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Page 55
Some heroes are semi-divine. ... Although the Pacific islanders regard all their
heroes as deities, they are not immortal, and Maui eventually fell victim to ... This
trickster hero was unusual in Micronesian myth in that he survived death.
Although ...
Some heroes are semi-divine. ... Although the Pacific islanders regard all their
heroes as deities, they are not immortal, and Maui eventually fell victim to ... This
trickster hero was unusual in Micronesian myth in that he survived death.
Although ...
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hero and so sent him away to train under a famous warrior in Scotland. Having
completed his training, and experienced numerous adventures, Cuchulainn
returned to claim Emer's hand, but Forgall refused it. The enraged hero killed ...
hero and so sent him away to train under a famous warrior in Scotland. Having
completed his training, and experienced numerous adventures, Cuchulainn
returned to claim Emer's hand, but Forgall refused it. The enraged hero killed ...
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For slaying the youth Patroclus, the lover of AcHILLEs, he was himself slain by
the 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 ...
For slaying the youth Patroclus, the lover of AcHILLEs, he was himself slain by
the 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 ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
Copyright | |
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According Achilles ancient Greeks animals APHRODITE Apollo ATHENA Aztec Baal 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 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
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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