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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... evil demons , the DRUJS , tried to destroy the child , he was protected by AHURA MAZDA , the principle of good . When he reached the age of 30 , Zoroaster was given numerous revelations from the AMESA SPENTAS , or " Holy Immortals ...
... evil demons , the DRUJS , tried to destroy the child , he was protected by AHURA MAZDA , the principle of good . When he reached the age of 30 , Zoroaster was given numerous revelations from the AMESA SPENTAS , or " Holy Immortals ...
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... evil , who formed Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu in order that they should both strug- gle to dominate creation . According to one tradition , Zurvan Akarana promised author- ity to the firstborn , leading Angra Mainyu to tear his way out ...
... evil , who formed Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu in order that they should both strug- gle to dominate creation . According to one tradition , Zurvan Akarana promised author- ity to the firstborn , leading Angra Mainyu to tear his way out ...
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... evil god and kill him . At the bottom of the ocean , Tokoyo spied a marvellous cave . Inside , instead of the evil god , she found a statue of the emperor who had banished her father . She began to destroy the statue , but then thought ...
... evil god and kill him . At the bottom of the ocean , Tokoyo spied a marvellous cave . Inside , instead of the evil god , she found a statue of the emperor who had banished her father . She began to destroy the statue , but then thought ...
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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