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Page 20
It is hardly surprising, then, that the large island of Crete, which lies across the
southern entrance to the Aegean, should become the site, in about 2000 BC, of
the first civilization in Europe comparable with the more ancient traditions of
Egypt ...
It is hardly surprising, then, that the large island of Crete, which lies across the
southern entrance to the Aegean, should become the site, in about 2000 BC, of
the first civilization in Europe comparable with the more ancient traditions of
Egypt ...
Page 50
OCEANIA Oceania has three mythological traditions, which almost exactly
correspond to the geographical division of the Pacific islands into Polynesia,
Melanesia, and Micronesia. Polynesia is the easternmost part of Oceania,
stretching in a ...
OCEANIA Oceania has three mythological traditions, which almost exactly
correspond to the geographical division of the Pacific islands into Polynesia,
Melanesia, and Micronesia. Polynesia is the easternmost part of Oceania,
stretching in a ...
Page 190
He was supposed to have been the great-grandson of AENEAs, the Trojan hero
who settled in Italy. An oracle told Brut to found a new kingdom in the island
situated north of Gaul (modern France). This he did with a select band of
followers.
He was supposed to have been the great-grandson of AENEAs, the Trojan hero
who settled in Italy. An oracle told Brut to found a new kingdom in the island
situated north of Gaul (modern France). This he did with a select band of
followers.
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
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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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