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 121
... giant in disguise and would be helped by a marvellous mare . When Loki found this out , he transformed himself into a dashing stallion , beguiled the mare , and so pre- vented the giant from receiving his prize . Moreover , the mare ...
... giant in disguise and would be helped by a marvellous mare . When Loki found this out , he transformed himself into a dashing stallion , beguiled the mare , and so pre- vented the giant from receiving his prize . Moreover , the mare ...
Page 159
... giant race of men living at the beginning of time is widespread in mythology . Even the Old Testament says that before the flood " there were giants on earth in those days " . Legend claims that the British Isles were once peopled by a ...
... giant race of men living at the beginning of time is widespread in mythology . Even the Old Testament says that before the flood " there were giants on earth in those days " . Legend claims that the British Isles were once peopled by a ...
Page 167
... giant so enormous that the two gods inadvertently slept in the thumb of his empty glove , thinking it was a room . When Thor put on his magic belt and attempted to smash the skull of the sleeping giant with his thunder hammer , Skrymir ...
... giant so enormous that the two gods inadvertently slept in the thumb of his empty glove , thinking it was a room . When Thor put on his magic belt and attempted to smash the skull of the sleeping giant with his thunder hammer , Skrymir ...
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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