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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... dead . In Valhalla the Valkyries would carry food and drinks for the Einherjar . Ragnarok was always given as the reason for creating Valhalla . When asked about his habit of giving luck to a warrior in a battle and then suddenly taking ...
... dead . In Valhalla the Valkyries would carry food and drinks for the Einherjar . Ragnarok was always given as the reason for creating Valhalla . When asked about his habit of giving luck to a warrior in a battle and then suddenly taking ...
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... Dead " . A fierce deity , he is usually said to be the son of Vivasvat , the sun , and the brother of MANU , the only survivor of the great flood . Yama's companion and sister was Yamuna , or Yami . The brother and sister are some ...
... Dead " . A fierce deity , he is usually said to be the son of Vivasvat , the sun , and the brother of MANU , the only survivor of the great flood . Yama's companion and sister was Yamuna , or Yami . The brother and sister are some ...
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... dead during their journey . At the entrance to hell lies a steep mountain , which the deceased have to climb before encountering , on the other side of the mountain , a river with three crossings . One of the crossings is a shallow ford ...
... dead during their journey . At the entrance to hell lies a steep mountain , which the deceased have to climb before encountering , on the other side of the mountain , a river with three crossings . One of the crossings is a shallow ford ...
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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