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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... fell close by . So , carrying Anchises on his back , Aeneas managed to escape Troy with his father and his son . Somehow Creusa became separated from the party and disappeared . Later , Aeneas saw her ghost and learned from it that he ...
... fell close by . So , carrying Anchises on his back , Aeneas managed to escape Troy with his father and his son . Somehow Creusa became separated from the party and disappeared . Later , Aeneas saw her ghost and learned from it that he ...
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... fell in love with a large number and fell in love with a large number of young men , including the particularly handsome Tithonus , son of Laomedon , king of Troy . son of Laomedon , king of Troy . When Eos asked ZEUS to make Tithonus ...
... fell in love with a large number and fell in love with a large number of young men , including the particularly handsome Tithonus , son of Laomedon , king of Troy . son of Laomedon , king of Troy . When Eos asked ZEUS to make Tithonus ...
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... fell some- what short of the high standard of conduct required for recovering the Grail . One day on his journey he encountered a wondrous and mysterious ship and at once fell in love with its beautiful owner . Indeed , he was on the ...
... fell some- what short of the high standard of conduct required for recovering the Grail . One day on his journey he encountered a wondrous and mysterious ship and at once fell in love with its beautiful owner . Indeed , he was on the ...
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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