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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... goddess - her son and husband . In the ancient cities of Mesopotamia , built from 2600 BC onward , the cult of the fertility goddess and her dying - and - rising consort formed the core of religious observance . Early farmers ...
... goddess - her son and husband . In the ancient cities of Mesopotamia , built from 2600 BC onward , the cult of the fertility goddess and her dying - and - rising consort formed the core of religious observance . Early farmers ...
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... goddess in ancient Greece , and specifically the goddess of the fruitfulness of the land . Demeter means " mother earth " . She had several con- sorts , including Zeus and Poseidon . Demeter was associated with corn , the staple food of ...
... goddess in ancient Greece , and specifically the goddess of the fruitfulness of the land . Demeter means " mother earth " . She had several con- sorts , including Zeus and Poseidon . Demeter was associated with corn , the staple food of ...
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... goddess Selene fell in love with Endymion and bore him fifty daughters . Then , because she could not accept the idea of his death , she made him sleep for ever in a cave , eternally young and handsome . Alternatively , ZEUS , asked by ...
... goddess Selene fell in love with Endymion and bore him fifty daughters . Then , because she could not accept the idea of his death , she made him sleep for ever in a cave , eternally young and handsome . Alternatively , ZEUS , asked by ...
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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