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 30
... Hindu mythology are merely aspects of an eternal cycle of creation , duration and dissolution . Even Indra , the king of the Hindu gods , finds it hard to grasp the truth when on one occasion the great gods Shiva and Vishnu tell him ...
... Hindu mythology are merely aspects of an eternal cycle of creation , duration and dissolution . Even Indra , the king of the Hindu gods , finds it hard to grasp the truth when on one occasion the great gods Shiva and Vishnu tell him ...
Page 253
... Hindu gods of 32 discus 163 ; fiery 74 disease , introduction of 44 ; Tibetan belief 120 Dives 195 divination : Chinese 34 ; Greek god of 65 divine doctor , Hindu 59 divine residences : Babylonian 126 ; Borneo 39 ; Canaanite 18 , 65 ...
... Hindu gods of 32 discus 163 ; fiery 74 disease , introduction of 44 ; Tibetan belief 120 Dives 195 divination : Chinese 34 ; Greek god of 65 divine doctor , Hindu 59 divine residences : Babylonian 126 ; Borneo 39 ; Canaanite 18 , 65 ...
Page 256
... ( Hindu ) 220 ; dream of 74 Mayas 43 ; beliefs 109 , 110 Medb 220 Medea 112 , 220 medicine , Zulu belief 172 medicine gods : Chinese 161 ; Greek 105 ; Irish 122 ; Maya 109 ; Shinto 143 medicine - men : African 47 ; Eskimo 158 ; North ...
... ( Hindu ) 220 ; dream of 74 Mayas 43 ; beliefs 109 , 110 Medb 220 Medea 112 , 220 medicine , Zulu belief 172 medicine gods : Chinese 161 ; Greek 105 ; Irish 122 ; Maya 109 ; Shinto 143 medicine - men : African 47 ; Eskimo 158 ; North ...
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Common terms and phrases
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