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 169
... remained to be decided by the assembly of gods . Judged guilty of encouraging Tiamat , Kingu was killed and his blood used by Ea to create mankind , henceforth the drudges of the gods . Marduk then allotted specific duties to the gods ...
... remained to be decided by the assembly of gods . Judged guilty of encouraging Tiamat , Kingu was killed and his blood used by Ea to create mankind , henceforth the drudges of the gods . Marduk then allotted specific duties to the gods ...
Page 198
... remained loyal companions , wandering in search of adventure for the rest of Enkidu's life . The death of Enkidu set Gilgamesh on his quest for immortality . He travelled the world looking for his own ancestor Utanapishtim . Epimetheus ...
... remained loyal companions , wandering in search of adventure for the rest of Enkidu's life . The death of Enkidu set Gilgamesh on his quest for immortality . He travelled the world looking for his own ancestor Utanapishtim . Epimetheus ...
Page 201
... remained unharmed , whereas all those who had previously dared to sit there had been swallowed up . Galahad therefore set out in quest of the Grail . After many adventures , he found it , then died and went to heaven , accompanied by a ...
... remained unharmed , whereas all those who had previously dared to sit there had been swallowed up . Galahad therefore set out in quest of the Grail . After many adventures , he found it , then died and went to heaven , accompanied by a ...
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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