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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... ancient Egypt and the dynasties that ruled it . A sunset over the jutting peaks of the pyramids ( far right ) encapsulates key aspects of ancient Egyptian life . Countless myths were invented to explain the daily passage of the sun ...
... ancient Egypt and the dynasties that ruled it . A sunset over the jutting peaks of the pyramids ( far right ) encapsulates key aspects of ancient Egyptian life . Countless myths were invented to explain the daily passage of the sun ...
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... ancient Babylonians to denote a shellfish famous for the dye it produced ) . In prehistory , the Semites migrated from a starting point in the Syrian desert . By the middle of the third millennium BC they had founded large settlements ...
... ancient Babylonians to denote a shellfish famous for the dye it produced ) . In prehistory , the Semites migrated from a starting point in the Syrian desert . By the middle of the third millennium BC they had founded large settlements ...
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... Ancient Egyptian Religion , London and New York , 1952 . Frankfort , H. Ancient Egyptian Religion , New York , 1948 . James , T. G. H. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt , New York , 1971 . Moret , A. The Nile and Egyptian Civilization ...
... Ancient Egyptian Religion , London and New York , 1952 . Frankfort , H. Ancient Egyptian Religion , New York , 1948 . James , T. G. H. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt , New York , 1971 . Moret , A. The Nile and Egyptian Civilization ...
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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