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 133
... primeval beings to add mankind to creation , and departed for heaven . Unfortunately , a dispute broke out between the two beings and their divine offspring , which resulted in the male member of the primeval pair being literally torn ...
... primeval beings to add mankind to creation , and departed for heaven . Unfortunately , a dispute broke out between the two beings and their divine offspring , which resulted in the male member of the primeval pair being literally torn ...
Page 168
... primeval frog- and snake - headed deities . It was believed that within NUN , the primeval waters , swam these eight deities , who personified infinity , darkness and all that is hidden . But to explain how the deities found themselves ...
... primeval frog- and snake - headed deities . It was believed that within NUN , the primeval waters , swam these eight deities , who personified infinity , darkness and all that is hidden . But to explain how the deities found themselves ...
Page 182
... primeval sea god who preceded the Aesir and Vanir gods . He was the brother of LOKI and had nine daughters , the wave maidens . A fierce god , with fingers like claws , Aegir would appear on the surface of the sea to destroy ships ...
... primeval sea god who preceded the Aesir and Vanir gods . He was the brother of LOKI and had nine daughters , the wave maidens . A fierce god , with fingers like claws , Aegir would appear on the surface of the sea to destroy ships ...
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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