People have gazed up at the same stars for millennia, trading stories
about them, conjuring gods and goddesses, mapping the constellations,
and navigating the complex human world below. The tales, traditions, and
myths included here traverse countries and continents and have been
chosen to highlight how humans are linked through time and place, with
shared dreams, fears, and ways of rationalizing the unknown.
Under the Stars and Heavens section Willow delves into rosy fingered
dawn and the hubris of Icarus, the Greek myths surrounding the
constellations and the omen of meteors, the trials of the Hawaiian
goddess Hina and the legend of the rabbit in the moon. In Skies we are
introduced to winged Pegasus and the trials of the Firebird, the Witch
of Westray and stories of storms, the mysteries of the Northern Lights
and unexplained UFOs.
Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies is a fascinating portal into a
rich history of myths surrounding the sky, an aspect of the natural
world that continues to fascinate and confound.
