TY - BOOK AU - Nayak, Meena Arora TI - Adbhut: Marvellous Creatures of Indian Myth and Folklore SN - 9789391047238 U1 - 290 PY - 2022/// CY - New Delhi PB - Aleph Book Company KW - Mythology N1 - 1. Simurgh the Soul's Reality 2. Ziz the Bird of Chaos 3. Kaka Bhusundi the Time-travelling Crow 4. Byangoma and Byangomi 5. Hiraman the Talking Parrot 6. Jatayu the Braveheart 7. Peacock the Beautiful, the Sad 8. Chitta Baaz 9. The Chakor and His Love and Longing 10. Garuda the Devourer 11. Phoenix-Reborn from Its Own Ashes Creatures of the Sea 12. Masaya the Cosmic Fish 13. Leviathan the Sea Monster 14. Makara the Immortal Crocodile 15. Kurma the World Tortoise 16. Timingila that Once Was 17. Varaha the Good and Evil Boar 18. The Golden Hamsa 19. Badava the Submarine Mare Creatures of the Earth 20. Behemoth the Land Monster 21. The She-Camel 22. Akoman the Evil Mind 23. The Golden Mongoose 24. The Dog that Guards the Judgement Bridge 25. Reem a Mountain with Horns 26. Tekhumiavi a Dreamscape 27. Jambavana the Monkey Bear 28. Uchchaihshravas the Cosmic Horse 29. Kuyutha the Cosmic Bull 30. Nandi the Dharma Bull 31. Buddha the White Elephant 32. Mahisa the Majestic 33. Airavata the King of Elephants 34. The Holy Cow: Prithvi, Surabhi, Dharma Other Creatures of Air, Water, and Land Worms, Insects, Reptiles, and Dragons 35. Azhi Dahaka the Corrupter of the Order 36. The Serpent in the Garden of Eden 37. Shesha Naag the Endless One 38. Takshaka an Ophidian Epitome 39. Pakhangpa the Guardian Python 40. Mandeha the Sand hill 41. Bhramari the Beehive Goddess 42. Shamir the Stone-cutting Worm ER -