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 36
... Izanagi and his sister spouse Izanami , for instance , comes from a late collection of texts and sheds little light on ancient Japanese thought . Because the influence of China on Japan has been so profound it is very difficult to ...
... Izanagi and his sister spouse Izanami , for instance , comes from a late collection of texts and sheds little light on ancient Japanese thought . Because the influence of China on Japan has been so profound it is very difficult to ...
Page 111
... Izanagi and Izanami . Izanagi and Izanami were sent forth from heaven . Standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven , they stirred the waters with a lance which the gods had given them . A drop of water fell from its point and turned into ...
... Izanagi and Izanami . Izanagi and Izanami were sent forth from heaven . Standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven , they stirred the waters with a lance which the gods had given them . A drop of water fell from its point and turned into ...
Page 163
... Izanagi drove Susanowo away . Susanowo proved an equal nuisance to his sister AMATERASU , the sun goddess , whom Izanagi made when he washed his left eye . For harassing her , Susanowo lost his beard , had his property confiscated and ...
... Izanagi drove Susanowo away . Susanowo proved an equal nuisance to his sister AMATERASU , the sun goddess , whom Izanagi made when he washed his left eye . For harassing her , Susanowo lost his beard , had his property confiscated and ...
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