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Page 36
Before the introduction of the Chinese script in the sixth century, along with the
Buddhist faith, the Japanese were unable to set down their religious beliefs. The
well-known creation myth of Izanagi and his sister spouse Izanami, for instance, ...
Before the introduction of the Chinese script in the sixth century, along with the
Buddhist faith, the Japanese were unable to set down their religious beliefs. The
well-known creation myth of Izanagi and his sister spouse Izanami, for instance, ...
Page 40
Until the beginnings of European settlement in the seventeenth century, the
American continents belonged to settlers from the Asian world. The first
inhabitants had crossed from Siberia over a temporary land link during the final
stages of ...
Until the beginnings of European settlement in the seventeenth century, the
American continents belonged to settlers from the Asian world. The first
inhabitants had crossed from Siberia over a temporary land link during the final
stages of ...
Page 48
When English and Dutch explorers first reached its shores in the eighteenth
century, they were struck by the obvious antiquity of the inhabitants, human and
animal. Both appeared to have descended undisturbed from ancient times, so
they ...
When English and Dutch explorers first reached its shores in the eighteenth
century, they were struck by the obvious antiquity of the inhabitants, human and
animal. Both appeared to have descended undisturbed from ancient times, so
they ...
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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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