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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Arthur Cotterell. BOR BRIGIT BRAN The prince of Irish mythology who sailed through incredible adventures before returning home after an absence of centuries . He is the Irish equivalent of the Greek voyager Odysseus . The Voyage of Bran ...
Arthur Cotterell. BOR BRIGIT BRAN The prince of Irish mythology who sailed through incredible adventures before returning home after an absence of centuries . He is the Irish equivalent of the Greek voyager Odysseus . The Voyage of Bran ...
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Arthur Cotterell. AMAUSHUMGALANNA Aine In Irish mythology , the goddess of love and fertility . Although she frequently took mortal lovers , Aine could prove to be vicious when men tried to force their unwanted attentions upon her ...
Arthur Cotterell. AMAUSHUMGALANNA Aine In Irish mythology , the goddess of love and fertility . Although she frequently took mortal lovers , Aine could prove to be vicious when men tried to force their unwanted attentions upon her ...
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... Irish mythology , the mother of the hero CUCHULAINN . She was wed to an Ulster chieftain but was turned into a bird and flew , together with fifty of her handmaidens , to an enchanted place where she lived with the sun god LUGH . She ...
... Irish mythology , the mother of the hero CUCHULAINN . She was wed to an Ulster chieftain but was turned into a bird and flew , together with fifty of her handmaidens , to an enchanted place where she lived with the sun god LUGH . She ...
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