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 44
... heaven , but a young hunter discovered a hole in the sky and descended to the ground through the branches of an enormous tree . Out of curiosity , the other human inhabitants of heaven followed him . However , they later found that they ...
... heaven , but a young hunter discovered a hole in the sky and descended to the ground through the branches of an enormous tree . Out of curiosity , the other human inhabitants of heaven followed him . However , they later found that they ...
Page 116
... heaven , the lower heaven and the earth . In the begin- ning , Kane dwelt in darkness . Then , light was created and Ku , the ancestor god , together with Lono , the god of the heavens , helped Kane to fashion the earth and to furnish ...
... heaven , the lower heaven and the earth . In the begin- ning , Kane dwelt in darkness . Then , light was created and Ku , the ancestor god , together with Lono , the god of the heavens , helped Kane to fashion the earth and to furnish ...
Page 136
... heaven . Arrows were shot into the clouds and fell back to the ground dripping with blood . The situation for heaven was serious , and Yahweh had to do something about it . To prevent Nimrod adding yet more storeys to his tower and ...
... heaven . Arrows were shot into the clouds and fell back to the ground dripping with blood . The situation for heaven was serious , and Yahweh had to do something about it . To prevent Nimrod adding yet more storeys to his tower and ...
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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