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Page 129
The seduction took place at Tintagel and Merlin accomplished it by tricking
Igraine into believing that Uther Pendragon was her own husband. After the Duke
of Cornwall died, Uther and Igraine were married. Arthur was raised by Merlin, ...
The seduction took place at Tintagel and Merlin accomplished it by tricking
Igraine into believing that Uther Pendragon was her own husband. After the Duke
of Cornwall died, Uther and Igraine were married. Arthur was raised by Merlin, ...
Page 214
In this aspect, Persephone was associated with her mother, the earth goddess
DEMETER, and was worshipped as the power of growth within corn. Kore's
resurrection, her return from the underworld, took place when the seed corn
germinated ...
In this aspect, Persephone was associated with her mother, the earth goddess
DEMETER, and was worshipped as the power of growth within corn. Kore's
resurrection, her return from the underworld, took place when the seed corn
germinated ...
Page 218
When THESEus was out of favour in Athens, he took refuge with Lycomedes who
, after receiving him cordially, eventually had him thrown from a cliff. The king
seems to have feared that Theseus might usurp his throne. Lycomedes also gave
...
When THESEus was out of favour in Athens, he took refuge with Lycomedes who
, after receiving him cordially, eventually had him thrown from a cliff. The king
seems to have feared that Theseus might usurp his throne. Lycomedes also gave
...
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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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