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 98
... magic , and sorcerers play a critical role in the ordering of events . So it is not surprising that the chief figure in the Hottentot pantheon combines the skills of war and the chase with the arts of magic . This divinity is called ...
... magic , and sorcerers play a critical role in the ordering of events . So it is not surprising that the chief figure in the Hottentot pantheon combines the skills of war and the chase with the arts of magic . This divinity is called ...
Page 134
... magic powers during the previous two trials and , if Caterpillar had not come to their aid , they would have been poisoned . Caterpillar warned them of the danger and gave them magical stones to put in their mouths , which neutralized ...
... magic powers during the previous two trials and , if Caterpillar had not come to their aid , they would have been poisoned . Caterpillar warned them of the danger and gave them magical stones to put in their mouths , which neutralized ...
Page 168
... magical arts or that his priests claimed to have access to his books of magic in a crypt where the god had hidden them . Their spells were said to give the user dominion over natural forces , and even the gods themselves . From Thoth ...
... magical arts or that his priests claimed to have access to his books of magic in a crypt where the god had hidden them . Their spells were said to give the user dominion over natural forces , and even the gods themselves . From Thoth ...
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The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1995 |
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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