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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... ruler to enforce political obedience . In the centuries that followed the Shang dynasty , the mythology associated with the heavenly powers expanded . A list of divine rulers was accepted ; twelve heavenly emperors were followed by ...
... ruler to enforce political obedience . In the centuries that followed the Shang dynasty , the mythology associated with the heavenly powers expanded . A list of divine rulers was accepted ; twelve heavenly emperors were followed by ...
Page 38
... ruler's wife . Failing to recover her , the Chinese invader quit the country and Au Co gave birth to the Hung , the first native rulers of northern Vietnam . The arrival of Indian settlers is similarly recorded in the foundation myth of ...
... ruler's wife . Failing to recover her , the Chinese invader quit the country and Au Co gave birth to the Hung , the first native rulers of northern Vietnam . The arrival of Indian settlers is similarly recorded in the foundation myth of ...
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... ruler of the sky during the day , Varuna was at one time the upholder of heaven and earth , the supreme deity to whom especial honour was due . Varuna was said to possess infinite knowledge . He created the sun , hollowed out channels ...
... ruler of the sky during the day , Varuna was at one time the upholder of heaven and earth , the supreme deity to whom especial honour was due . Varuna was said to possess infinite knowledge . He created the sun , hollowed out channels ...
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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