{"product_id":"serpent-siren-maelstrom-myth-by-gerry-smyth-9780712354196","title":"Serpent, Siren, Maelstrom \u0026 Myth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sea is beautiful and alluring, but it is also dangerous and deadly. Above all, it is unknowable and untameable. Storytelling offered our ancestors a means to understand and interact with the natural world, and in time these stories coalesced into the mythological systems of the world. The ocean features in every mythological system in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo reflect and explore this, Gerry Smyth has gathered together myths and folktales from cultures around the world including Native American, Caribbean, Polynesian, Persian, Indian, Scandinavian, and European. Just as these stories have been passed down through generations, he brings his own narrative interpretation with additional discussion on their meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStories in \u003cem\u003eSerpent, Siren, Maelstrom \u0026amp; Myth\u003c\/em\u003e are divided into seven sections: Origin Stories; Gods and Humans; Voyages; Lost Places, Imagined Spaces; Weather and Nature; Down to the Sea in Ships; Fabulous Beasts. The book is embellished with illustrations from the wide-ranging collections of the Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341090963692,"sku":"9780712354196","price":76.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16928573482441.jpg?v=1772183509","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/serpent-siren-maelstrom-myth-by-gerry-smyth-9780712354196","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}