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Page 14
... temple was situated . After unsuccessfully trying plague , drought and infertility to silence the people , Enlil sent a huge deluge down upon earth . The sole survivors were the family and animals of a wise man , Atrahasis . ASSYRIA ...
... temple was situated . After unsuccessfully trying plague , drought and infertility to silence the people , Enlil sent a huge deluge down upon earth . The sole survivors were the family and animals of a wise man , Atrahasis . ASSYRIA ...
Page 60
... temple of An's son ENLIL , in the city of Nippur . The assembled deities would first fortify themselves with food and drink provided by the temple attendants . They would take an oath to abide by the decisions the assembly made , and ...
... temple of An's son ENLIL , in the city of Nippur . The assembled deities would first fortify themselves with food and drink provided by the temple attendants . They would take an oath to abide by the decisions the assembly made , and ...
Page 160
... temple built especially for it , called the Serapeum . The temple towered above the city on a foundation one hundred steps high . The establishment of Serapis was clearly a royal initiative aimed at linking Egyptian and Greek religious ...
... temple built especially for it , called the Serapeum . The temple towered above the city on a foundation one hundred steps high . The establishment of Serapis was clearly a royal initiative aimed at linking Egyptian and Greek religious ...
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The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1995 |
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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