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Page 190
Her name means “the good goddess". She was associated with the serpent, and
in her temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome there were many tame snakes. Her
myth concerns the attempt made on her virginity by her own father, Faunus, the ...
Her name means “the good goddess". She was associated with the serpent, and
in her temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome there were many tame snakes. Her
myth concerns the attempt made on her virginity by her own father, Faunus, the ...
Page 208
HYMIR Hymir In Germanic mythology, a sea giant whose name means “dark one"
. He was a constant irritant to Thor, who coveted Hymir's huge cauldron. In some
versions of the myth, Tyr, Thor's ally, killed Hymir on an expedition to steal the ...
HYMIR Hymir In Germanic mythology, a sea giant whose name means “dark one"
. He was a constant irritant to Thor, who coveted Hymir's huge cauldron. In some
versions of the myth, Tyr, Thor's ally, killed Hymir on an expedition to steal the ...
Page 230
The Incas adopted his cult, and his name appears in the title of several rulers.
When he created the first ... Their name means "coming again" and refers to their
mother the nymph Etna, a pool that regularly gave off natural gas. Her lover was ...
The Incas adopted his cult, and his name appears in the title of several rulers.
When he created the first ... Their name means "coming again" and refers to their
mother the nymph Etna, a pool that regularly gave off natural gas. Her lover was ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
Copyright | |
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According Achilles ancient Greeks animals APHRODITE Apollo ATHENA Aztec Baal 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 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
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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