Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 64
... killed by Peleus . Medea devised a particularly cruel plan . She persuaded Pelias ' daughters that she would rejuve- nate their elderly father with a secret spell but , in preparation for this , they had to chop Pelias up and boil him ...
... killed by Peleus . Medea devised a particularly cruel plan . She persuaded Pelias ' daughters that she would rejuve- nate their elderly father with a secret spell but , in preparation for this , they had to chop Pelias up and boil him ...
Page 65
... killed . Hippolytus was less fortunate . He was the object of desire of his stepmother Phaedra , an affection he found repulsive . Scorned and humiliated , Phaedra committed suicide , leav- ing a note to her husband Theseus in which she ...
... killed . Hippolytus was less fortunate . He was the object of desire of his stepmother Phaedra , an affection he found repulsive . Scorned and humiliated , Phaedra committed suicide , leav- ing a note to her husband Theseus in which she ...
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... killed him . In doing so he fulfilled the original wish of the gods , who had prayed for Vishnu's descent to rid the ... killed each time by Vishnu . In his first birth he was Hiranyakashipu , who was killed by Narasimha , the fourth ...
... killed him . In doing so he fulfilled the original wish of the gods , who had prayed for Vishnu's descent to rid the ... killed each time by Vishnu . In his first birth he was Hiranyakashipu , who was killed by Narasimha , the fourth ...
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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