Teutonic Mythology Vol 2 (hc)

In this brilliantly informative masterwork, the great scholar Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) compiled and organized a vast amount of information on ancient rites, beliefs, deities, heroes, literature, statuary, temples, and much more, including the survival of the old gods and customs in modern place names, superstitions, games, idiomatic expressions, characters, and events in folk tales. This second of four volumes containing the following: Wights and Elves Giants Creation Elements Trees and Animals Sky and Stars Day and Night Summer and Winter Time and World Souls Death Destiny and well-being Personifications