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Page 17
The fight against the forces of evil was symbolized in the sacred fire, which
became the focus of Sassassian worship. Perhaps the stark contrasts found on
the Iranian plateausteep-sided mountains and flat valleys, bitterly cold winters
and ...
The fight against the forces of evil was symbolized in the sacred fire, which
became the focus of Sassassian worship. Perhaps the stark contrasts found on
the Iranian plateausteep-sided mountains and flat valleys, bitterly cold winters
and ...
Page 51
The founder of the cult, an old man named Evara, later prophesied that an
aeroplane would bring the sacred cargo of plenty. Clearly a reaction to the impact
of present-day technology, the cargo cult received a powerful boost in the
Second ...
The founder of the cult, an old man named Evara, later prophesied that an
aeroplane would bring the sacred cargo of plenty. Clearly a reaction to the impact
of present-day technology, the cargo cult received a powerful boost in the
Second ...
Page 234
He heard something fall to the ground and, the next morning, found that a carving
of a sacred bird, the hornbill, had been cut to pieces. By this sign, Radin realized
that he could not hope to contend with such powerful forces, and so the tribe ...
He heard something fall to the ground and, the next morning, found that a carving
of a sacred bird, the hornbill, had been cut to pieces. By this sign, Radin realized
that he could not hope to contend with such powerful forces, and so the tribe ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
Copyright | |
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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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