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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... Egypt and their obsession with a life after death . The Nile ( below ) , the lifeline of Egypt , inspired so much of Egyptian mythology . Its annual flood and the fertile silt it left behind , the contrast between its lush margins and ...
... Egypt and their obsession with a life after death . The Nile ( below ) , the lifeline of Egypt , inspired so much of Egyptian mythology . Its annual flood and the fertile silt it left behind , the contrast between its lush margins and ...
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... Egyptian line . 663 Assyrians attack Egypt , sack Thebes and leave vassal rulers in charge . 525 Persian army occupies Egypt . 332 Alexander the Great conquers Egypt . 305 Ptolemy I Soter becomes King of Egypt . 30 Death of Cleopatra ...
... Egyptian line . 663 Assyrians attack Egypt , sack Thebes and leave vassal rulers in charge . 525 Persian army occupies Egypt . 332 Alexander the Great conquers Egypt . 305 Ptolemy I Soter becomes King of Egypt . 30 Death of Cleopatra ...
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... Egypt . The cult of Osiris became so popular in the Nile valley that it rivalled the cult of Re , the sun god and father of the pharaohs . Osiris was depicted as a bearded man , either green or black in colour , wearing the crown of ...
... Egypt . The cult of Osiris became so popular in the Nile valley that it rivalled the cult of Re , the sun god and father of the pharaohs . Osiris was depicted as a bearded man , either green or black in colour , wearing the crown of ...
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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