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 183
... frost giant and the first live thing of all . From Ymir's children descend- ed the frost giants , the implacable enemies of the gods . The cow her- self seems to have survived on the goodness that she obtained from an icy salt lick . As ...
... frost giant and the first live thing of all . From Ymir's children descend- ed the frost giants , the implacable enemies of the gods . The cow her- self seems to have survived on the goodness that she obtained from an icy salt lick . As ...
Page 234
... frost giants . Yet Thor , the bitter enemy of the frost giants , was in many aspects not unlike a giant himself . He was exceptionally strong , very THOR , in his most popular guise as champion of the gods , was a tireless warrior and ...
... frost giants . Yet Thor , the bitter enemy of the frost giants , was in many aspects not unlike a giant himself . He was exceptionally strong , very THOR , in his most popular guise as champion of the gods , was a tireless warrior and ...
Page 235
... frost giant mentioned by Grid , the powerful Hrungnir , had fallen in single combat with Thor . Foolishly , the frost giant challenged Odin to a horse race but then , as a guest at the gods ' stronghold of ASGARD , he drank too much and ...
... frost giant mentioned by Grid , the powerful Hrungnir , had fallen in single combat with Thor . Foolishly , the frost giant challenged Odin to a horse race but then , as a guest at the gods ' stronghold of ASGARD , he drank too much and ...
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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