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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Page 133
... Irish sagas altered the original myth in order to link it with Noah's descendants , because of the deluge that only Fintan man- aged to survive by becoming a salmon . The monks wanted to tidy up the Irish myth of Fintan's mys- terious ...
... Irish sagas altered the original myth in order to link it with Noah's descendants , because of the deluge that only Fintan man- aged to survive by becoming a salmon . The monks wanted to tidy up the Irish myth of Fintan's mys- terious ...
Page 172
... Irish mythology . They were the last generation of gods to rule Ireland before the invasion of the sons of MILESIUS , the ancestors of the present - day Irish . The Tuatha De Danann overcame the FOMORII , violent and monstrous sea gods ...
... Irish mythology . They were the last generation of gods to rule Ireland before the invasion of the sons of MILESIUS , the ancestors of the present - day Irish . The Tuatha De Danann overcame the FOMORII , violent and monstrous sea gods ...
Page 173
... Irish heroes to a beheading contest to test their courage and find the champion of Ireland . The rules allowed a hero to behead the giant but only ... MYTHOLOGY OF NORTHERN AND eastern Europe is essentially. 173 THE MYTHS THE CELTIC WORLD OF.
... Irish heroes to a beheading contest to test their courage and find the champion of Ireland . The rules allowed a hero to behead the giant but only ... MYTHOLOGY OF NORTHERN AND eastern Europe is essentially. 173 THE MYTHS THE CELTIC WORLD OF.
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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