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Page 58
The Achilles in his prowess as a warrior. many myths that surround her form the
Although he commanded only twelve ships in the expedition led by Agamemnon
against Troy, Ajax was such a dedicated fighter that his contingent of warriors ...
The Achilles in his prowess as a warrior. many myths that surround her form the
Although he commanded only twelve ships in the expedition led by Agamemnon
against Troy, Ajax was such a dedicated fighter that his contingent of warriors ...
Page 197
Einherjar In Germanic mythology, the slain warriors who dwelt with oDIN in
Valhalla. They feasted on a boar which endlessly replenished itself, and drank
from a never-empty barrel. Each day, they practised their skill as fighters,
awaiting the ...
Einherjar In Germanic mythology, the slain warriors who dwelt with oDIN in
Valhalla. They feasted on a boar which endlessly replenished itself, and drank
from a never-empty barrel. Each day, they practised their skill as fighters,
awaiting the ...
Page 238
After a quarrel with Minos, the king of Crete, Sarpedon left the island and
established the city of Miletus in Asia Minor. The second hero was a Lycian
warrior, who led a force to Troy in order to help PRIAM against the Greeks. He
was slain by ...
After a quarrel with Minos, the king of Crete, Sarpedon left the island and
established the city of Miletus in Asia Minor. The second hero was a Lycian
warrior, who led a force to Troy in order to help PRIAM against the Greeks. He
was slain by ...
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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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