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 40
... Indians were themselves preoccupied with the prowess of the warrior . Young men prepared for battle by undertaking self- imposed tests . For instance , the Chippewa people of eastern Canada recall how a serpent spirit blessed a brave ...
... Indians were themselves preoccupied with the prowess of the warrior . Young men prepared for battle by undertaking self- imposed tests . For instance , the Chippewa people of eastern Canada recall how a serpent spirit blessed a brave ...
Page 41
... Indians on Vancouver Island . 1812 War between Britain and the United States . 1830 US Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of systematic dispossession of Indian lands . 1838 Smallpox epidemic in the United States wipes out many Indian ...
... Indians on Vancouver Island . 1812 War between Britain and the United States . 1830 US Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of systematic dispossession of Indian lands . 1838 Smallpox epidemic in the United States wipes out many Indian ...
Page 44
... Indians of central Brazil . It concerns the twin heroes Keri and Kame , sons of the jaguar spirit Oka . After swallowing two bones , Oka's wife became pregnant , causing her enraged mother - in- law to kill her . However , before she ...
... Indians of central Brazil . It concerns the twin heroes Keri and Kame , sons of the jaguar spirit Oka . After swallowing two bones , Oka's wife became pregnant , causing her enraged mother - in- law to kill her . However , before she ...
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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