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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LOVERS OF ZEUS in husband , Zeus , supreme power on STRIKING ASPECT OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY is the marital conflict between the two chief deities , Hera , an earth goddess , and her Olympus . One of the most amorous gods in mythology , Zeus ...
LOVERS OF ZEUS in husband , Zeus , supreme power on STRIKING ASPECT OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY is the marital conflict between the two chief deities , Hera , an earth goddess , and her Olympus . One of the most amorous gods in mythology , Zeus ...
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I Io was the daughter of the river god Inachus , and was one of the mortal women who bore children by ZEUS . Although lo was a virgin priestess of HERA , Zeus's wife , at her temple in Argos , this did not prevent Zeus from having her ...
I Io was the daughter of the river god Inachus , and was one of the mortal women who bore children by ZEUS . Although lo was a virgin priestess of HERA , Zeus's wife , at her temple in Argos , this did not prevent Zeus from having her ...
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ZEUS , all - powerful father of the gods , enthroned on Olympus , is begged by Thetis to help her son , Achilles ; she tugs his beard and clasps his knee in her affectionate way , as described in the Iliad , and the great god nods his ...
ZEUS , all - powerful father of the gods , enthroned on Olympus , is begged by Thetis to help her son , Achilles ; she tugs his beard and clasps his knee in her affectionate way , as described in the Iliad , and the great god nods his ...
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Contents
Nature Spirits | 188 |
Rings of Power | 238 |
Sacred Animals | 266 |
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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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