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 18
... Canaanite mythology was the information gleaned from clay tablets found in 1929 at Ras Shamra , the site of ancient Ugarit . From them archaeologists have established that the Canaanites believed the home of a god was not a man - made ...
... Canaanite mythology was the information gleaned from clay tablets found in 1929 at Ras Shamra , the site of ancient Ugarit . From them archaeologists have established that the Canaanites believed the home of a god was not a man - made ...
Page 19
... Canaanite mythology , as were the cities of Sidon and Byblos . The most compelling theme in Canaanite mythology was that of fertility . The myth of Attis and Cybele ( far left ) , which centres on fertility , was of such potency that it ...
... Canaanite mythology , as were the cities of Sidon and Byblos . The most compelling theme in Canaanite mythology was that of fertility . The myth of Attis and Cybele ( far left ) , which centres on fertility , was of such potency that it ...
Page 254
... Canaanite 85 ; Egyptian 59 Hathor 96 , 102 ; aspects of 96 ; Isis identified with 108 ; Re and 153 ; as Sekhmet 159 Haumea 205 Hawaii 50 ; beliefs 116 , 139 , 148 hawk - man 125 Hayagriva 97 , 174 headhunting , Irish 79 healing : Greek ...
... Canaanite 85 ; Egyptian 59 Hathor 96 , 102 ; aspects of 96 ; Isis identified with 108 ; Re and 153 ; as Sekhmet 159 Haumea 205 Hawaii 50 ; beliefs 116 , 139 , 148 hawk - man 125 Hayagriva 97 , 174 headhunting , Irish 79 healing : Greek ...
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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