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Page 87
So one night they burned their tools and surrounded Enlil's house. Enlil
summoned AN and ENKI the water god to decide what to do. When the rebellious
gods announced that their days of work were over, Enlil burst into tears and
offered his ...
So one night they burned their tools and surrounded Enlil's house. Enlil
summoned AN and ENKI the water god to decide what to do. When the rebellious
gods announced that their days of work were over, Enlil burst into tears and
offered his ...
Page 92
Gilgamesh sent a harlot to the waterhole at which Enkidu drank to try to entice
him. Enkidu was, not unnaturally, attracted to her, and for six days and seven
nights enjoyed her favours. After the seventh night, satisfied at last, Enkidu tried
to go ...
Gilgamesh sent a harlot to the waterhole at which Enkidu drank to try to entice
him. Enkidu was, not unnaturally, attracted to her, and for six days and seven
nights enjoyed her favours. After the seventh night, satisfied at last, Enkidu tried
to go ...
Page 119
According to Mamaiuran legend, it was always night at the beginning of time and
the Indian tribes were forced to live in perpetual fear of attack from wild animals.
Life was so hard that the brothers Kuat and Iae decided that, no matter how ...
According to Mamaiuran legend, it was always night at the beginning of time and
the Indian tribes were forced to live in perpetual fear of attack from wild animals.
Life was so hard that the brothers Kuat and Iae decided that, no matter how ...
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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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