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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 99
Page 22
... CANVAS , 1636-40 ) EUROPA ( right ) was wooed by Zeus in the shape of a beautiful bull who emerged from the waves and carried her over the sea to Crete where she bore him three sons . The various stages of the drama are represented here ...
... CANVAS , 1636-40 ) EUROPA ( right ) was wooed by Zeus in the shape of a beautiful bull who emerged from the waves and carried her over the sea to Crete where she bore him three sons . The various stages of the drama are represented here ...
Page 71
... CANVAS , C. 1627. ) THE NAIADS ( above ) , or water nymphs , dwelt beside running water . Like their cousins , the Nereids and Oceanids of the oceans , the Oreads of the hills and the Dryads of forests and trees , they were usually ...
... CANVAS , C. 1627. ) THE NAIADS ( above ) , or water nymphs , dwelt beside running water . Like their cousins , the Nereids and Oceanids of the oceans , the Oreads of the hills and the Dryads of forests and trees , they were usually ...
Page 231
... CANVAS , C. 1870. ) KREIMHILD ( right ) wakes from a nightmare in which she dreamt that a lovely white falcon was struck in flight by two black eagles . Her mother interprets the dream to mean that Kreimhild will eventually fall in love ...
... CANVAS , C. 1870. ) KREIMHILD ( right ) wakes from a nightmare in which she dreamt that a lovely white falcon was struck in flight by two black eagles . Her mother interprets the dream to mean that Kreimhild will eventually fall in love ...
Other editions - View all
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and ... Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
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