All over the globe, from remotest times, men looking up at the stars have seen pictures in their patterns; and around these pictures they have woven myths and fables.  

This book shows how fascinating and how closely akin are these symbolic interpretations of the heavens by the various peoples of the world.

For the first time these legends of the ancient world have been grouped and correlated under the configurations of the stars which gave rise to them.

Here we find tales which have come down to us from the Chaldeans, Sumerians, Babylonians and Arabs, set beside stories from the Scandinavian sagas and the folktales of the Early Britons.  The fables of Central Europe are seen to resemble the myths of the North American Indians.  

Besides recounting their legends with charm and imagination, the author provides much factual information on the constellations.  It is a book which will appeal to the intelligent young reader and to the teacher, as well as to all who are interested in the thoughts and myths and religion of our early ancestors.

There are twenty-four full-page illustrations in which the mythological figures are superimposed on a scientifically accurate star map, as well as other useful diagrams. 

From the dust jacket