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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... creation myth of the Balinese , is the god who rules over the underworld cave together with the goddess SETESUYARA . Batara Kala created the light and the earth . BEDAWANG is the Balinese world turtle whom the world ser- pent ANTABOGA ...
... creation myth of the Balinese , is the god who rules over the underworld cave together with the goddess SETESUYARA . Batara Kala created the light and the earth . BEDAWANG is the Balinese world turtle whom the world ser- pent ANTABOGA ...
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... creation , JATA , the divine maiden , created the land . Soon afterwards , hills and rivers were formed . In the third epoch of creation , the tree of life appeared and united the upper and lower worlds . INARI is the god of rice ...
... creation , JATA , the divine maiden , created the land . Soon afterwards , hills and rivers were formed . In the third epoch of creation , the tree of life appeared and united the upper and lower worlds . INARI is the god of rice ...
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... created human beings out of clay or mud . One day , as Nu Gua wandered through the world , she began to feel that ... created a floating island . It is sometimes said that those people whom Nu Gua fashioned with her hands became rich and ...
... created human beings out of clay or mud . One day , as Nu Gua wandered through the world , she began to feel that ... created a floating island . It is sometimes said that those people whom Nu Gua fashioned with her hands became rich and ...
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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