The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully 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. |
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Page 70
... Asgard , the heavenly city , with the news . The gods then dispatched messengers to every part of heaven asking all to weep for Balder , who was described as undead but detained below . However , Loki refused to comply , saying , " Let ...
... Asgard , the heavenly city , with the news . The gods then dispatched messengers to every part of heaven asking all to weep for Balder , who was described as undead but detained below . However , Loki refused to comply , saying , " Let ...
Page 178
... Asgard and the home of the Aesir , gods such as BALDER , LOKI , THOR and ODIN . The sacred well of Urd , where the gods had their judgement seat , lay beneath this third root . Every day , the three Norns , the Germanic Fates , took ...
... Asgard and the home of the Aesir , gods such as BALDER , LOKI , THOR and ODIN . The sacred well of Urd , where the gods had their judgement seat , lay beneath this third root . Every day , the three Norns , the Germanic Fates , took ...
Page 246
... Asgard . The home of warriors slain in battle , its walls were made of shields and its roof of spears . Entrance to it was via the gate of death , Valgrind . In Asgard , the slain heroes fight each other every day , while they wait for ...
... Asgard . The home of warriors slain in battle , its walls were made of shields and its roof of spears . Entrance to it was via the gate of death , Valgrind . In Asgard , the slain heroes fight each other every day , while they wait for ...
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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