The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsFully 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 120
... Yahweh , it was believed that in the last days Leviathan would challenge even the angels . In the Book of Job , Yahweh describes Leviathan's power vividly : " He esteemeth iron as straw , and brass as rotten wood ... He maketh the deep ...
... Yahweh , it was believed that in the last days Leviathan would challenge even the angels . In the Book of Job , Yahweh describes Leviathan's power vividly : " He esteemeth iron as straw , and brass as rotten wood ... He maketh the deep ...
Page 136
... Yahweh's gifts to the couple , and possessed wonderful properties : animals recognized the auth- ority of the person ... Yahweh had to do something about it . To prevent Nimrod adding yet more storeys to his tower and drawing even closer ...
... Yahweh's gifts to the couple , and possessed wonderful properties : animals recognized the auth- ority of the person ... Yahweh had to do something about it . To prevent Nimrod adding yet more storeys to his tower and drawing even closer ...
Page 181
... Yahweh , Aaron succumbed to the clamour of the people and made a golden calf for them to worship . On his return from the mountain , Moses discovered the Hebrews ' idolatry , smashed the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were ...
... Yahweh , Aaron succumbed to the clamour of the people and made a golden calf for them to worship . On his return from the mountain , Moses discovered the Hebrews ' idolatry , smashed the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were ...
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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