The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World"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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Her not sole , deity in Arabia before the depicted wearing a headdress sur- following later spread throughout arrival of Islam . He lived , together mounted by two plumes , or Asia Minor and the West . with other deities , in the ...
Her not sole , deity in Arabia before the depicted wearing a headdress sur- following later spread throughout arrival of Islam . He lived , together mounted by two plumes , or Asia Minor and the West . with other deities , in the ...
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His daughter , Sheng Mu , as drought , flood , frost , caterpillars , looks after women and children . locusts or mildew , to enable the Dongyue Dadi is usually repre- deity to understand fully what his sented sitting down and wearing ...
His daughter , Sheng Mu , as drought , flood , frost , caterpillars , looks after women and children . locusts or mildew , to enable the Dongyue Dadi is usually repre- deity to understand fully what his sented sitting down and wearing ...
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T tubs of rice wine on eight platforms deity honoured at the beginning of and to surround the platforms with spring by the official religion and a fence containing eight openings . the official class in imperial China , When the monster ...
T tubs of rice wine on eight platforms deity honoured at the beginning of and to surround the platforms with spring by the official religion and a fence containing eight openings . the official class in imperial China , When the monster ...
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Contents
Nature Spirits | 188 |
Rings of Power | 238 |
Sacred Animals | 266 |
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| Title | The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World |
| Authors | Arthur Cotterell, Rachel Storm |
| Publisher | Hermes House, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2011 |
| ISBN | 1840385162, 9781840385168 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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