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 72
... born , Brahma had one head , but when his wife Saraswati was born , she was so beautiful that he grew four more faces , so that he could see her on every side of him . The fifth face was burned off by the fire of SHIVA's third eye ...
... born , Brahma had one head , but when his wife Saraswati was born , she was so beautiful that he grew four more faces , so that he could see her on every side of him . The fifth face was burned off by the fire of SHIVA's third eye ...
Page 111
... born was Kazu- tsuchi , the god of fire , who burned Izanami so badly while she was giving birth to him that she died . But even in death she was creative , since from her vomit , urine and excrement other gods were born . Izanagi was ...
... born was Kazu- tsuchi , the god of fire , who burned Izanami so badly while she was giving birth to him that she died . But even in death she was creative , since from her vomit , urine and excrement other gods were born . Izanagi was ...
Page 113
... born who was to be ruler of the Jews , Herod , fearing competition , ordered his men to slaughter all young children in the neighbourhood of Bethlehem , where Jesus was born . However , Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt with their son ...
... born who was to be ruler of the Jews , Herod , fearing competition , ordered his men to slaughter all young children in the neighbourhood of Bethlehem , where Jesus was born . However , Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt with their son ...
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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