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An example of their creative borrowing is the story of the labours of Heracles. The
recent discovery of a Sumerian epic about the similar exploits of Ninurta, son of
the air god Enlil, leaves no doubt that there was once a widespread tradition in ...
An example of their creative borrowing is the story of the labours of Heracles. The
recent discovery of a Sumerian epic about the similar exploits of Ninurta, son of
the air god Enlil, leaves no doubt that there was once a widespread tradition in ...
Page 100
HERA The sister and wife of Zeus, the chief HERACLES * 5) The great hero of
the Greeks, and god of the ancient Greeks. She was possibly once lord of Tiryns,
an ancient principally a mother goddess. The daughter of KRONOS and Rhea, ...
HERA The sister and wife of Zeus, the chief HERACLES * 5) The great hero of
the Greeks, and god of the ancient Greeks. She was possibly once lord of Tiryns,
an ancient principally a mother goddess. The daughter of KRONOS and Rhea, ...
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When Heracles arrived, he was welcomed by Hippolyta, who handed over the
belt without demur. But Hera was furious that Heracles should have such luck,
and stirred up the Amazons against him. In the desperate fight that followed, ...
When Heracles arrived, he was welcomed by Hippolyta, who handed over the
belt without demur. But Hera was furious that Heracles should have such luck,
and stirred up the Amazons against him. In the desperate fight that followed, ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
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According Achilles ancient Greeks animals APHRODITE Apollo ATHENA Aztec Baal 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 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0025801813, 9780025801813 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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