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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... giant - slayer THOR returned and waved his magic hammer at Hrungnir , but the frost giant , understanding that he would be easily killed without his own weapons , challenged Thor to a duel on the border between Asgard and Jotunheim . No ...
... giant - slayer THOR returned and waved his magic hammer at Hrungnir , but the frost giant , understanding that he would be easily killed without his own weapons , challenged Thor to a duel on the border between Asgard and Jotunheim . No ...
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... giant . The iron ball passed through an iron pillar before tearing a hole in Geirrod's belly . Afterwards Thor smashed the skulls of all the servants . The frost giant mentioned by Grid , the powerful Hrungnir , had fallen in single ...
... giant . The iron ball passed through an iron pillar before tearing a hole in Geirrod's belly . Afterwards Thor smashed the skulls of all the servants . The frost giant mentioned by Grid , the powerful Hrungnir , had fallen in single ...
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... giants to deter Thor , their greatest enemy . | VAFTHRUDNIR , in Germanic mythology , was a wise frost giant . He was believed to have gained his impressive store of wisdom by con- sulting the dead . Possibly like ODIN , the chief of ...
... giants to deter Thor , their greatest enemy . | VAFTHRUDNIR , in Germanic mythology , was a wise frost giant . He was believed to have gained his impressive store of wisdom by con- sulting the dead . Possibly like ODIN , the chief of ...
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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