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 51
... tree has clearly Christian overtones . Traditional belief in Micronesia was primarily concerned with ancestor ... tree to heaven , where he married the tree goddess Ne Te - reere . From these adventurous ancestors , the Gilbert Islanders ...
... tree has clearly Christian overtones . Traditional belief in Micronesia was primarily concerned with ancestor ... tree to heaven , where he married the tree goddess Ne Te - reere . From these adventurous ancestors , the Gilbert Islanders ...
Page 145
... tree at Byblos , in Phoenicia . The tree , sensing the precious nature of its contents , grew protectively around the coffer , enclosing it in its trunk . When the King of Byblos , Malcandre , needed a pillar to support the roof of his ...
... tree at Byblos , in Phoenicia . The tree , sensing the precious nature of its contents , grew protectively around the coffer , enclosing it in its trunk . When the King of Byblos , Malcandre , needed a pillar to support the roof of his ...
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... tree standing in Yggdra- sil's shade . In Scandinavia , Yggdrasil was always associated with Odin , who hung himself from its branches in order to discover the secret of runic wisdom . The world - tree's dual role as a tree of knowledge ...
... tree standing in Yggdra- sil's shade . In Scandinavia , Yggdrasil was always associated with Odin , who hung himself from its branches in order to discover the secret of runic wisdom . The world - tree's dual role as a tree of knowledge ...
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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