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As such , it was the prize most desired by gods and demons . AMUN An Egyptian
ram - headed god and the national deity from the sixteenth century BC onward .
He is often shown as a man wearing a cap surmounted by two tall plumes .
As such , it was the prize most desired by gods and demons . AMUN An Egyptian
ram - headed god and the national deity from the sixteenth century BC onward .
He is often shown as a man wearing a cap surmounted by two tall plumes .
Page 111
Standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven , they stirred the waters with a lance
which the gods had given them . A drop of water fell from its point and turned into
an island , upon which the couple made their home and created a sacred column
...
Standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven , they stirred the waters with a lance
which the gods had given them . A drop of water fell from its point and turned into
an island , upon which the couple made their home and created a sacred column
...
Page 121
LOKI The trickster god of Germanic mythology and a frequent companion of the
great gods Thor and Odin . Although Loki's pranks caused the gods endless
trouble , he was also the one who rescued them from the results of their own folly
...
LOKI The trickster god of Germanic mythology and a frequent companion of the
great gods Thor and Odin . Although Loki's pranks caused the gods endless
trouble , he was also the one who rescued them from the results of their own folly
...
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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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