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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... battle . She was one of a group of war deities who could influence the outcome of conflict by inspiring the combatants with fear or courage . The others were known as MORRIGAN , NEMAIN and MACHA . Myth connects Badb with the historical ...
... battle . She was one of a group of war deities who could influence the outcome of conflict by inspiring the combatants with fear or courage . The others were known as MORRIGAN , NEMAIN and MACHA . Myth connects Badb with the historical ...
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... battle . But the witch BADB , one of the daughters of CALATIN , cast a spell on Niamh so that she wandered away into the countryside . Badb then assumed the form of Niamh and told Cuchulainn that he must return to the war and fight ...
... battle . But the witch BADB , one of the daughters of CALATIN , cast a spell on Niamh so that she wandered away into the countryside . Badb then assumed the form of Niamh and told Cuchulainn that he must return to the war and fight ...
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... battle and then suddenly taking it away , Odin said that " the grey wolf watches the halls of the gods " : that is to say , the gods were constantly threatened by Ragnarok , the cata- strophe in which they would die in mutual ...
... battle and then suddenly taking it away , Odin said that " the grey wolf watches the halls of the gods " : that is to say , the gods were constantly threatened by Ragnarok , the cata- strophe in which they would die in mutual ...
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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