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 55
... hero Maui . He accomplished this amazing feat by using the magical jawbone of an ancestress as a hook . Although the Pacific islanders regard all their heroes as deities , they are not immortal , and Maui eventually fell victim to Hine ...
... hero Maui . He accomplished this amazing feat by using the magical jawbone of an ancestress as a hook . Although the Pacific islanders regard all their heroes as deities , they are not immortal , and Maui eventually fell victim to Hine ...
Page 80
... hero killed Forgall and many of his followers before at last Emer became his wife . Although other women still fell in love with Cuchulainn , Emer always succeeded in winning back his affections . On one occasion , when his enemy was ...
... hero killed Forgall and many of his followers before at last Emer became his wife . Although other women still fell in love with Cuchulainn , Emer always succeeded in winning back his affections . On one occasion , when his enemy was ...
Page 205
... hero . Afterward , the body of Hector was dragged around the walls of Troy , behind the chariot of Achilles . Apollo had helped Hector in his duel with Achilles , but then ATHENA intervened and the outcome was a foregone conclusion ...
... hero . Afterward , the body of Hector was dragged around the walls of Troy , behind the chariot of Achilles . Apollo had helped Hector in his duel with Achilles , but then ATHENA intervened and the outcome was a foregone conclusion ...
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The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1995 |
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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