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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Page 87
... 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 ...
... 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
... nights enjoyed her favours . After the seventh night , satisfied at last , Enkidu tried to go back to the animals , but they fled when they saw him , and he could no longer keep up with them - he had lost his innocence and ceased to be ...
... nights enjoyed her favours . After the seventh night , satisfied at last , Enkidu tried to go back to the animals , but they fled when they saw him , and he could no longer keep up with them - he had lost his innocence and ceased to be ...
Page 119
... 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 dangerous the task , conditions had to ...
... 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 dangerous the task , conditions had to ...
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The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1995 |
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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