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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... myth . Enki's earthly residence was the city of Eridu , with which he was principally associated , but his life - sustaining waters were believed to feed every field in Sumer . He directed the great rivers Euphrates and Tigris ...
... myth . Enki's earthly residence was the city of Eridu , with which he was principally associated , but his life - sustaining waters were believed to feed every field in Sumer . He directed the great rivers Euphrates and Tigris ...
Page 249
... Myths and Images , London , 1982 . James , O. E. Myth and Ritual , London , 1958 . Jung , C. Man and His Symbols , London , 1964 . Kirk , G. S. Myth . Its Meaning and Functions in Ancient and Other Cultures , Cambridge , 1970 . Marshak ...
... Myths and Images , London , 1982 . James , O. E. Myth and Ritual , London , 1958 . Jung , C. Man and His Symbols , London , 1964 . Kirk , G. S. Myth . Its Meaning and Functions in Ancient and Other Cultures , Cambridge , 1970 . Marshak ...
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... myths 70 ; Navaho myth 57 ; Siberian beliefs 88 earth goddesses : Aztec 78 , 104 , 166 , 176 ; Greek 21-2 , 50 , 80 , 83 ; Hawaiian 148 ; Ibo 77 ; Karadjeri 69 ; Maori 50 , 152 ; Mongol 165 ; Polynesian 164 ; Sumerian 14 , 60 , 86 earth ...
... myths 70 ; Navaho myth 57 ; Siberian beliefs 88 earth goddesses : Aztec 78 , 104 , 166 , 176 ; Greek 21-2 , 50 , 80 , 83 ; Hawaiian 148 ; Ibo 77 ; Karadjeri 69 ; Maori 50 , 152 ; Mongol 165 ; Polynesian 164 ; Sumerian 14 , 60 , 86 earth ...
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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