This book is a work that can only be admired: very, very well documented, well-stocked, well written. But still, the risk of being just too demanding, is missing. I did not find articles that have appeared to me essential, as certain colors, numbers and animals. I understand that we should stop somewhere, but suddenly, it can stay on its end. The criteria do not always appear clearly, but I guess it must be the number of times it is found in the mythology and religions of the world ... Maybe. Also, always to be negative despite the fact that it is a very good book, I often had during the reading of longer articles, a feeling of lack of synthesis of the symbol. One might have expected, after the work of a Jung or Campbell, a dictionary like this always go first to the archetype then shown, but this is not always the case .