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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... birth recounts how Hephaistos split open Zeus ' head with an axe in order to release the fully grown goddess . Apparently , Zeus had swallowed Athena's mother , Metis , once he realized she was pregnant with a powerful deity . Later ...
... birth recounts how Hephaistos split open Zeus ' head with an axe in order to release the fully grown goddess . Apparently , Zeus had swallowed Athena's mother , Metis , once he realized she was pregnant with a powerful deity . Later ...
Page 199
... birth and death ceremonies . ( BRONZE , 10TH CENTURY . ) GUNGNIR ( right ) , Odin's great spear , never missed its mark . The spear shaft was fashioned by Odin from the sacred ash of Yggdrasil and carved with the god's magic runes ...
... birth and death ceremonies . ( BRONZE , 10TH CENTURY . ) GUNGNIR ( right ) , Odin's great spear , never missed its mark . The spear shaft was fashioned by Odin from the sacred ash of Yggdrasil and carved with the god's magic runes ...
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... birth was foretold from the begin- ning of time . The moment he was born , he burst out laughing and the whole universe rejoiced with him . Although the evil demons , the DRUJS , tried to destroy the child , he was protected by AHURA ...
... birth was foretold from the begin- ning of time . The moment he was born , he burst out laughing and the whole universe rejoiced with him . Although the evil demons , the DRUJS , tried to destroy the child , he was protected by AHURA ...
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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