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Page 129
Merlin used his magic arts to bring together the couple who were to become
ARTHUR's parents: Uther Pendragon, the English king, and Igraine, the Duchess
of Cornwall. The seduction took place at Tintagel and Merlin accomplished it by ...
Merlin used his magic arts to bring together the couple who were to become
ARTHUR's parents: Uther Pendragon, the English king, and Igraine, the Duchess
of Cornwall. The seduction took place at Tintagel and Merlin accomplished it by ...
Page 134
Unfortunately, Nayenezgani and Tobadzistsini had used up the feathers' magic
powers during the previous two trials ... Caterpillar warned them of the danger
and gave them magical stones to put in their mouths, which neutralized the
poison.
Unfortunately, Nayenezgani and Tobadzistsini had used up the feathers' magic
powers during the previous two trials ... Caterpillar warned them of the danger
and gave them magical stones to put in their mouths, which neutralized the
poison.
Page 168
By his magic spells and effective speech, Thoth helped Isis resurrect Osiris as
lord of the underworld. He also aided the goddess in protecting her son HORUS,
who she had conceived of the slain Osiris by magical means, reviving him for
long ...
By his magic spells and effective speech, Thoth helped Isis resurrect Osiris as
lord of the underworld. He also aided the goddess in protecting her son HORUS,
who she had conceived of the slain Osiris by magical means, reviving him for
long ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
Copyright | |
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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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