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 27
... Christian crucifix . Celtic art also appears to have influenced the design of Christian illuminated manuscripts , including the Book of Kells ( below left ) . The Celts excelled at metalwork , as can be seen from the famous Gundesrup ...
... Christian crucifix . Celtic art also appears to have influenced the design of Christian illuminated manuscripts , including the Book of Kells ( below left ) . The Celts excelled at metalwork , as can be seen from the famous Gundesrup ...
Page 156
... Christian legend . Even an animal lover like St David of Garesja was obliged to accept that the angels were right to strike down with a thunderbolt a dragon under his protection . He recognized that if the dragon were allowed to enter ...
... Christian legend . Even an animal lover like St David of Garesja was obliged to accept that the angels were right to strike down with a thunderbolt a dragon under his protection . He recognized that if the dragon were allowed to enter ...
Page 236
... Christian monasticism was established . St Brendan In Christian legend , the sixth - century patron saint of travellers and seafarers . With other saints , he travelled in a skin - covered boat to an earthly paradise in the western ...
... Christian monasticism was established . St Brendan In Christian legend , the sixth - century patron saint of travellers and seafarers . With other saints , he travelled in a skin - covered boat to an earthly paradise in the western ...
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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