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
... immortal , but they usually have superhuman strength . Others are ordinary men who achieve fame through feats of remarkable courage and daring . The killing of the Erymanthian boar was one of the twelve tasks set for the Greek hero ...
... immortal , but they usually have superhuman strength . Others are ordinary men who achieve fame through feats of remarkable courage and daring . The killing of the Erymanthian boar was one of the twelve tasks set for the Greek hero ...
Page 59
... immortal " ) . As such , it was the prize most desired by gods and demons . Long ago , the sky god INDRA was cursed by a short - tempered sage called Durvasas ( ill - clothed ) because Indra had treated a garland , which Durvasas had ...
... immortal " ) . As such , it was the prize most desired by gods and demons . Long ago , the sky god INDRA was cursed by a short - tempered sage called Durvasas ( ill - clothed ) because Indra had treated a garland , which Durvasas had ...
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... immortal being who has partaken of the elixir of life . There are three categories of hsien : celestial immortals or tian hsien , who inhabit the airy void ; terrestrial immortals called ti hsien , who inhabit the mountains and forests ...
... immortal being who has partaken of the elixir of life . There are three categories of hsien : celestial immortals or tian hsien , who inhabit the airy void ; terrestrial immortals called ti hsien , who inhabit the mountains and forests ...
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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