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 123
... gave birth to Cuchulainn , whom she persuaded her husband to accept as his own . Lugh's final intervention on the battle- field is dated to the late second century , when he showed himself to Conn , a king of Ireland , in a magical mist ...
... gave birth to Cuchulainn , whom she persuaded her husband to accept as his own . Lugh's final intervention on the battle- field is dated to the late second century , when he showed himself to Conn , a king of Ireland , in a magical mist ...
Page 134
... gave them magical stones to put in their mouths , which neutralized the poison . At last , the sun god acknowledged their prowess and declared that they were his sons . Tsohanoai gave them powerful wea- pons with which they slew the ...
... gave them magical stones to put in their mouths , which neutralized the poison . At last , the sun god acknowledged their prowess and declared that they were his sons . Tsohanoai gave them powerful wea- pons with which they slew the ...
Page 147
... gave her life and her beauty was granted by APHRODITE . Quick- witted HERMES taught her guile and arranged for her marriage to Epimetheus , the brother of the Titan PROMETHEUS . Whereas Zeus disliked people and did his best to harrass ...
... gave her life and her beauty was granted by APHRODITE . Quick- witted HERMES taught her guile and arranged for her marriage to Epimetheus , the brother of the Titan PROMETHEUS . Whereas Zeus disliked people and did his best to harrass ...
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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