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Page 93
This is why each spirit is careful to shape for itself a container made from a leaf, in
which the dew may hide. The entrance to Gimokodan is a certain river. The spirit
of the deceased (gimokod) bathes in it in order to forget its former life. A similar ...
This is why each spirit is careful to shape for itself a container made from a leaf, in
which the dew may hide. The entrance to Gimokodan is a certain river. The spirit
of the deceased (gimokod) bathes in it in order to forget its former life. A similar ...
Page 201
She loved the beautiful youth Acis, the son of pan and a river nymph, but was
loved by the monstrous Polyphemus, who was one of the one-eyed cyclopes. To
remove his rival, Polyphemus killed Acis by crushing him under a huge rock.
She loved the beautiful youth Acis, the son of pan and a river nymph, but was
loved by the monstrous Polyphemus, who was one of the one-eyed cyclopes. To
remove his rival, Polyphemus killed Acis by crushing him under a huge rock.
Page 228
The most famous groups were the Naiads (nymphs of rivers, lakes and fountains)
, the Nereids (nymphs of the sea), the Oreads (nymphs of the mountains), and the
Oceanids (daughters of Oceanos, the encircling ocean). Nymphs were neither ...
The most famous groups were the Naiads (nymphs of rivers, lakes and fountains)
, the Nereids (nymphs of the sea), the Oreads (nymphs of the mountains), and the
Oceanids (daughters of Oceanos, the encircling ocean). Nymphs were neither ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
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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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