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 17
... sacred fire , which became the focus of Sassassian worship . Perhaps the stark contrasts found on the Iranian plateau - steep - sided mountains and flat valleys , bitterly cold winters and boiling hot summers - encouraged this singular ...
... sacred fire , which became the focus of Sassassian worship . Perhaps the stark contrasts found on the Iranian plateau - steep - sided mountains and flat valleys , bitterly cold winters and boiling hot summers - encouraged this singular ...
Page 51
... sacred cargo of plenty . Clearly a reaction to the impact of present - day technology , the cargo cult received a powerful boost in the Second World War . The paraphernalia of modern warfare , brought by occupying forces , dazzled ...
... sacred cargo of plenty . Clearly a reaction to the impact of present - day technology , the cargo cult received a powerful boost in the Second World War . The paraphernalia of modern warfare , brought by occupying forces , dazzled ...
Page 234
... 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 left Betong and moved elsewhere . The ghost did not trouble Radin again ...
... 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 left Betong and moved elsewhere . The ghost did not trouble Radin again ...
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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