The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient WorldHermes House, 1999 - 512 pages "The myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from Greece, Rome and Egypt to the Norse and Celtic lands, through Persia and India to China and the Far East. A comprehensive A to Z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mythical beasts, wizards and warriors"--Page 1 of cover. |
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... CELTIC DESCENT IN Europe are concentrated on its western shores . They live chiefly in Brittany , Cornwall , Wales , Scotland , the Isle of Man and Ireland . At one time , however , the Celts were spread over a large part of the ...
... CELTIC DESCENT IN Europe are concentrated on its western shores . They live chiefly in Brittany , Cornwall , Wales , Scotland , the Isle of Man and Ireland . At one time , however , the Celts were spread over a large part of the ...
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... Celtic calendar , was celebrated on the first of May in his honour , and his name survives in a number of place names such as Billingsgate , " Bile's gate " ( formerly a fish market in ... Celtic myth are. 105 THE MYTHS OF THE CELTIC WORLD.
... Celtic calendar , was celebrated on the first of May in his honour , and his name survives in a number of place names such as Billingsgate , " Bile's gate " ( formerly a fish market in ... Celtic myth are. 105 THE MYTHS OF THE CELTIC WORLD.
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... CELTIC OTHERWORLDS T HE GLITTERING OTHERWORLDS of Celtic myth are the invisible realms of gods and spirits , fairies , elves and misshapen giants . Some are sparkling heavens and some are brooding hells . The veil between the visible ...
... CELTIC OTHERWORLDS T HE GLITTERING OTHERWORLDS of Celtic myth are the invisible realms of gods and spirits , fairies , elves and misshapen giants . Some are sparkling heavens and some are brooding hells . The veil between the visible ...
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According Aesir Ahura Mazda ALAN LEE Amaterasu ancient Angra Mainyu Arthur ASGARD avatar Balder battle beautiful became bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism CANVAS cauldron Celtic century BC chariot creatures Cuchulainn daughter dead death deity demon depicted divine dragon earth emperor eventually evil father fell fertility Finn MacCool fire Fomorii FREYJA frost giants Gautama gave Germanic mythology Gilgamesh goddess gods golden Grail Greek head heaven Hera Heracles hero Hindu human ILLUSTRATION BY ALAN ILLUSTRATION BY NICK immortality Indra Ireland Irish Irish mythology island Izanagi killed king known Krishna land lived Loki lover Lugh magic married monster mortal mother mountain myth name means NICK BEALE night Odin Odin's Odysseus Okuninushi otherworld queen Ragnarok returned river Roman ruler sacred sent serpent Shiva sometimes spirits story sword symbol Theseus Thor Tibet took tree Trojan Tuatha De Danann Ulster underworld Vanir Vishnu warrior wife worshipped Zeus