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 15
... Tiamat had ranged against them , the gods elected Marduk as their absolute ruler and champion . Marduk's victory in ... TIAMAT TIAMAT - ERESHKIGAL Queen of the Underworld Heaven Air Wildlife , fruitfulness Fresh water , cunning Moon ...
... Tiamat had ranged against them , the gods elected Marduk as their absolute ruler and champion . Marduk's victory in ... TIAMAT TIAMAT - ERESHKIGAL Queen of the Underworld Heaven Air Wildlife , fruitfulness Fresh water , cunning Moon ...
Page 126
... TIAMAT . Tiamat was deeply resentful of the power of the other gods in the pantheon and vowed to destroy them . She gathered together a formidable army of monsters and faced the great gods one by one . However , none would meet her ...
... TIAMAT . Tiamat was deeply resentful of the power of the other gods in the pantheon and vowed to destroy them . She gathered together a formidable army of monsters and faced the great gods one by one . However , none would meet her ...
Page 168
... TIAMAT The Babylonian she - dragon of chaos . Tiamat represented the salt - water ocean , as opposed to the sweet waters of Abzu , an underground reservoir in ancient Mesopotamia . In the creation epic Enuma elish ( When on high ) ...
... TIAMAT The Babylonian she - dragon of chaos . Tiamat represented the salt - water ocean , as opposed to the sweet waters of Abzu , an underground reservoir in ancient Mesopotamia . In the creation epic Enuma elish ( When on high ) ...
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The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1995 |
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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