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 43
... Maya between AD 300 and 900. Its name means " the place where the spirit voices are heard " , which refers to the modern Maya belief that the spirits of their ancestors return there at night . CHRONOLOGY 1000 Olmecs carve BC monumental ...
... Maya between AD 300 and 900. Its name means " the place where the spirit voices are heard " , which refers to the modern Maya belief that the spirits of their ancestors return there at night . CHRONOLOGY 1000 Olmecs carve BC monumental ...
Page 56
... Maya god of death who presided over the ninth and lowest of the underworlds , a horrible place of torment . In the few volumes of Maya writings that survive , Ah Puch is portrayed as a skeleton or a horribly bloated corpse . For he is ...
... Maya god of death who presided over the ninth and lowest of the underworlds , a horrible place of torment . In the few volumes of Maya writings that survive , Ah Puch is portrayed as a skeleton or a horribly bloated corpse . For he is ...
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... Maya 110 ; Pawnee Indian 169 ; Roman 113 moon gods : Mamaiuran 119 ; Maya 109 ; Shinto 111 ; Sumerian 87 , 162 moon man 48 ; aboriginal 175 ; Voodoo 119 Morgan le Fay 222 Morgan Mywnoaur 124 Morpheus 223 Morrigan 27 , 223 ; and ...
... Maya 110 ; Pawnee Indian 169 ; Roman 113 moon gods : Mamaiuran 119 ; Maya 109 ; Shinto 111 ; Sumerian 87 , 162 moon man 48 ; aboriginal 175 ; Voodoo 119 Morgan le Fay 222 Morgan Mywnoaur 124 Morpheus 223 Morrigan 27 , 223 ; and ...
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