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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... Susano - Wo , and her consequent sulk in her cave ; with the happy family life of Shiva and Parvati ; or with the hopeless love of Guinevere and Lancelot . Very many myths reveal an interwoven pattern of circumstances outside the ...
... Susano - Wo , and her consequent sulk in her cave ; with the happy family life of Shiva and Parvati ; or with the hopeless love of Guinevere and Lancelot . Very many myths reveal an interwoven pattern of circumstances outside the ...
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... Susano - Wo , frightened and angered her so much that she hid in a cave , plunging the whole world into darkness . All the other gods assembled in front of the cave and lured her back out by showing her her own glorious reflection in a ...
... Susano - Wo , frightened and angered her so much that she hid in a cave , plunging the whole world into darkness . All the other gods assembled in front of the cave and lured her back out by showing her her own glorious reflection in a ...
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... Susano - Wo , who kills the food goddess . When Susano - Wo arrived on earth he set out to find some human beings . He soon came across an elderly couple and a beautiful young woman . The cou- gods decided that Susano - Wople , weeping ...
... Susano - Wo , who kills the food goddess . When Susano - Wo arrived on earth he set out to find some human beings . He soon came across an elderly couple and a beautiful young woman . The cou- gods decided that Susano - Wople , weeping ...
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and ... Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 2005 |
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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