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 54
... underworld . When Aphrodite returned to reclaim the casket , she found that Persephone had opened it , seen the beauty of the baby , and decided to keep him herself . In desperation , Aphrodite appealed to the gods , and ZEUS decided ...
... underworld . When Aphrodite returned to reclaim the casket , she found that Persephone had opened it , seen the beauty of the baby , and decided to keep him herself . In desperation , Aphrodite appealed to the gods , and ZEUS decided ...
Page 95
... underworld . His name means " the unseen " . Hades was one of the three sons of KRONOS , and the husband of PERSEPHONE . One of his brothers was ZEUS . When Zeus deposed their father Kronos , lots were cast to divide the universe into ...
... underworld . His name means " the unseen " . Hades was one of the three sons of KRONOS , and the husband of PERSEPHONE . One of his brothers was ZEUS . When Zeus deposed their father Kronos , lots were cast to divide the universe into ...
Page 240
... underworld . Sisyphus was made to roll a boulder continually up a hill . Each time he nearly reached the top , his ... underworld , from which he returned with the message that BALDER Would be released from the underworld only if every ...
... underworld . Sisyphus was made to roll a boulder continually up a hill . Each time he nearly reached the top , his ... underworld , from which he returned with the message that BALDER Would be released from the underworld only if every ...
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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