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 25
... Roman messenger god , whose name still has meaning today . The chemical element mercury is known more commonly as quicksilver . The Roman Forum ( left ) , contained a number of temples , among which was the temple of Vesta , the ...
... Roman messenger god , whose name still has meaning today . The chemical element mercury is known more commonly as quicksilver . The Roman Forum ( left ) , contained a number of temples , among which was the temple of Vesta , the ...
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... Roman provinces of Germania from the lands of the unconquered peoples of northern Europe , froze over . A Germanic horde seized the opportunity and poured across the river , rampaging through the northwestern provinces of the Roman ...
... Roman provinces of Germania from the lands of the unconquered peoples of northern Europe , froze over . A Germanic horde seized the opportunity and poured across the river , rampaging through the northwestern provinces of the Roman ...
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... Roman pantheon 23 , 25 Grendel 176 , 203 Gu 93 , 128 , 142 Guan Di 94 guardian deities : Hindu 56 ; Roman 112 Guecufu 95 , 203 Guinechen 95 Guinemapun 95 Guinevere , Queen 62 , 90 , 203 Gullveig 89 Gum Girl 60 , 203 Gunnodoyak 101 , 203 ...
... Roman pantheon 23 , 25 Grendel 176 , 203 Gu 93 , 128 , 142 Guan Di 94 guardian deities : Hindu 56 ; Roman 112 Guecufu 95 , 203 Guinechen 95 Guinemapun 95 Guinevere , Queen 62 , 90 , 203 Gullveig 89 Gum Girl 60 , 203 Gunnodoyak 101 , 203 ...
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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