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Page 59
So a mountain was placed on the back of the turtle and the gods and demons
twisted and pulled on Vasuki the snake to turn the mountain and churn the ocean
. But the snake suffered so much that it spurted venom in a deluge which
engulfed ...
So a mountain was placed on the back of the turtle and the gods and demons
twisted and pulled on Vasuki the snake to turn the mountain and churn the ocean
. But the snake suffered so much that it spurted venom in a deluge which
engulfed ...
Page 99
HEPHAISTOS acred Mountains The exact siting of heaven has always
preoccupied mankind . Favourite locations have been the sky or the top of a
mountain , but some peoples have chosen to build houses for gods , such as the
ziggurats of ...
HEPHAISTOS acred Mountains The exact siting of heaven has always
preoccupied mankind . Favourite locations have been the sky or the top of a
mountain , but some peoples have chosen to build houses for gods , such as the
ziggurats of ...
Page 218
They lived in forests and mountains and dressed in animal skins and ivy leaves .
By their dancing ... Mahendra One of the seven mountain ranges of southern
India , and a name of INDRA , the Hindu god of the firmament . As a storm deity ...
They lived in forests and mountains and dressed in animal skins and ivy leaves .
By their dancing ... Mahendra One of the seven mountain ranges of southern
India , and a name of INDRA , the Hindu god of the firmament . As a storm deity ...
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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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