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 41
... original inhabitants of the continent , and that they were exactly the same as human beings except that people could put on and take off their furlike clothes . Such a myth seems prophetic now , because the worst victims of European ...
... original inhabitants of the continent , and that they were exactly the same as human beings except that people could put on and take off their furlike clothes . Such a myth seems prophetic now , because the worst victims of European ...
Page 212
... original sin . His names include Dipaka ( inflamer ) , Gritsa ( sharp ) , MARA ( destroyer ) , Mayi ( deluder ) , Ragavrinta ( stalk of passion ) , and Titha ( fire ) . Unlike other love gods , Kama is bodiless . This came about when ...
... original sin . His names include Dipaka ( inflamer ) , Gritsa ( sharp ) , MARA ( destroyer ) , Mayi ( deluder ) , Ragavrinta ( stalk of passion ) , and Titha ( fire ) . Unlike other love gods , Kama is bodiless . This came about when ...
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... original heartland of Mesopotamia , a righteous sun god who guarded justice . He was the judge of gods and men during the day , and at night he judged disputes among the dead in the underworld . The brother of INANNA , Utu refused to ...
... original heartland of Mesopotamia , a righteous sun god who guarded justice . He was the judge of gods and men during the day , and at night he judged disputes among the dead in the underworld . The brother of INANNA , Utu refused 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