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 85
... mother decided to send him to his father . Together , Dudugera and his mother went down to the sea , whereupon the fish god appeared , took his son in his mouth , and swam far away to the east . Before he was carried away , Dudugera ...
... mother decided to send him to his father . Together , Dudugera and his mother went down to the sea , whereupon the fish god appeared , took his son in his mouth , and swam far away to the east . Before he was carried away , Dudugera ...
Page 183
... mother's death , Aiwel joined his father in a river , from where he returned as an ox called Longar . When famine ... mother goddess in the mythology of the Yakuts , a Turkic people living in Siberia . Her name means " birth - giver ...
... mother's death , Aiwel joined his father in a river , from where he returned as an ox called Longar . When famine ... mother goddess in the mythology of the Yakuts , a Turkic people living in Siberia . Her name means " birth - giver ...
Page 194
... mother of DAGDA ( the good god ) . After the defeat of the Tuatha De Danaan , Dagda found underground residences for them all . Danae In Greek mythology , the mother of the hero PERSEUS by ZEUS . She was locked in a bronze chamber by ...
... mother of DAGDA ( the good god ) . After the defeat of the Tuatha De Danaan , Dagda found underground residences for them all . Danae In Greek mythology , the mother of the hero PERSEUS by ZEUS . She was locked in a bronze chamber by ...
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