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 134
... Woman , who told them of the dangers that faced them on their journey to the sun god . " Four perils , four places of danger await you , " she warned . " Beware the rocks which crush , the sharp reeds which cut , the cacti which tear to ...
... Woman , who told them of the dangers that faced them on their journey to the sun god . " Four perils , four places of danger await you , " she warned . " Beware the rocks which crush , the sharp reeds which cut , the cacti which tear to ...
Page 230
... woman , he failed to give them food and the man died ; the sun then made the woman fertile , but Pachacamac killed the son she bore and cut him into pieces , from which fruit grew and vegetables . Unable to catch the woman's second son ...
... woman , he failed to give them food and the man died ; the sun then made the woman fertile , but Pachacamac killed the son she bore and cut him into pieces , from which fruit grew and vegetables . Unable to catch the woman's second son ...
Page 240
... woman claimed the surviving child as her own . When Solomon suggested cutting the child in two , so that each woman could have half , one of the women agreed to the proposal . Solomon therefore knew that the other woman was the mother ...
... woman claimed the surviving child as her own . When Solomon suggested cutting the child in two , so that each woman could have half , one of the women agreed to the proposal . Solomon therefore knew that the other woman was the mother ...
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The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 1995 |
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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