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 38
... land , found it without a king , and decided to claim it for himself . The Vietnamese cried out for the return of Lac Long Quan , so he responded , as he had promised , came back from the sea , and . captured Au Co , the Chinese ruler's ...
... land , found it without a king , and decided to claim it for himself . The Vietnamese cried out for the return of Lac Long Quan , so he responded , as he had promised , came back from the sea , and . captured Au Co , the Chinese ruler's ...
Page 178
... land of mist ) , the lowest of the nine worlds . Near Niflheim were the well of Hvergelmir ( the roaring cauldron ) ... land of the fire giants ) ; Vannaheim , home to the Vanir , older deities such as FREY who had been active before the ...
... land of mist ) , the lowest of the nine worlds . Near Niflheim were the well of Hvergelmir ( the roaring cauldron ) ... land of the fire giants ) ; Vannaheim , home to the Vanir , older deities such as FREY who had been active before the ...
Page 212
... land is situated in the clouds and called Kane - huna- moku ( the hidden land of Kane ) . Kanassa In the mythology of the Kuikuru Indians of Brazil , the creator god who brought fire to men . Like the Mamaiuran KUAT , he tricked the ...
... land is situated in the clouds and called Kane - huna- moku ( the hidden land of Kane ) . Kanassa In the mythology of the Kuikuru Indians of Brazil , the creator god who brought fire to men . Like the Mamaiuran KUAT , he tricked the ...
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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