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 42
... Aztec outlook , he was able to overcome Montezuma . Indeed , the swift collapse of the Aztec Empire and the virtual annihilation of its people were attributable as much to fatalism as to firearms . The Aztecs believed that four eras ...
... Aztec outlook , he was able to overcome Montezuma . Indeed , the swift collapse of the Aztec Empire and the virtual annihilation of its people were attributable as much to fatalism as to firearms . The Aztecs believed that four eras ...
Page 43
... Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán . 1440 Accession of Montezuma , the last Aztec emperor . 1519 Arrival of the Spaniards under the command of Hernando Cortés , who was able to overcome Montezuma because he understood the Aztec outlook ...
... Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlán . 1440 Accession of Montezuma , the last Aztec emperor . 1519 Arrival of the Spaniards under the command of Hernando Cortés , who was able to overcome Montezuma because he understood the Aztec outlook ...
Page 166
... Aztec deities , he 衡 was thought to die each night , ossify , and return to the world each morning . It was also believed that he underwent an annual death and resurrection . According to one Aztec legend , Tezcat- lipoca passed the ...
... Aztec deities , he 衡 was thought to die each night , ossify , and return to the world each morning . It was also believed that he underwent an annual death and resurrection . According to one Aztec legend , Tezcat- lipoca passed the ...
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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