The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World"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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They are known ken her promise to Shiva , she ocean . The monster Bali , whom
it beings . The dakini have magical as the “ Eight Mothers ” and are threw herself
on to the sacrificial is said that VISHNU overcame in his powers and are able to ...
They are known ken her promise to Shiva , she ocean . The monster Bali , whom
it beings . The dakini have magical as the “ Eight Mothers ” and are threw herself
on to the sacrificial is said that VISHNU overcame in his powers and are able to ...
Page 366
GANESHA is the Hindu god of wisdom and literature , and the son of PARVATI ,
the wife of the great god SHIVA . He is portrayed with the head of an elephant
and a pot belly , a symbol both of his greed and his ability to dispense success .
GANESHA is the Hindu god of wisdom and literature , and the son of PARVATI ,
the wife of the great god SHIVA . He is portrayed with the head of an elephant
and a pot belly , a symbol both of his greed and his ability to dispense success .
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T. SHIVA , sitting on a lotus throne and Shiva's principal symbolic repringed by a
circle of flames , sustains the resentation is the lingam , a phallic world with his
meditation . ( PAINTING , C. 1890. ) shaped stone . One myth tells how the god ...
T. SHIVA , sitting on a lotus throne and Shiva's principal symbolic repringed by a
circle of flames , sustains the resentation is the lingam , a phallic world with his
meditation . ( PAINTING , C. 1890. ) shaped stone . One myth tells how the god ...
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| Title | The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World |
| Authors | Arthur Cotterell, Rachel Storm |
| Publisher | Hermes House, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2011 |
| ISBN | 1840385162, 9781840385168 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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