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Page 134
The brothers climbed down a smokeblackened ladder and were greeted by
Spider 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 ...
The brothers climbed down a smokeblackened ladder and were greeted by
Spider 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 ...
Page 230
When he created the first man and 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 grew fruit and vegetables. Unable to
...
When he created the first man and 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 grew fruit and vegetables. Unable to
...
Page 240
One of the children died and each 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 ...
One of the children died and each 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 ...
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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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