The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World"The myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from Greece, Rome and Egypt to the Norse and Celtic lands, through Persia and India to China and the Far East. A comprehensive A to Z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mythical beasts, wizards and warriors"--Page 1 of cover. |
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Page 129
... Irish warriors who had been slain during the day . The Britons were in a desperate predicament and so Efnisien , at the cost of his life , destroyed the magic cauldron . He hid among the Irish dead and was thrown into the boil- ing ...
... Irish warriors who had been slain during the day . The Britons were in a desperate predicament and so Efnisien , at the cost of his life , destroyed the magic cauldron . He hid among the Irish dead and was thrown into the boil- ing ...
Page 138
... Irish smith god and one of the TUATHA DE DANANN . He could make a perfect sword or spear with three blows of his magic hammer . Just before the second battle of Magh Tuireadh , a FOMORII spy came to see how Goibhniu made such impressive ...
... Irish smith god and one of the TUATHA DE DANANN . He could make a perfect sword or spear with three blows of his magic hammer . Just before the second battle of Magh Tuireadh , a FOMORII spy came to see how Goibhniu made such impressive ...
Page 172
... Irish mythology . They were the last generation of gods to rule Ireland before the invasion of the sons of MILESIUS , the ancestors of the present - day Irish . The Tuatha De Danann overcame the FOMORII , violent and monstrous sea gods ...
... Irish mythology . They were the last generation of gods to rule Ireland before the invasion of the sons of MILESIUS , the ancestors of the present - day Irish . The Tuatha De Danann overcame the FOMORII , violent and monstrous sea gods ...
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and ... Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 2005 |
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According Aesir Ahura Mazda ALAN LEE Amaterasu ancient Angra Mainyu Arthur ASGARD avatar Balder battle beautiful became bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism CANVAS cauldron Celtic century BC chariot creatures Cuchulainn daughter dead death deity demon depicted divine dragon earth emperor eventually evil father fell fertility Finn MacCool fire Fomorii FREYJA frost giants Gautama gave Germanic mythology Gilgamesh goddess gods golden Grail Greek head heaven Hera Heracles hero Hindu human ILLUSTRATION BY ALAN ILLUSTRATION BY NICK immortality Indra Ireland Irish Irish mythology island Izanagi killed king known Krishna land lived Loki lover Lugh magic married monster mortal mother mountain myth name means NICK BEALE night Odin Odin's Odysseus Okuninushi otherworld queen Ragnarok returned river Roman ruler sacred sent serpent Shiva sometimes spirits story sword symbol Theseus Thor Tibet took tree Trojan Tuatha De Danann Ulster underworld Vanir Vishnu warrior wife worshipped Zeus