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 72
Arthur Cotterell. Mankind was created from two trees on the seashore , or from two logs of drift- wood , which were whittled into shape . Then each of Bor's sons gave mankind certain gifts : Odin bestowed the soul ; Vili , understanding ...
Arthur Cotterell. Mankind was created from two trees on the seashore , or from two logs of drift- wood , which were whittled into shape . Then each of Bor's sons gave mankind certain gifts : Odin bestowed the soul ; Vili , understanding ...
Page 79
... mankind was created , these giant animals simply became the ancestors of present - day crea- tures . Coyote was once such an ancestor . The Maidu Indians of California believe that even the creator deity Wonomi was pushed aside by ...
... mankind was created , these giant animals simply became the ancestors of present - day crea- tures . Coyote was once such an ancestor . The Maidu Indians of California believe that even the creator deity Wonomi was pushed aside by ...
Page 178
... mankind and the dead . Yggdrasil was supported by three mighty roots . The first reached down to Jotunn- heim ( the land of the giants ) , where Mimir's well stood . The second ended in Niflheim ( the land of mist ) , the lowest of the ...
... mankind and the dead . Yggdrasil was supported by three mighty roots . The first reached down to Jotunn- heim ( the land of the giants ) , where Mimir's well stood . The second ended in Niflheim ( the land of mist ) , the lowest of 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