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 14
... later times , which indicates a continuity of population . Similarly , despite being swamped by successive waves of Semites , notably the Babylonians and Assyrians , the cultural tradition of the Sumerians remained virtually intact ...
... later times , which indicates a continuity of population . Similarly , despite being swamped by successive waves of Semites , notably the Babylonians and Assyrians , the cultural tradition of the Sumerians remained virtually intact ...
Page 123
... later , the flock of birds returned to Ulster and changed back into Dechtire and her hand- maidens . Shortly afterward , Dechtire gave birth to Cuchulainn , whom she persuaded her husband to accept as his own . Lugh's final intervention ...
... later , the flock of birds returned to Ulster and changed back into Dechtire and her hand- maidens . Shortly afterward , Dechtire gave birth to Cuchulainn , whom she persuaded her husband to accept as his own . Lugh's final intervention ...
Page 203
... later fashioned into a chalice . Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail to gather some blood from Jesus ' pierced side at the Crucifixion . Later , he brought it to England , where it was lost . The search for the Grail preoccupied the ...
... later fashioned into a chalice . Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail to gather some blood from Jesus ' pierced side at the Crucifixion . Later , he brought it to England , where it was lost . The search for the Grail preoccupied 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