Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 56
... Zeus's sister Hera also became his wife . They gave birth to Ares , the god of war ; Hephaestus , the god of fire and metal - working ; Hebe , goddess of youth ; and Eileithyia , goddess of childbirth . With Metis , Zeus fathered Athene ...
... Zeus's sister Hera also became his wife . They gave birth to Ares , the god of war ; Hephaestus , the god of fire and metal - working ; Hebe , goddess of youth ; and Eileithyia , goddess of childbirth . With Metis , Zeus fathered Athene ...
Page 57
... Zeus , enraged with mankind , sent a flood to destroy them . Prometheus managed to warn his Deucalion's son Deucalion and wife Pyrrha who survived by building an ark . When the waters subsided , they made sacrifices to Zeus who sent the ...
... Zeus , enraged with mankind , sent a flood to destroy them . Prometheus managed to warn his Deucalion's son Deucalion and wife Pyrrha who survived by building an ark . When the waters subsided , they made sacrifices to Zeus who sent the ...
Page 62
... Zeus , Poseidon and Hades and the goddess of grain and agriculture , had a daughter called Persephone . One day , when Persephone was out with friends picking flowers , Hades kidnapped her and took her back to the underworld . Demeter ...
... Zeus , Poseidon and Hades and the goddess of grain and agriculture , had a daughter called Persephone . One day , when Persephone was out with friends picking flowers , Hades kidnapped her and took her back to the underworld . Demeter ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus