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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... appeared sometimes as a warrior in a battle , siding with her favourites . Most often she soared overhead as a raven or crow , shrieking and flapping her wings to scare the host , or to signify imminent death , as here . ( ILLI STRATION ...
... appeared sometimes as a warrior in a battle , siding with her favourites . Most often she soared overhead as a raven or crow , shrieking and flapping her wings to scare the host , or to signify imminent death , as here . ( ILLI STRATION ...
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... appeared as the Babylonian god MARDUK , and he was assimi- lated into the Greek pantheon as the god Sandon . SAOSHYANT is the name of the final saviour in Iranian mythology . His appearance will signal the arrival of the last days and ...
... appeared as the Babylonian god MARDUK , and he was assimi- lated into the Greek pantheon as the god Sandon . SAOSHYANT is the name of the final saviour in Iranian mythology . His appearance will signal the arrival of the last days and ...
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... APPEARED IN ALL KINDS OF mythologies as servants and ministers of deities , including the ruler of the underworld . They usually personified forces of evil , and appeared on earth to wreak havoc among mortals by bringing disease and ...
... APPEARED IN ALL KINDS OF mythologies as servants and ministers of deities , including the ruler of the underworld . They usually personified forces of evil , and appeared on earth to wreak havoc among mortals by bringing disease and ...
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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