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 106
... husband he was not dressed in sackcloth and ashes as a ber- eaved husband ought to be , but instead seemed to be enjoying himself . Outraged , Inanna appointed him her substitute . According to certain texts , Inanna decided , after ...
... husband he was not dressed in sackcloth and ashes as a ber- eaved husband ought to be , but instead seemed to be enjoying himself . Outraged , Inanna appointed him her substitute . According to certain texts , Inanna decided , after ...
Page 192
... husband of the goddess BRIGIT . When he was approached by his enemies , Cian turned himself into a pig , but , recognizing the beast as magical , the enemies turned themselves into hounds and gave chase . Failing to capture Cian , they ...
... husband of the goddess BRIGIT . When he was approached by his enemies , Cian turned himself into a pig , but , recognizing the beast as magical , the enemies turned themselves into hounds and gave chase . Failing to capture Cian , they ...
Page 231
... husband of the sea nymph Thetis and the father of ACHILLES . Because of a misunderstanding between husband and wife , when Thetis was attempting to make Achilles immortal by the use of fire , she left Peleus and returned to the sea ...
... husband of the sea nymph Thetis and the father of ACHILLES . Because of a misunderstanding between husband and wife , when Thetis was attempting to make Achilles immortal by the use of fire , she left Peleus and returned to the sea ...
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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