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 60
... known as Mr Spider . He is renowned for his cleverness , and has several names . The most widely known , however , is Anansi . Originally , Anansi was regarded as the creator of the world , and in some traditions this remains his ...
... known as Mr Spider . He is renowned for his cleverness , and has several names . The most widely known , however , is Anansi . Originally , Anansi was regarded as the creator of the world , and in some traditions this remains his ...
Page 87
... known was the story of his rape of Ninlil , the grain goddess . Enlil had been unable to resist the goddess's beauty when he found her bathing in a canal near the wall of the city of Nippur . For his crime , the assembly of gods ...
... known was the story of his rape of Ninlil , the grain goddess . Enlil had been unable to resist the goddess's beauty when he found her bathing in a canal near the wall of the city of Nippur . For his crime , the assembly of gods ...
Page 127
... known , Rhea Silvia was condemned as a fallen priestess and impri- soned . Years later , however , her sons released her from captivity . Romulus founded the city of Rome shortly afterward . Mars was believed to come to the aid of ...
... known , Rhea Silvia was condemned as a fallen priestess and impri- soned . Years later , however , her sons released her from captivity . Romulus founded the city of Rome shortly afterward . Mars was believed to come to the aid of ...
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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