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 11
... Horus or Re , the sun god . Horus and Re , as so often with Egyptian deities , were often EGYPT / 2 indistinguishable , especially when Horus wore the. 11.
... Horus or Re , the sun god . Horus and Re , as so often with Egyptian deities , were often EGYPT / 2 indistinguishable , especially when Horus wore the. 11.
Page 102
... HORUS The falcon - headed sun god of Mem- phis in Egypt . He was believed to be present at the coronation of pharaohs , with whom he was associated during life . After death , Egyptian rulers were said to become Horus's father , the ...
... HORUS The falcon - headed sun god of Mem- phis in Egypt . He was believed to be present at the coronation of pharaohs , with whom he was associated during life . After death , Egyptian rulers were said to become Horus's father , the ...
Page 168
... Horus , in which Seth tried to usurp Horus , Thoth even- tually intervened and compelled the return of Horus's inheritance . It is not surprising that Thoth acquired a reputation for the magical arts or that his priests claimed to have ...
... Horus , in which Seth tried to usurp Horus , Thoth even- tually intervened and compelled the return of Horus's inheritance . It is not surprising that Thoth acquired a reputation for the magical arts or that his priests claimed to have ...
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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