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Page 32
Their chief deity was Indra, a storm god whose weapon was the thunderbolt. ...
While the surviving evidence is not large, the archaeological finds at Harappa
and Mohenjo-daro suggest that other deities, such as Devi, the mother goddess,
and ...
Their chief deity was Indra, a storm god whose weapon was the thunderbolt. ...
While the surviving evidence is not large, the archaeological finds at Harappa
and Mohenjo-daro suggest that other deities, such as Devi, the mother goddess,
and ...
Page 95
o - * ; The Chinese deity Guan Di (above) is very different from other war gods.
This ex-general has become a god who seeks to prevent conflict and preserve
civilized living. The Aztecs of Central America fed to the sun god the hearts and ...
o - * ; The Chinese deity Guan Di (above) is very different from other war gods.
This ex-general has become a god who seeks to prevent conflict and preserve
civilized living. The Aztecs of Central America fed to the sun god the hearts and ...
Page 104
The chief deity of the Aztecs, who ruled Mexico in the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries. His name means “blue descended. His name means “Yellow Emperor"
. Huang Di was believed by the ancient Chinese to have been responsible for ...
The chief deity of the Aztecs, who ruled Mexico in the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries. His name means “blue descended. His name means “Yellow Emperor"
. Huang Di was believed by the ancient Chinese to have been responsible for ...
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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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