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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... deity was Indra , a storm god whose weapon was the thunderbolt . As Purandara ( fort destroyer ) , he gave them victory over peoples living in walled towns and fortified cities . The character of Indra in the Rig Veda is very like that ...
... deity was Indra , a storm god whose weapon was the thunderbolt . As Purandara ( fort destroyer ) , he gave them victory over peoples living in walled towns and fortified cities . The character of Indra in the Rig Veda is very like that ...
Page 95
... deity of the Araucanian Indians , the original inhabitants of Chile . His name means " master of men " and he was also known as Guinemapun , " master of the earth " . Guinechen was an all - embracing deity who had authority over the ...
... deity of the Araucanian Indians , the original inhabitants of Chile . His name means " master of men " and he was also known as Guinemapun , " master of the earth " . Guinechen was an all - embracing deity who had authority over the ...
Page 104
... deity of the Aztecs , who ruled Mexico in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries . His name means " blue hummingbird on the left " . Huitzilopochtli , the Aztecs ' tribal deity , was a god of war . He commanded the fierce warriors to ...
... deity of the Aztecs , who ruled Mexico in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries . His name means " blue hummingbird on the left " . Huitzilopochtli , the Aztecs ' tribal deity , was a god of war . He commanded the fierce warriors to ...
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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