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 121
... forces because of Cuchulainn's prowess , but she was determined to invade and she also had three advantages . First , the great hero had made bitter enemies of the CALATIN family , whose daughters were witches . Just prior to his last ...
... forces because of Cuchulainn's prowess , but she was determined to invade and she also had three advantages . First , the great hero had made bitter enemies of the CALATIN family , whose daughters were witches . Just prior to his last ...
Page 153
... forces , which the Milesians won , the Tuatha De Danann retired to an otherworld beneath the soil of Ireland . MODRED was the treacherous nephew of King ARTHUR . While he was away waging war in Brittany , Arthur had appointed Modred his ...
... forces , which the Milesians won , the Tuatha De Danann retired to an otherworld beneath the soil of Ireland . MODRED was the treacherous nephew of King ARTHUR . While he was away waging war in Brittany , Arthur had appointed Modred his ...
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... forces of nature . So great were the terrors of crushing ice and searing fire that the giants loomed large in the Norse myths as evil and ominous forces . Yet other less dramatic but no less important spirits were the invisible ...
... forces of nature . So great were the terrors of crushing ice and searing fire that the giants loomed large in the Norse myths as evil and ominous forces . Yet other less dramatic but no less important spirits were the invisible ...
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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