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 20
... become seafarers ; no other country in the Mediterranean was so exposed to the sea . And since Greece's rugged interior virtually closed off its mainland from the European continent , it was dependent on sail and oar for communication ...
... become seafarers ; no other country in the Mediterranean was so exposed to the sea . And since Greece's rugged interior virtually closed off its mainland from the European continent , it was dependent on sail and oar for communication ...
Page 44
... become wedged in the sky - hole . The Warrau also tell of the sadness of Kononatoo , who was deterred from making another entrance to heaven by the misbehaviour of mankind on earth . In particular , the sky god was annoyed at the ...
... become wedged in the sky - hole . The Warrau also tell of the sadness of Kononatoo , who was deterred from making another entrance to heaven by the misbehaviour of mankind on earth . In particular , the sky god was annoyed at the ...
Page 47
... becomes a British Colony . 1841 David Livingstone sets out on his explorations . 1879 The Zulus defeat the British army at the battle of Isandhlwana . 1899 Boer War begins . 1957 Ghana becomes first British colony to gain independence ...
... becomes a British Colony . 1841 David Livingstone sets out on his explorations . 1879 The Zulus defeat the British army at the battle of Isandhlwana . 1899 Boer War begins . 1957 Ghana becomes first British colony to gain independence ...
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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