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The swan was "cemented in the imagination as a creature of romance for a whole generation of impressionable working class suburban kids". The anthropomorphic projection may not have been entirely random; [2] swans are believed to take a mate for life, and the graceful white birds might symbolize monogamous felicity. [2]
Martin Isler (November 25, 1926 – February 2, 2013) was an American sculptor and Egyptologist. [1] [2] His sculpture was primarily direct carving in marble and his archeological work focused on ancient technology, especially building methods.
Anthropomorphic swans (1 C, 9 P) S. Swan maidens (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Fictional swans" ... The Trumpet of the Swan; U. The Ugly Duckling (Pinkney book)
Crispin is a red squirrel who is a captain of Mistmantle. He finds Urchin on the shore when he is a new captain. In the first book Crispin is exiled after being falsely accused of murder and ends up on Swan Isle, where he meets a red squirrel called Whisper, whom he later marries. She is later murdered by Gloss the mole.
Articles relating to swan maidens, mythical creature who shapeshifts from human form to swan form. The key to the transformation is usually a swan skin, or a garment with swan feathers attached. There are parallels around the world, and there are also many parallels involving creatures other than swans.
Cavale was formerly incarcerated and explores past experiences including electric shocks and having to wear metal plates around her club foot when she was younger. She muses about playing the ugly duckling as a child, into the role without even the satisfaction of emerging as a beautiful swan at the end. Near the end of the piece the two call ...
Cygnus falconeri is an extinct, very large swan known from Middle Pleistocene-aged deposits from Malta and Sicily. Its dimensions are described as exceeding those of the living mute swan by one-third, [2] which would give a bill-to-tail length of about 190–210 cm (75–83 in) (based on 145–160 cm for C. olor [3]). By comparison to the bones ...