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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Page 141
... body was returned to Spain , his sons swore to conquer the island . The leader of this IUBDAN ( below ) , one of the Wee Folk , was inclined to brag of his greatness , inciting his bard to cut him down to size by insisting that far ...
... body was returned to Spain , his sons swore to conquer the island . The leader of this IUBDAN ( below ) , one of the Wee Folk , was inclined to brag of his greatness , inciting his bard to cut him down to size by insisting that far ...
Page 281
... body and thereby prevent them from entering the underworld . The god was usually depicted as a bearded man , often lying under the feet of Shu . He was sometimes coloured green , to indicate that vegetation was believed to grow from his ...
... body and thereby prevent them from entering the underworld . The god was usually depicted as a bearded man , often lying under the feet of Shu . He was sometimes coloured green , to indicate that vegetation was believed to grow from his ...
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... body continued to run across the battlefield before finally falling down dead . Chiyou was said to have invented warfare and weapons and was also a renowned dancer . Although his body was that of a human being , he had the feet of an ox ...
... body continued to run across the battlefield before finally falling down dead . Chiyou was said to have invented warfare and weapons and was also a renowned dancer . Although his body was that of a human being , he had the feet of an ox ...
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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