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 32
... Indra , Agni and Soma all underwent a transformation . Although Indra remained the popular figurehead of the Hindu pantheon , he lost both his power and his dignity . Agni was no longer worshipped at all , and Soma was changed into the ...
... Indra , Agni and Soma all underwent a transformation . Although Indra remained the popular figurehead of the Hindu pantheon , he lost both his power and his dignity . Agni was no longer worshipped at all , and Soma was changed into the ...
Page 59
... INDRA was cursed by a short - tempered sage called Durvasas ( ill - clothed ) because Indra had treated a garland , which Durvasas had presented to the gods , with disrespect . The curse weakened the authority of the gods , and as Indra ...
... INDRA was cursed by a short - tempered sage called Durvasas ( ill - clothed ) because Indra had treated a garland , which Durvasas had presented to the gods , with disrespect . The curse weakened the authority of the gods , and as Indra ...
Page 107
... INDRA King of the Hindu gods in the Rig Veda , an early collection of hymns . Indra had authority over the sky : he could rend the clouds apart with his thunderbolts and make rain . In the Vedic hymns , Indra is described as a splendid ...
... INDRA King of the Hindu gods in the Rig Veda , an early collection of hymns . Indra had authority over the sky : he could rend the clouds apart with his thunderbolts and make rain . In the Vedic hymns , Indra is described as a splendid ...
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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