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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... mountain , which I will support , as the churning - staff . " 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 ...
... mountain , which I will support , as the churning - staff . " 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 ...
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Arthur Cotterell. HEITSI - EIBIB T. 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 ...
Arthur Cotterell. HEITSI - EIBIB T. 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 ...
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... mountain . Fujiyama In Japanese mythology , the mountain where , according to patriotic sects of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the supreme god Kunitokotachi lived . The sacred spirit of the mountain guarded the nation , and ...
... mountain . Fujiyama In Japanese mythology , the mountain where , according to patriotic sects of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the supreme god Kunitokotachi lived . The sacred spirit of the mountain guarded the nation , and ...
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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