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 137
... sent a flood to destroy life on earth . The deluge lasted for forty days and forty nights . When the rains stopped , Noah sent a dove to look for dry land . It returned bearing the branch of an olive tree in its beak and guided the ark ...
... sent a flood to destroy life on earth . The deluge lasted for forty days and forty nights . When the rains stopped , Noah sent a dove to look for dry land . It returned bearing the branch of an olive tree in its beak and guided the ark ...
Page 204
... sent hurricanes and earthquakes and created darkness ; but he was defeated in a duel with his brother and banished to the underworld . Hai - uri In the mythology of the Hottentots , a terrifying monster with one arm , one leg and one ...
... sent hurricanes and earthquakes and created darkness ; but he was defeated in a duel with his brother and banished to the underworld . Hai - uri In the mythology of the Hottentots , a terrifying monster with one arm , one leg and one ...
Page 207
... sent his companions to safety , Horatius remained facing the Etruscans until the wooden bridge was demolished behind him . Later he was able to swim across the river to safety . Houris In Islamic mythology , black- eyed maidens who ...
... sent his companions to safety , Horatius remained facing the Etruscans until the wooden bridge was demolished behind him . Later he was able to swim across the river to safety . Houris In Islamic mythology , black- eyed maidens who ...
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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