The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsFully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 80
Page 70
... gods sent Frigg to extract an oath from all things , whether living or inaminate , that they would do the young god no harm . After this , the gods would amuse themselves by throwing things at Balder , knowing he was invulnerable ...
... gods sent Frigg to extract an oath from all things , whether living or inaminate , that they would do the young god no harm . After this , the gods would amuse themselves by throwing things at Balder , knowing he was invulnerable ...
Page 121
... gods Thor and Odin . Although Loki's pranks caused the gods endless trouble , he was also the one who rescued them from the results of their own folly . At first , Loki was an attractive character and frequently helped the gods . Once ...
... gods Thor and Odin . Although Loki's pranks caused the gods endless trouble , he was also the one who rescued them from the results of their own folly . At first , Loki was an attractive character and frequently helped the gods . Once ...
Page 212
... gods , Kama is bodiless . This came about when Kama dared to disturb the contemplation of SHIVA . Although he inflamed Shiva with love for Sati , an aspect of DEVI , Kama was burned to cinders by the great god's third eye . Kama fired ...
... gods , Kama is bodiless . This came about when Kama dared to disturb the contemplation of SHIVA . Although he inflamed Shiva with love for Sati , an aspect of DEVI , Kama was burned to cinders by the great god's third eye . Kama fired ...
Other editions - View all
The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1995 |
Common terms and phrases
According Achilles ancient Greeks animals APHRODITE Apollo ATHENA Aztec Baal Babylonian battle became believed birth brother Buddha Buddhist Canaanite century Chinese Christian creation creator deity Cuchulainn cult daughter dead death demon Dionysus divine dragon earth Egypt Egyptian Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father fertility fire flood Gaia gave Germanic mythology giant Gilgamesh gods Greece Greek mythology HADES head heaven Hera Heracles hero Hindu mythology Horus human husband immortal Inanna Inca Indians Indra Iranian Irish mythology island Izanagi killed king Kronos land legend legendary lived Loki Lugh magic mankind Marduk married Maya Mesopotamian Minos monster moon mountain myth name means night nymph ODIN Odysseus Osiris Ouranos pantheon POSEIDON primeval river Roman Roman mythology Rome ruler sacred sent serpent Shiva snake souls spirit Sumerian temple Tiamat took tree trickster Trojan Troy underworld Vanir Vishnu warrior wife woman worship Yahweh Zeus