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 44
... tradition , the creator god Kururumany was displeased to see that mankind had become corrupt and wicked and so took back his gift of eternal life and added to the world such annoyances as snakes and fleas . Beyond Kururumany is the ...
... tradition , the creator god Kururumany was displeased to see that mankind had become corrupt and wicked and so took back his gift of eternal life and added to the world such annoyances as snakes and fleas . Beyond Kururumany is the ...
Page 93
... tradition , the land of the dead , Gimokodan , lies below the earth and is divided into two sections . One is reserved for warriors who die in combat , a parallel of Valhalla , ODIN's hall for the battle casualties in Germanic mythology ...
... tradition , the land of the dead , Gimokodan , lies below the earth and is divided into two sections . One is reserved for warriors who die in combat , a parallel of Valhalla , ODIN's hall for the battle casualties in Germanic mythology ...
Page 105
... traditions . These myths are there- fore very important in understanding traditional African belief . For the ... tradition says , the chance of overcoming death was lost for ever . See Death , p.91 IMHOTEP An Egyptian scholar and ...
... traditions . These myths are there- fore very important in understanding traditional African belief . For the ... tradition says , the chance of overcoming death was lost for ever . See Death , p.91 IMHOTEP An Egyptian scholar and ...
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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