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 152
... child by a demon . The child turned out to be Merlin , who , though baptized as a Christian , still possessed fabulous powers inherited from his demon father . Somehow the boy did not need to be sacrificed for the sake of the fortress ...
... child by a demon . The child turned out to be Merlin , who , though baptized as a Christian , still possessed fabulous powers inherited from his demon father . Somehow the boy did not need to be sacrificed for the sake of the fortress ...
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... child's head burst into flames . BRAHMA told Parvati to repair her child with whatever she could find , which turned out to be the head of the elephant , AIRAVATA . GANGA ( right ) the personification of the sacred river Ganges , is ...
... child's head burst into flames . BRAHMA told Parvati to repair her child with whatever she could find , which turned out to be the head of the elephant , AIRAVATA . GANGA ( right ) the personification of the sacred river Ganges , is ...
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... children so tightly that they were squeezed together into one child , although the six heads remained . KASYAPA was an ancient Indian sage whose name means " Tortoise " . According to the sacred Hindu Atharva Veda , " Kasyapa , the ...
... children so tightly that they were squeezed together into one child , although the six heads remained . KASYAPA was an ancient Indian sage whose name means " Tortoise " . According to the sacred Hindu Atharva Veda , " Kasyapa , the ...
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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