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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... carried the threat of violence and devastation . The Tigris and Euphrates , the two rivers on which the noe colum civilizations of Mesopotamia depended , flooded unpredictably , and their fearsome nature is expressed in several versions ...
... carried the threat of violence and devastation . The Tigris and Euphrates , the two rivers on which the noe colum civilizations of Mesopotamia depended , flooded unpredictably , and their fearsome nature is expressed in several versions ...
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... carrying a peach or a lotus blossom . ( RELIEF TILE , QING DYNASTY . ) CAO GUOJIU ( far left ) carried a golden tablet which allowed him admission to the imperial court , because he was the brother of the empress . He left the court to ...
... carrying a peach or a lotus blossom . ( RELIEF TILE , QING DYNASTY . ) CAO GUOJIU ( far left ) carried a golden tablet which allowed him admission to the imperial court , because he was the brother of the empress . He left the court to ...
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... carried a gourd containing the water of life . He rode on a stag , a symbol of happiness . ( CHINESE DISH , C. 1680. ) I 馬 14/3 KWANNON , or Kannon , accord- ing. HAN XIANG ( left ) , Lu Dongbin's disciple , was said to be the great ...
... carried a gourd containing the water of life . He rode on a stag , a symbol of happiness . ( CHINESE DISH , C. 1680. ) I 馬 14/3 KWANNON , or Kannon , accord- ing. HAN XIANG ( left ) , Lu Dongbin's disciple , was said to be the great ...
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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