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 220
... RAGNAROK was the doom of the Germanic gods . After a terrible winter lasting three years , a final battle would be fought between the gods and the frost giants on the VIGRID Plain . On the side of ODIN and the gods were ranged the ...
... RAGNAROK was the doom of the Germanic gods . After a terrible winter lasting three years , a final battle would be fought between the gods and the frost giants on the VIGRID Plain . On the side of ODIN and the gods were ranged the ...
Page 245
... Ragnarok was always given as the reason for creating Valhalla . When asked about his habit of giving luck to a warrior in a battle and then suddenly taking it away , Odin said that " the grey wolf watches the halls of the gods " : that ...
... Ragnarok was always given as the reason for creating Valhalla . When asked about his habit of giving luck to a warrior in a battle and then suddenly taking it away , Odin said that " the grey wolf watches the halls of the gods " : that ...
Page 247
... Ragnarok . ( BROOCH , 7TH CENTURY . ) TENDE ENVE LOKI ( above ) gate - crashes Aegir's feast and ridicules the gods with his sardonic wit , undermining and humiliating each in turn . None can either match or silence him , until Thor ...
... Ragnarok . ( BROOCH , 7TH CENTURY . ) TENDE ENVE LOKI ( above ) gate - crashes Aegir's feast and ridicules the gods with his sardonic wit , undermining and humiliating each in turn . None can either match or silence him , until Thor ...
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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