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 57
... created order . See Demons , p . 126/127 AHSONNUTLI The chief deity of the Navaho Indians of New Mexico . He closely resembles Awonawilona , the creator god of their neighbours , the Zuni Indians . Ahsonnutli created heaven and earth ...
... created order . See Demons , p . 126/127 AHSONNUTLI The chief deity of the Navaho Indians of New Mexico . He closely resembles Awonawilona , the creator god of their neighbours , the Zuni Indians . Ahsonnutli created heaven and earth ...
Page 111
... created , and from the headless body came eight mountain deities . Izanagi was inconsolable after his wife's death . He journeyed to " the land of gloom " ( yomotsu - kuni ) in the hope of bringing Izanami back , because the work of ...
... created , and from the headless body came eight mountain deities . Izanagi was inconsolable after his wife's death . He journeyed to " the land of gloom " ( yomotsu - kuni ) in the hope of bringing Izanami back , because the work of ...
Page 169
... created the world and set the sun , moon and stars on course . He was a somewhat remote deity , given to outbursts of anger . A Pawnee creation myth tells how Tirawa held a council in heaven and assigned tasks to the other gods present ...
... created the world and set the sun , moon and stars on course . He was a somewhat remote deity , given to outbursts of anger . A Pawnee creation myth tells how Tirawa held a council in heaven and assigned tasks to the other gods present ...
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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