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 216
... Odin's love of battle as the " father of the slain " , for in VALHALLA , an immense hall in the divine fortress of ASGARD , the one- eyed god was said to preside over the EINHERJAR ( " glorious dead " ) . At this period it seems that Odin ...
... Odin's love of battle as the " father of the slain " , for in VALHALLA , an immense hall in the divine fortress of ASGARD , the one- eyed god was said to preside over the EINHERJAR ( " glorious dead " ) . At this period it seems that Odin ...
Page 217
... Odin took the place of the king's charioteer and drove Harald to his death . When asked about such withdrawals of luck , Odin used to reply that " the grey wolf watches the halls of the gods " . Gathering to Valhalla heroic war- riors ...
... Odin took the place of the king's charioteer and drove Harald to his death . When asked about such withdrawals of luck , Odin used to reply that " the grey wolf watches the halls of the gods " . Gathering to Valhalla heroic war- riors ...
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... Odin , Valhalla was enormous . It had over five hundred doors , each wide enough to allow up to eight hundred men to ... Odin's popularity in Denmark , southern Norway and Sweden , the regions where most of the raiding expeditions came ...
... Odin , Valhalla was enormous . It had over five hundred doors , each wide enough to allow up to eight hundred men to ... Odin's popularity in Denmark , southern Norway and Sweden , the regions where most of the raiding expeditions came ...
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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