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 86
... ENKI The Sumerian water god and a creator deity , who drew on an enormous underground reservoir of sweet water ... Enki's earthly residence was the city of Eridu , with which he was principally associated , but his life - sustaining ...
... ENKI The Sumerian water god and a creator deity , who drew on an enormous underground reservoir of sweet water ... Enki's earthly residence was the city of Eridu , with which he was principally associated , but his life - sustaining ...
Page 87
... ENKI the water god to decide what to do . When the rebellious gods announced that their days of work were over , Enlil burst into tears and offered his resignation . As a com- promise , Enki suggested that since the labour of the gods ...
... ENKI the water god to decide what to do . When the rebellious gods announced that their days of work were over , Enlil burst into tears and offered his resignation . As a com- promise , Enki suggested that since the labour of the gods ...
Page 106
... ENKI , where she found the assistance she needed . Enki created two sexless beings , for whom admission to the land of infertility and death would not be refused . These crea- tures were instructed as to how they might cunningly ...
... ENKI , where she found the assistance she needed . Enki created two sexless beings , for whom admission to the land of infertility and death would not be refused . These crea- tures were instructed as to how they might cunningly ...
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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