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Page 59
The great god Vishnu came to the aid of the beleaguered deities, incarnated as
Kurma the turtle. "I will restore your strength", said Vishnu, “but only if you follow
exactly these instructions. Forget about your quarrel with the demons, and seek ...
The great god Vishnu came to the aid of the beleaguered deities, incarnated as
Kurma the turtle. "I will restore your strength", said Vishnu, “but only if you follow
exactly these instructions. Forget about your quarrel with the demons, and seek ...
Page 174
Vishnu is generally represented as a handsome youth, dark-blue in colour and
dressed like an ancient king. In his four hands he carries a conch shell, a discus,
a club and a lotus flower. His vehicle is the splendid sun bird Garuda who was
the ...
Vishnu is generally represented as a handsome youth, dark-blue in colour and
dressed like an ancient king. In his four hands he carries a conch shell, a discus,
a club and a lotus flower. His vehicle is the splendid sun bird Garuda who was
the ...
Page 175
Another titantic struggle was fought by Narasimha the man-lion, Vishnu's fourth
incarnation, against the giant's twinbrother Hiranyakasipu, "golden dress". By
subjecting himself to incredible austerities Hiranyakasipu had obtained
sovereignty ...
Another titantic struggle was fought by Narasimha the man-lion, Vishnu's fourth
incarnation, against the giant's twinbrother Hiranyakasipu, "golden dress". By
subjecting himself to incredible austerities Hiranyakasipu had obtained
sovereignty ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
Copyright | |
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According Achilles ancient Greeks animals APHRODITE Apollo ATHENA Aztec Baal 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 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0025801813, 9780025801813 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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