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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... AVATARS OF VISHNU HE GREAT GOD VISHNU WAS SEEN as the protector of the world , having measured out T the universe in ... avatar , as Varaha the boar , Vishnu plunged into the ocean and killed the demon . He then found the earth in the ...
... AVATARS OF VISHNU HE GREAT GOD VISHNU WAS SEEN as the protector of the world , having measured out T the universe in ... avatar , as Varaha the boar , Vishnu plunged into the ocean and killed the demon . He then found the earth in the ...
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... avatar . ( PARASHURAMA KILLING ARJUNA KARTAVIRYA BY CHAMBA OR BILASPUR , C. 1750-60 . ) RAMA ( left ) was Vishnu's seventh avatar , assumed at the gods ' request to destroy Ravana , the evil ruler of Lanka ( the island of Sri Lanka ) ...
... avatar . ( PARASHURAMA KILLING ARJUNA KARTAVIRYA BY CHAMBA OR BILASPUR , C. 1750-60 . ) RAMA ( left ) was Vishnu's seventh avatar , assumed at the gods ' request to destroy Ravana , the evil ruler of Lanka ( the island of Sri Lanka ) ...
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... AVATAR of the great god VISHNU , was sent down to earth to vanquish . He had ten heads and was said to be inde- structible . In the Hindu epic , the Ramayana , he is portrayed as the embodiment of evil . According to one tradition , a ...
... AVATAR of the great god VISHNU , was sent down to earth to vanquish . He had ten heads and was said to be inde- structible . In the Hindu epic , the Ramayana , he is portrayed as the embodiment of evil . According to one tradition , a ...
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