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 378
... earth and became incarnate at times when the world of mortals was threatened by evil . His incarnations , or avatars , follow an evolutionary pattern , from fish and reptile , through animals and the dwarf Vamana , to men and finally to ...
... earth and became incarnate at times when the world of mortals was threatened by evil . His incarnations , or avatars , follow an evolutionary pattern , from fish and reptile , through animals and the dwarf Vamana , to men and finally to ...
Page 433
... EARTH GOD , the ubiq- uitous local territorial deity , is the closest to the lives of villagers and is amongst those most frequently seen on the altars of the common people . The Earth God is not looked upon as powerful or fear- some ...
... EARTH GOD , the ubiq- uitous local territorial deity , is the closest to the lives of villagers and is amongst those most frequently seen on the altars of the common people . The Earth God is not looked upon as powerful or fear- some ...
Page 467
... earth . Pangu , fearing that the earth and sky might merge together again , stood between them , his head keeping the sky aloft and his feet treading down the earth . For 18,000 years , the distance between heaven and earth increased at ...
... earth . Pangu , fearing that the earth and sky might merge together again , stood between them , his head keeping the sky aloft and his feet treading down the earth . For 18,000 years , the distance between heaven and earth increased at ...
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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