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 106
... Ereshkigal and find a way to revive Inanna . Enki supplied them with water and the grass of life to perform this deed . Much against her will , Ereshkigal was persuaded to give the creatures Inanna's rotten corpse and was forced to ...
... Ereshkigal and find a way to revive Inanna . Enki supplied them with water and the grass of life to perform this deed . Much against her will , Ereshkigal was persuaded to give the creatures Inanna's rotten corpse and was forced to ...
Page 108
... Ereshkigal . Here she was so intimidating that even Ereshkigal blanched at her approach . Eventually , however , Ereshkigal sum- moned the strength to put a curse on her fearsome sister who was overcome by death . As a result , the ...
... Ereshkigal . Here she was so intimidating that even Ereshkigal blanched at her approach . Eventually , however , Ereshkigal sum- moned the strength to put a curse on her fearsome sister who was overcome by death . As a result , the ...
Page 198
... Ereshkigal In Mesopotamian mythology , the goddess of the underworld , and the sister of the fertility goddess INANNA . Ereshkigal ruled over kur - nu - gi - a ( the land of no return ) . Inanna's descent into this realm of the dead ...
... Ereshkigal In Mesopotamian mythology , the goddess of the underworld , and the sister of the fertility goddess INANNA . Ereshkigal ruled over kur - nu - gi - a ( the land of no return ) . Inanna's descent into this realm of the dead ...
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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