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 206
... death and doom with vigour and courage . Their hardy heroism was doubtless shaped by the crushing Nordic climate , but also by a stoic fatalism . While accepting the inevitability of death on the field and doom at the end of the world ...
... death and doom with vigour and courage . Their hardy heroism was doubtless shaped by the crushing Nordic climate , but also by a stoic fatalism . While accepting the inevitability of death on the field and doom at the end of the world ...
Page 214
... death . ( THE VALKYRIE BY STEPHEN SINDRING , MARBLE , C. 1900. ) VALKYRIES ( left ) were originally demons of death who ravaged the battlefields or stormy seas , weaving the web of war , like the bloodthirsty Morrigu of Celtic myth ...
... death . ( THE VALKYRIE BY STEPHEN SINDRING , MARBLE , C. 1900. ) VALKYRIES ( left ) were originally demons of death who ravaged the battlefields or stormy seas , weaving the web of war , like the bloodthirsty Morrigu of Celtic myth ...
Page 304
... death . The spirit might inhabit another physical body and live on earth again , or lead a perpetual existence in a murky netherworld . The concept of judgment invariably accompanied death and determined the future of the soul . A ...
... death . The spirit might inhabit another physical body and live on earth again , or lead a perpetual existence in a murky netherworld . The concept of judgment invariably accompanied death and determined the future of the soul . A ...
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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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