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
... helped the gods . Once he prevented a giant from carrying off the beautiful goddess Freya , ODIN's first wife . Freya had been promised to a builder in payment for constructing a new wall at Asgard , the city of the gods . The gods ...
... helped the gods . Once he prevented a giant from carrying off the beautiful goddess Freya , ODIN's first wife . Freya had been promised to a builder in payment for constructing a new wall at Asgard , the city of the gods . The gods ...
Page 190
... helped her to protect her infant HORUS by removing him from the floating island of Chemnis . Borak In Islamic ... helped travellers who lost their way in the dark forests , bestowed wealth and fertility , and helped with the harvest ...
... helped her to protect her infant HORUS by removing him from the floating island of Chemnis . Borak In Islamic ... helped travellers who lost their way in the dark forests , bestowed wealth and fertility , and helped with the harvest ...
Page 209
... helped TARU to destroy the dragon Illuyankas . Apart from helping the weather god to slay monsters , Inaras seems to have acted as the protector of tradesmen . 1100001 Io In Greek mythology , the daughter of Inachus , the river deity ...
... helped TARU to destroy the dragon Illuyankas . Apart from helping the weather god to slay monsters , Inaras seems to have acted as the protector of tradesmen . 1100001 Io In Greek mythology , the daughter of Inachus , the river deity ...
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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